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Barbarians of Lemuria?

Started by RPGPundit, April 10, 2009, 04:25:47 PM

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Simon W

#15
April 12, 2009, 05:26:57 AM
Quote from: Akrasia;295840Simon, any idea when the new 'French art' version will be available from Lulu?  And how will we be able to determine whether we are ordering the aesthetically superior 'French' version?

Thanks!  :)

It may not be available via LULU. I'm in talks with the Cubicle 7 guys to do a printing/marketing/distribution deal - so it may be available at your LGS. We'll have to see.

Simon W

Simon W

#16
April 12, 2009, 05:28:54 AM
Quote from: Age of Fable;295869I've looked at it but not played it (my GM loves D&D 3.5). It looked to me like Wizard might be more useful than the other careers? Or is that balanced by the various requirements for casting spells?

There are requirements for casting spells and you use Arcane Power to fuel spells, so once that's gone, you are down to your combat abilities. In addition, magicians have to take extra flaws.

Simon W

Edsan

#17
April 12, 2009, 06:23:44 AM
So if I understand correctly this game uses a gimmick similar to Conan D20 where the characters are assumed to blow all their money in ale and whores between adventures?

Quote from: Spinal Tarp;2958668)  There's no monetary system or equipment list.  Let's face it, that stuff is a drag in most RPG's.

If there is no equipment list how do you know how much damage weapons do?
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Claudius

#18
April 12, 2009, 07:38:37 AM
Quote from: Edsan;295882If there is no equipment list how do you know how much damage weapons do?
There is a list of weapons and armors, but nothing else, not even prices are listed for weapons and armors. The point is the GM are encouraged to give the PCs whatever equipment they see fit. It might even differ between two different adventures, very S&S.
Grając zaś w grę komputerową, być może zdarzyło się wam zapragnąć zejść z wyznaczonej przez autorów ścieżki i, miast zabić smoka i ożenić się z księżniczką, zabić księżniczkę i ożenić się ze smokiem.

Nihil sine magno labore vita dedit mortalibus.

And by your sword shall you live and serve thy brother, and it shall come to pass when you have dominion, you will break Jacob's yoke from your neck.

Dios, que buen vasallo, si tuviese buen señor!

Claudius

#19
April 12, 2009, 07:52:34 AM
Quote from: Spinal Tarp;2958664)  The use of Careers instead of individual skills as explained a few posts earlier.  It works great and allows you to create a character with a realistic and varied past instead of 'I'm just a level 1 fighter and that's it'.
In my opinion this is what makes Barbarians of Lemuria a great game for S&S. Conan in his lifetime had a lot of trades which may come in handy. In Barbarians of Lemuria, if your PC was a thief he can roll Agility + Thief to climb the wall of the wizard's tower, or roll Appeal + Thief to hear the last gossips about the wizard, etc.
Grając zaś w grę komputerową, być może zdarzyło się wam zapragnąć zejść z wyznaczonej przez autorów ścieżki i, miast zabić smoka i ożenić się z księżniczką, zabić księżniczkę i ożenić się ze smokiem.

Nihil sine magno labore vita dedit mortalibus.

And by your sword shall you live and serve thy brother, and it shall come to pass when you have dominion, you will break Jacob's yoke from your neck.

Dios, que buen vasallo, si tuviese buen señor!

Claudius

#20
April 12, 2009, 08:01:01 AM
Quote from: Simon W;295649Sorry you weren't impressed with the free version of Barbarians of Lemuria (BoL). It was never intended to be a "first draft" or "first edition" or any other sort of preview. It was just supposed to be a free game that might appeal to a few people. It went online 5-6 years ago.

Anyway, a lot of people did like it, prompting me to look at a fuller/more complete version. It took a while because I first had the idea of obtaining the licence (it is based on Lin Carter's Thongor). This fell through however and I lost interest in further work on it.

However, again largely due to the feedack I was getting from people who played/liked it and wanted the gaps "filled in" I decided to re-write it and make up my own version of Lemuria (basically Thongor's Lemuria with the serial numbers filed off). The pdf went on sale in November and has outsold any of my other games in just 5 months (most of them have been on sale a couple of years or more). The printed version (via LULU) has sold well, Leisure Games in London have re-ordered three times and it is one of their best-sellers.

The "controversy" has been due to one or two posters on RPGNet commenting on the artwork - both the quality and the fact that there are nipples on show. The former is being addressed- the guys that did the French translation that went on sale this week have let me use their artwork, so a new version will be available in a few days, with all-new art and improved layout. It is not a second edition, it is an update, so anyone who bought the pdf should be able to download it again, for free.

The "nipple" issue - well that's a staple of sword & sorcery, so there are still some scantily clad women in the book.

I'm looking at options for the revised print version though - as I mentioned in the Cubicle 7 thread, I have been discusssing a printing/marketing/distribution deal with Angus Abranson. There are a couple of other options I'm looking at. Anyway, that's for the future.

Any other questions? Oh, btw there is a review at RPGNet and 9 reviews/comments on RPGNow, to get a flavour of the game.

Simon W
Simon, first of all congratulations for your game, I haven't played it yet but I'd like to, it's so light and the chargen is so simple it might be ideal for those sessions you haven't prepared anything for. It's one of the few rules light RPGs I like, and as I said, it nails some of the S&S conventions.

