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Kobold Press's Midgard setting

Started by Darrin Kelley, October 19, 2021, 08:35:31 AM

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Michael Surbrook

#45
February 18, 2022, 08:07:56 PM
Quote from: HooliganX on February 18, 2022, 07:26:37 PM
Quote from: Michael Surbrook on February 18, 2022, 04:42:04 PM
Quote from: Darrin Kelley on October 20, 2021, 11:18:54 AM
Quote from: Steven Mitchell on October 20, 2021, 09:07:10 AM
Well Darrin, I'm glad you've found a new hobby horse besides Hero System to display your complete lack of understanding of any kind of nuance.  I'll drop out here over to the side and watch the inevitable train wreck unfold, yet again.

The Hero System is dead. There is nothing about it to talk about anymore. The company killed it dead.

I spoke to Michael Surbrook before he died. He had proposed and was ready to fund a new, simplified version of Champions. But the company wanted to charge him a $1000 licensing fee for the privilege. But then at the last minute, they pulled out and instead went with Ron Edwards to make Champions Now.

Michael Surbrook gave up on the Hero System. Called it a dead system. And he was working with Evil Beagle Games to make a bunch of his library of books to be compatible with Prowlers & Paragons. But that all fell apart when he died.

I've moved on,

For the record, I am NOT dead.


Now you did it. You're not supposed to say his name three times.

Betelgeuse!

uhmm...

Hastur!

uhmm...

Candleja-

DigitalDreaming

#46
February 19, 2022, 05:14:15 AM
Quote from: Darrin Kelley on October 20, 2021, 11:18:54 AM
Quote from: Steven Mitchell on October 20, 2021, 09:07:10 AM
Well Darrin, I'm glad you've found a new hobby horse besides Hero System to display your complete lack of understanding of any kind of nuance.  I'll drop out here over to the side and watch the inevitable train wreck unfold, yet again.

The Hero System is dead. There is nothing about it to talk about anymore. The company killed it dead.

I spoke to Michael Surbrook before he died. He had proposed and was ready to fund a new, simplified version of Champions. But the company wanted to charge him a $1000 licensing fee for the privilege. But then at the last minute, they pulled out and instead went with Ron Edwards to make Champions Now.

Michael Surbrook gave up on the Hero System. Called it a dead system. And he was working with Evil Beagle Games to make a bunch of his library of books to be compatible with Prowlers & Paragons. But that all fell apart when he died.

I've moved on,

So, you talked to him before he died... but he's still active on the Hero Discord, just released a new supplement for Hero... and has shown up here amazingly alive.... >.<  Fascinating.

RTrimmer

#47
March 01, 2022, 05:04:23 AM
I'm in a game Michael Surbrook is running. He's writing content for Evil Beagle Games. He ran games at Genghis Con this weekend.

tenbones

#48
March 03, 2022, 10:20:09 AM
Damn this is getting good.

We got mysteries. The murder of a system. A ghost? Or is this some Sixth-Sense shit where the protagonist sees only live people.

Armchair Gamer

#49
March 03, 2022, 10:51:06 AM
Quote from: tenbones on March 03, 2022, 10:20:09 AM
Damn this is getting good.

We got mysteries. The murder of a system. A ghost? Or is this some Sixth-Sense shit where the protagonist sees only live people.

   Pretty sure it's just a case of Darrin getting Michael Surbrook confused with someone else.

Darrin Kelley

#50
March 07, 2022, 11:24:18 AM
For the record. I have been in contact with him and provided him the information on confronting TBP directly on the issue.

THis matter is closed.
 

Dropbear

#51
March 09, 2022, 12:56:38 PM
This is the only setting built for 5E that I actually enjoy. It's too bad that the system for 5E brings me little desire to play it unless I use a ton of house rules and maybe even Epic 6 with 5E. The superhero fantasy of 5E is generally not my cup of tea. So many people pumped it for not being 4E, but I feel like a lot of those folks must be blind because it Carrie's a lot more of 4E's genetics than it does those of 2E or 3E.

I especially like Tales from the Old Margreve. Makes me want to run a forest folk fantasy game.

Plotinus

#52
March 09, 2022, 03:28:38 PM
At no point have I ever been able to keep Midgard, The Midlands, and The Midderlands straight.

HMWHC

#53
May 05, 2023, 04:57:38 PM
I personally like the Midgard setting and own several/most of the books in the series, though I also ain't keen on Clockwork Tick Tock characters in my FRPG 's.

I was disappointed after watching Diversity & Dragons video on the sort of folks Kobold Press hires but I also kinda expected it sadly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dm11jUFh5dM&t=545s

I'll keep my Midgard books but I don't think I'll be buying anything new from them either.
"YOU KNOW WHO ELSE CLOSED THREADS THAT "BORED" HIM?!? HITLER!!!"
~ -E.
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