I know there's at least one other DA fan here in Brother Bill, so Set 3 covering levels 11-20 is on Pre-Order.  Like most of the Green Ronin products, as you order the physical product you can tack on the pdf for $5.


I also saw Green Ronin renewed their license with Martin, so Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying: Game of Thrones Edition is going to get a new printing which will include all errata to date plus there's a new campaign adventure called Dragon's Hoard.

Lol. DA3 is about 3 years too late.

Quote from: danbuter;775021Lol. DA3 is about 3 years too late.

My thought exactly.

I lost interest in DA a looooooooooong time ago.

Glad it's out but damn did they miss the boat.

Either you like the game or you don't.  If you were thinking of starting a campaign with Set 1 or started it, then put it on hold due to waiting for Sets 2 and 3, well now you don't have to wait.

Saying you don't want to start reading Song of Ice and Fire because you don't think Martin's gonna finish it is one thing, after he's finished it saying you don't want to read it because now it's so over... :rolleyes:

I stopped running Hackmaster because Frandor's Keep was so good, I wanted to run Mines of Chaos after it.  When Mines of Chaos is released, am I gonna start Hackmaster up again, you betcha.

I'd say Dragon Age Set 3 is coming out right on time, what with Dragon Age Inquisition coming out in the next couple months. Granted, I'd have liked it out a long time ago, what with Set 1 being out so long ago, but it's not terrible timing.

If I wasn't already planning an online Labyrinth Lord game and a face-to-face game of Star Wars - Edge of the Empire, I'd consider starting up a Dragon Age game using all three boxed sets.

Glad to see it FINALLY coming out! Shame it has taken so long, but honestly it wasn't Green Ronins fault...

I hope now that set 3 is due out, we'll be seeing the AGE System rulebook at some point soon. I really enjoy the rules, it will be nice to have the game not tied to a setting.

Finally!!!!

Been waiting longer than forever for this.
Once I have the complete game   (bah to three year wait!) I will finally be able to work on getting players to not play pathfinder.

Quote from: Bill;775096Finally!!!!

Been waiting longer than forever for this.
Once I have the complete game   (bah to three year wait!) I will finally be able to work on getting players to not play pathfinder.

I wouldn't hold my breath.

I introduced DA to my 4E D&D group and they didn't care for it because characters didn't get enough kewl stuff every time they leveled up.

" An ability score point and a skill rank? Thats it?"

New multihued rainbows didn't spring forth from their asses every time they dinged! so they didn't like it.

From what I understand of Pathfinder, it is a very character build gewgaw infested system as well and your players may not lack having fewer power up toys to play with.

I don't know much about DA other than that it is D&D-ish. What does it offer that distinguishes it from 5E, C&C or other D&D-ish games?

Due to the delay Dragon Age Set 3 will be followed relatively shortly by a complete Dragon Age hardcover book, tentatively titled Dragon Age: Ultimate Edition - the box set is to be released in August, the core rulebook in November. Therefore there won't be too many copies printed of the box set so you might want to pre-order ASAP if you want it.

Though I'm generally not that much into level-based games, what I've seen of the system looks pretty neat. I'm not that much of a fan of the setting so I'm not sure yet if the hardcover book is going to be worth picking up. On the other hand, I do think it's a very well-made game. A nice generic AGE system hardcover would probably be much more interesting, however.

Dragon Age in 2014 (Green Ronin Publishing):

QuoteAt the time, we did not expect that Set 3 would take so very long to  release. So here we are looking at a Set 3 release in August and then a  core rulebook release in November. That is far from ideal! We know there  are people who want to complete the collection they began with Sets 1  and 2 and won't necessarily want to buy much of the same material gain  in a core rulebook. We also know there are people who will want to skip  Set 3 and just get the core rulebook later. We don't want to disappoint  anybody. So what to do?
  Our solution is that we're going to print Set 3 and then the core  rulebook, so you can get whichever you prefer (or both!). The Set 3  print run is going to be limited to 2,000 though so if you want a copy,  you should get one this summer.  We will not be reprinting Sets 1 and 2  (as the core rulebook will be taking the place of the boxed sets).  However, the PDFs will remain available and we are exploring some print  on demand options as well.

Though I enjoy the TV series, I don't care for Game of Thrones roleplaying.

I am generally disinterested in setting-specific games unless both the game and the setting are truly outstanding. Positive examples include Pendragon, Stormbringer, original Runequest, Gamma World, Bushido and 'core' Call of Cthulhu. Negative examples include everything else. So, what I am curious about is whether the setting material in DA is so intrusive that it is hard to avoid, or is it easily set aside?

With only some rather minor exceptions, from a setting perspective Dragon Age is very generic. It is not bad, and quite okay for its blandness, but the setting does not seem particularly intrusive to me because it lacks distinct or outstanding elements for the most part that have the potential for intrusiveness in the first place.
The system is also completely frustrating because it shows way too much potential to waste it the way it does. Somewhere in Dragon Age, there is a really good game. It takes just quite a lot of effort to transform the system to the point where it shows and I am not sure if that's worth it.

Quote from: Beagle;775253The system is also completely frustrating because it shows way too much potential to waste it the way it does. Somewhere in Dragon Age, there is a really good game. It takes just quite a lot of effort to transform the system to the point where it shows and I am not sure if that's worth it.

Could you elaborate on this?

Quote from: Beagle;775253The system is also completely frustrating because it shows way too much potential to waste it the way it does. Somewhere in Dragon Age, there is a really good game. It takes just quite a lot of effort to transform the system to the point where it shows and I am not sure if that's worth it.

Doesn't Dragon Age just use True20?

Sigh.

I know that it's good that Inquisition is coming out soon, but man, they could have picked up a lot of sales if they'd have released it at the same time as the Tabletop episode.  Hell, they even said that they were going to do that until.... whatever... happened.

It's a shame, really, since I found the setting interesting.