Design Mechanism - Lyonesse

Llew ap Hywel · April 13, 2018, 04:05:19 PM

So the TDM guys do it again

http://thedesignmechanism.com/resources/Press_Releases/Lyonesse%20RPG%20Press%20Release.pdf

Between the Mythic Lines, Thennla and this...just quality gaming.

TheShadow · April 13, 2018, 08:57:33 PM

Excited about this! Will be a must-buy.
If I could extend one caution to the authors: please go easy on the attempted Vance-speak in the book. The man had a way with words, but imitations generally fail hard (see: the prose of the Dying Earth RPG). Somehow rather than evoking Vance, it always sounds like a bad parody of Edward Gibbon. Vance is actually easy on the adjectives, and the key is, his 10-dollar words (the Latinate vocab) are used sparingly, not strung together in a sentence.

Steven Mitchell · April 13, 2018, 09:34:43 PM

Lyonesse is in my top 10, and probably top 5. I don't dislike Mythras. But it is not the first system that would have occurred to me to use for a Lyonesse game. So I'll be interested to see how they tweak to make it work. I'll probably buy it just for the source material.

LouGoncey · April 14, 2018, 02:13:37 AM

I got the impression ( possibly wrong ) that this was a new system and not Mythras.

JeremyR · April 14, 2018, 02:54:45 AM

Quote from: LouGoncey;1034210I got the impression ( possibly wrong ) that this was a new system and not Mythras.

From the press release:

QuoteLyonesse is a standalone game based on the acclaimed Mythras system.

I have read the first two books but found them exceptionally boring (Tolkien-esque even) and never read the third. Which is odd, since I like almost all his other stuff, including Dying Earth and his sci-fi stuff. I'd really like to see a RPG based on his Gaean Reach stuff (which is a lot of his Sci-Fi)

Hermes Serpent · April 14, 2018, 04:18:33 AM

Quote from: JeremyR;1034211From the press release:

I have read the first two books but found them exceptionally boring (Tolkien-esque even) and never read the third. Which is odd, since I like almost all his other stuff, including Dying Earth and his sci-fi stuff. I'd really like to see a RPG based on his Gaean Reach stuff (which is a lot of his Sci-Fi)

Pelgrane do a Gaean Reach rpg. http://site.pelgranepress.com/index.php/the-gaean-reach-2/

RPGPundit · April 16, 2018, 03:53:59 PM

So the ad above says almost nothing about what the system will be like.

trechriron · April 16, 2018, 06:28:36 PM

Quote from: RPGPundit;1034583So the ad above says almost nothing about what the system will be like.

Check out the free Mythras Imperative. That should give you a solid basis for how Mythras (Formerly RuneQuest 6e...) works.

Shawn Driscoll · April 16, 2018, 10:37:19 PM

I refuse to fund them because of their American hate speech.

Aglondir · April 16, 2018, 11:18:24 PM

Quote from: Hermes Serpent;1034218Pelgrane do a Gaean Reach rpg. http://site.pelgranepress.com/index.php/the-gaean-reach-2/

This definitely intrigues me:

Quote from: Pelgrane PressDo not succumb to wistful visions. Every moment you hesitate to purchase this essential exemplar of the roleplaying art, Quandos Vorn gains time to strengthen his hand against you. Buy now, read with relish, and embark on your mission forthwith!

Hermes Serpent · April 17, 2018, 03:51:37 AM

My guess is that Mythras Imperative will be the core of the system for Lyonesse with a specific custom Vancian magic system to mimic the way magic is done in the Lyonesse books. After all with only three books there is limited material to work with and the 'feel' of the setting will set the tone for the game in play. So high fantasy with a custom magic system and teh possibility of political intrigue being high on the agenda.

Llew ap Hywel · April 17, 2018, 05:07:31 AM

Quote from: Shawn Driscoll;1034649I refuse to fund them because of their American hate speech.

I'm going to regret asking but wha?

Hermes Serpent · April 17, 2018, 06:29:25 AM

I suspect it's either because it's Shawn or he's confused TDM with someone who gives a fuck about US politics.

Llew ap Hywel · April 17, 2018, 07:09:16 AM

Quote from: Hermes Serpent;1034679I suspect it's either because it's Shawn or he's confused TDM with someone who gives a fuck about US politics.

Yeah I've never known the guys to be overly political so it was a surprise response. That said I'd never let politics get in the way of buying something fro TDM.

zx81 · April 17, 2018, 09:32:41 AM

I actually finished the Lyonesse trilogy a few months ago. It´s full of ideas that´s easily lifted into any fantasycampaign.
As for the story, it´s not my favorite Vance but still better than most (of other writers - EDIT).
I do play BRP fantasy, and I since I read a lot of Vance I probably steal more than I know from his books, but I dont think I´ll by this.
EDIT AGAIN: This came out pretty negative... Lyonesse would probably make a great RPG setting and I know nothing at all about Mythras.
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