08-23-2013, 10:09 AM | #1 |
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Pyramid #3/58: Urban Fantasy II
If you're a typical gamer, then when I say "fantasy," the first thing you think of has nothing to do with civilization – more likely, you visualize knights charging across the unspoiled countryside, or a gang of treasure-hunters kicking in dungeon doors. But whether it hangs out a "Magick Shoppe" shingle in a quasi-medieval town or lurks in the alleyways of a modern metropolis, fantasy also has a city house. Pyramid #3/58: Urban Fantasy II, the latest e23 release, takes you on a guided tour:Walking in the streets
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08-23-2013, 12:14 PM | #2 |
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Re: Pyramid #3/58: Urban Fantasy II
Hmm... What's this about new enhancements to RPM? If it's juicy enough, I may have to buy this Pyramid just for that...
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08-23-2013, 12:40 PM | #3 |
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Re: Pyramid #3/58: Urban Fantasy II
Brother Lex Frick has come up with some optional add-ons to RPM to emulate the "hermetic advantage" that Cabal spellcasters are supposed to have. I rather liked them.
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08-23-2013, 02:11 PM | #4 |
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Re: Pyramid #3/58: Urban Fantasy II
I had some leftovers that I probably wouldn't be able to use elsewhere from my article so I tossed them up on my blog as Designer's Notes. :-)
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08-23-2013, 04:56 PM | #5 | |
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If the former, that's pretty hot stuff . . . and would make the issue worthy of immediate purchase. EDIT: Three days, no reply - has nobody purchased and read the issue yet? Okay, I'll make my question easier to answer: Are there non-GURPS stats in the article?
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If anyone liked it (or hated it) let me know...
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08-26-2013, 01:42 PM | #7 |
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Re: Pyramid #3/58: Urban Fantasy II
Havent read all of it yet.
The article on threshold in fact is the only one I have read rather then quickly skimmed but hope to get to at least one other today. I liked it overall. Good detail, though its not set up for a Magicas Powers campaign very well it does fit pretty much any other magic system well enough and gives overall the flavor I desire in such a thing. Its pretty simple to use and with enough detail to flesh it out.
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It's a systemless, statless article about an MC (motorcycle club) comprising necromancers, vampires, and similar "bad guys." You could definitely introduce them to an In Nomine game; you'll want the Corporeal Player's Guide for proper stats and rules
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08-26-2013, 04:29 PM | #9 |
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Thanks - I'll give it a try, then.
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I also really dug Frick's Hunting the Cabal and Tremlett's The Wraith Of Precinct 13. Overall, a fantastic issue that I would have bought if I hadn't been a subscriber. I look forward to Urban Fantasy III. :-D
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