[Atlantis: the Second Age] Discussion and PC Creation

Skywalker · January 10, 2014, 02:02:54 PM

Quote from: Dirk Remmecke;722376"No Elves!" might be edgy but does it sell?

Good point. Though Atlantis is specific in its vibe, I still think it can cover most S&S fantasy I know of with a little effort. S&S has never sold as well as Tolkienesque fantasy, but there is quite a lot of breadth there.

Also, elves didn't exactly make Bard Games' or Morrigan Press' Atlantis best sellers either

So, I can understand Khepera balancing the draw of elves with the draw of focussing more on S&S, and going with the later.

Haffrung · January 10, 2014, 03:41:26 PM

Quote from: Skywalker;722465Good point. Though Atlantis is specific in its vibe, I still think it can cover most S&S fantasy I know of with a little effort. S&S has never sold as well as Tolkienesque fantasy, but there is quite a lot of breadth there.

Also, elves didn't exactly make Bard Games' or Morrigan Press' Atlantis best sellers either So, I can understand Khepera balancing the draw of elves with the draw of focussing more on S&S, and going with the later.

Agreed. The sword and sorcery tropes of Atlantis are much more accessible than Talislanta. A new players goes into Talislanta absolutely cold in terms of setting assumptions and character. Most of the stuff in Atlantis, while it's not bog-standard fantasy, is familiar to anyone who's aware of Conan, Elric, or pulp horror.

theodis · January 10, 2014, 04:04:28 PM

Quote from: Haffrung;722489Agreed. The sword and sorcery tropes of Atlantis are much more accessible than Talislanta. A new players goes into Talislanta absolutely cold in terms of setting assumptions and character. Most of the stuff in Atlantis, while it's not bog-standard fantasy, is familiar to anyone who's aware of Conan, Elric, or pulp horror.

Yes. Just have them watch Conan, Kull, Clash/Wrath of the Titans, Scorpion King and even Stargate (to see some Vril weaponry in use).

Skywalker · January 10, 2014, 06:33:53 PM

Yep. I am sure that Atlantis will not sell as well as D&D for a variety of reasons. But I do like how Atlantis does for S&S what D&D does for Tolkienesque fantasy.

For example, the races in Atlantis cover nearly every option I need to run games inspired by Howard, Lieber, Smith, Moorcock, de Camp, Kurimoto, Thomas, Busiek, or the various S&S movies since the 80s.

Skywalker · January 14, 2014, 04:35:57 PM

As a matter of interest, is anyone having issues with the Premium Map Pack? My iPad, both home computers (admittedly old), and my 1 year old work computers struggles to open the layered continent PDFs.

And when I say struggle, I mean crash Adobe and cause it to have a tizzy fit for a while after.

Jerry broke the PDF down into individual maps which helped for the smaller maps, but PDFs that are over 12MB are still struggling.

Dan Davenport · January 21, 2014, 07:14:35 AM

Jerry will be my guest at 7:00 p.m. CST this evening for a Q&A in http://tinyurl.com/rpgnetchat. Hope to see you there!

Skywalker · February 06, 2014, 02:22:11 PM

Both Atlantis and Geographica are shaping up to be true awesome. I am working on converting Monster Island to it right now:

Silverlion · February 06, 2014, 06:17:12 PM

So pretty..I w...

Damnit why did I need new glasses, plus people to help if I hadn't needed new glasses.

ah well.

Skywalker · February 12, 2014, 02:10:41 PM

And books are starting to arrive with backers in the US.

trechriron · February 12, 2014, 03:08:40 PM

I have mine! It's very very beautiful...

Skywalker · February 12, 2014, 03:12:47 PM

Quote from: trechriron;730837I have mine! It's very very beautiful...

Pictures! Please

What's the binding like? Hellas is notorious but mostly due to its form factor.

Brad · February 12, 2014, 03:35:25 PM

Just got mine today, too. It came with, inexplicably, two copies of Kickers Inc. #3. Okay.

Binding looks pretty good...after I read the book tonight I'll let you know how it holds up.

EDIT: A couple pics per request.

Skywalker · February 12, 2014, 03:56:03 PM

Quote from: Brad;730848It came with, inexplicably, two copies of Kickers Inc. #3. Okay.

Ha ha.

trechriron · February 12, 2014, 06:49:01 PM

Quote from: Skywalker;730838Pictures! Please

What's the binding like? Hellas is notorious but mostly due to its form factor.

Mine also came with a couple comics. I'll post pics later when I arrive at the castle.

Silverlion · February 12, 2014, 07:05:20 PM

For the record, my 2E Hellas book seems to hold up better.