I've got a question, did you ever think of including some rules for tactic combat? I know you want it to be a rules light game, but I think they'd add some spice to it.
Grając zaś w grę komputerową, być może zdarzyło się wam zapragnąć zejść z wyznaczonej przez autorów ścieżki i, miast zabić smoka i ożenić się z księżniczką, zabić księżniczkę i ożenić się ze smokiem.

Nihil sine magno labore vita dedit mortalibus.

And by your sword shall you live and serve thy brother, and it shall come to pass when you have dominion, you will break Jacob's yoke from your neck.

Dios, que buen vasallo, si tuviese buen señor!

Nicephorus

#21
April 12, 2009, 09:20:41 AM
Quote from: Claudius;295885In my opinion this is what makes Barbarians of Lemuria a great game for S&S. Conan in his lifetime had a lot of trades which may come in handy. In Barbarians of Lemuria, if your PC was a thief he can roll Agility + Thief to climb the wall of the wizard's tower, or roll Appeal + Thief to hear the last gossips about the wizard, etc.

Careers are a big boost to making it a manageable rules light game.  It makes the character sheet and character generation simpler because you don't need to go through all the subparts that people normally get as a package, just the parent category.  You also don't have to worry about forgetting a skill or holes in the system due to unincluded skills.  Anal people will not like it as careers don't spell out everything that's included and gm fiat will have to occasionally come into play on what you can do.

Claudius

#22
April 12, 2009, 02:42:01 PM
Quote from: Nicephorus;295894Careers are a big boost to making it a manageable rules light game.  It makes the character sheet and character generation simpler because you don't need to go through all the subparts that people normally get as a package, just the parent category.  You also don't have to worry about forgetting a skill or holes in the system due to unincluded skills.  Anal people will not like it as careers don't spell out everything that's included and gm fiat will have to occasionally come into play on what you can do.
I forgot to say what you just wrote, two more good reasons why I like it. I'm one of those anal people, but frankly the other option, a long list of independent skills, really sucks. With so many skills it's very easy to forget adding a vital skill to your character, and even if you don't forget, it's a chore to have to skim a long list of skills searching for the ones you need. Besides you get what I consider stupid results, such as a character who's very good with a sword but sucks with a spear. I prefer short lists of skills, with every skill covering a wide field.
Grając zaś w grę komputerową, być może zdarzyło się wam zapragnąć zejść z wyznaczonej przez autorów ścieżki i, miast zabić smoka i ożenić się z księżniczką, zabić księżniczkę i ożenić się ze smokiem.

Nihil sine magno labore vita dedit mortalibus.

And by your sword shall you live and serve thy brother, and it shall come to pass when you have dominion, you will break Jacob's yoke from your neck.

Dios, que buen vasallo, si tuviese buen señor!

Aos

#23
April 12, 2009, 02:58:24 PM
I'm going to have to get this, I think. I like the sound of the system, and I'm a big fan of nipples.
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Silverlion

#24
April 12, 2009, 03:41:19 PM
Sounds neat to me so far. Except the French Art, not being available "soon", as in this week. I guess I'll wait.
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Claudius

#25
April 12, 2009, 04:14:47 PM
Quote from: Aos;295943I'm going to have to get this, I think. I like the sound of the system, and I'm a big fan of nipples.
Get the first edition, it's good, it's free, and it has some nipples!! :emot_haw:

http://www.geocities.com/barbariansoflemuria/

If you enjoy it, you can pay and get the second edition.
Grając zaś w grę komputerową, być może zdarzyło się wam zapragnąć zejść z wyznaczonej przez autorów ścieżki i, miast zabić smoka i ożenić się z księżniczką, zabić księżniczkę i ożenić się ze smokiem.

Nihil sine magno labore vita dedit mortalibus.

And by your sword shall you live and serve thy brother, and it shall come to pass when you have dominion, you will break Jacob's yoke from your neck.

Dios, que buen vasallo, si tuviese buen señor!

Simon W

#26
April 14, 2009, 02:31:56 AM
Quote from: Silverlion;295950Sounds neat to me so far. Except the French Art, not being available "soon", as in this week. I guess I'll wait.

You'll be pleased to know that the pdf with the French art will be available from RPGNow by the end of this week.

Simon W

Silverlion

#27
April 14, 2009, 03:43:37 AM
Quote from: Simon W;296351You'll be pleased to know that the pdf with the French art will be available from RPGNow by the end of this week.

Simon W

Yeah but I'd like a print copy, please, if possible :D
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Spinal Tarp

#28
April 14, 2009, 06:06:20 AM
Quote from: Silverlion;296361Yeah but I'd like a print copy, please, if possible :D

  Me too!
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WindWolf

#29
April 14, 2009, 09:20:44 AM
Quote from: Technomancer;295569The main idea is, instead of skills (you still have attributes), you have careers (4 of them to start, representing everything your character has done so far in life).  You have a rating in each career.  When you attempt something, you roll 2D6 and add your rating in the appropriate attribute and an appropriate career (if you have one) and try to beat a difficulty number (usually 9, I think).

Combat is the exception-you have specific combat skills that you use in battle.

I haven't had the chance to play it but it looks like it would be a fairly simple and transparent system that wouldn't get in the way.

Here's a link to the free version that should work.



sorta sounds like the old Traveller system in some ways....does it use target difficulties?
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