So, it's been a while since I did a thread about L&D, so I figured I do another 'ask me anything' thread, particularly for newer members. But really anyone can feel free to ask what they'd like about the game.
So, go ahead! If anyone has questions related to Lion & Dragon, Dark Albion, Cults of Chaos, or any of the Medieval-Authentic RPGPundit Presents material, I'll try to answer.
Got my copies late last week.
Finished reading L&D, working on DA and skimmed through Cults...I really like what is in them.
(especially the magic and law stuff)
2 questions
First. I seem to remember seeing or hearing that you were planning to do a compendium of the 'RPGPundit presents' releases. I wondered when that might be done.
Second. You made a comment on Inappropriate Characters about doing something for the Crusades to reclaim the Sun Land from the followers of the God of the Crescent Moon. Were you just making a joke about offending the SJWs or are you seriously planning a supplement for that? (Please say you are seriously considering it...)
Quote from: moonsweeper;1072399Got my copies late last week.
Finished reading L&D, working on DA and skimmed through Cults...I really like what is in them.
(especially the magic and law stuff)
2 questions
First. I seem to remember seeing or hearing that you were planning to do a compendium of the 'RPGPundit presents' releases. I wondered when that might be done.
Second. You made a comment on Inappropriate Characters about doing something for the Crusades to reclaim the Sun Land from the followers of the God of the Crescent Moon. Were you just making a joke about offending the SJWs or are you seriously planning a supplement for that? (Please say you are seriously considering it...)
@Pundit if you're looking at demand, I'd pick up a Crusades book in a second. It's pretty much my favorite portion of the historical medieval setting. And I can already envision the random "Cause of the Crusade" tables for the multitude of sub-Crusades.
Have you thought of implementing something like The Jewish Merchants and Moneylenders in L&D?
Quote from: moonsweeper;1072399Got my copies late last week.
Finished reading L&D, working on DA and skimmed through Cults...I really like what is in them.
(especially the magic and law stuff)
Thanks!
Quote2 questions
First. I seem to remember seeing or hearing that you were planning to do a compendium of the 'RPGPundit presents' releases. I wondered when that might be done.
Second. You made a comment on Inappropriate Characters about doing something for the Crusades to reclaim the Sun Land from the followers of the God of the Crescent Moon. Were you just making a joke about offending the SJWs or are you seriously planning a supplement for that? (Please say you are seriously considering it...)
1. It's in the works right now. The first one at least. It'll cover the Medieval-Authentic issues from the first year of publication.
2. I'm considering it, though not really seriously yet. But if I do another big book for L&D, that will probably be it. For making the SJWs go spastic, but also because it's an incredibly rich setting material.
Quote from: arcanuum;1072410Have you thought of implementing something like The Jewish Merchants and Moneylenders in L&D?
No, I haven't.
Quote from: RPGPundit;1072517Thanks!
1. It's in the works right now. The first one at least. It'll cover the Medieval-Authentic issues from the first year of publication.
Will it be expanded from the pdfs or simply edited and arranged to make them flow as a single book?
Hey Pundit, I just made a review of Lion & Dragon and posted it to my YouTube channel. I'll link it here for you to see.
[video=youtube;0mjjeO0whwA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mjjeO0whwA&t=209s[/youtube]
What do you think of it? Also, would you ever consider L&D supplements for other parts of Europe such as France or Italy?
Why are you so afraid to put your real name on your products?
Lou Prosperi
So... ask you anything except why you use your internet handle on your published products, I guess.
Lou Prosperi
Quote from: LouP;1072710Why are you so afraid to put your real name on your products?
Lou Prosperi
Like, what's the difference? DID YOU KNOW MARK TWAIN'S REAL NAME WAS ACTUALLY SAMUEL CLEMENS!!?!? A nom de plume isn't exactly that uncommon for writers, much less entertainers and even political figures.
Quote from: Toadmaster;1072566Will it be expanded from the pdfs or simply edited and arranged to make them flow as a single book?
The latter. Unless Brett Bernstein is holding something in surprise for me.
Quote from: Doc Sammy;1072615Hey Pundit, I just made a review of Lion & Dragon and posted it to my YouTube channel. I'll link it here for you to see.
[video=youtube;0mjjeO0whwA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mjjeO0whwA&t=209s[/youtube]
What do you think of it? Also, would you ever consider L&D supplements for other parts of Europe such as France or Italy?
Apparently, you shut down your channel?
Quote from: LouP;1072710Why are you so afraid to put your real name on your products?
Lou Prosperi
Because we live in an era where people have threatened to set fire to children for smiling wrong, and called for the assault of people's families for politically disagreeing with them.
The left have become dangerous totalitarian psychopaths.
Also, I have a crafted online identity. That's not weird. I was just sufficiently ahead of the curve to have been doing that before Sargon of Akkad, or Pewdiepie, or Diversity & Comics.
If it's supposed to be 'Medieval-Authentic', why does the preview refer to a generic monotheism (tending towards dualism on a Law/Chaos axis) rather than medieval Catholicism?
Quote from: RPGPundit;1073269Apparently, you shut down your channel?
I did shut down my channel due to making the mistake of calling out Varg Vikernes on his bullshit in a previous video.
Long story short, some of Varg's followers started harassing and threatening me so I closed down my YT channel, but I will make a new YouTube channel with a new review of L&D.
Quote from: Armchair Gamer;1073292If it's supposed to be 'Medieval-Authentic', why does the preview refer to a generic monotheism (tending towards dualism on a Law/Chaos axis) rather than medieval Catholicism?
Seconded.
Quote from: Armchair Gamer;1073292If it's supposed to be 'Medieval-Authentic', why does the preview refer to a generic monotheism (tending towards dualism on a Law/Chaos axis) rather than medieval Catholicism?
Well, that's more Dark Albion than L&D. In L&D I'm very vague about what religion to the point that most people reading the book would just assume it's catholicism.
The fact is, in Dark Albion, the church is the medieval catholic church with a singular name change. And the reason for that was that in my experience there are so many players with such a fucked-up view of Christianity that they just can't bring themselves to suspend those biases in historical play. They jump in with all their prejudices and end up warping their whole character's perspectives; but if you change "jesus" for "sol invictus" suddenly all that vanishes as if by magic.
Quote from: RPGPundit;1073270The left have become dangerous totalitarian psychopaths.
Thats high functioning sociopath. I mean I may be totalitarian left, but that dont make you wrong about storygaming and white wolf and GNS theory and all that. My early days were all becmi hexcrawls which is perfectly serviceable gamist play. I evolved into simulationist sandboxer as I got older. But storygaming never clicked with me.
Quote from: RPGPundit;1073441Well, that's more Dark Albion than L&D. In L&D I'm very vague about what religion to the point that most people reading the book would just assume it's catholicism.
The fact is, in Dark Albion, the church is the medieval catholic church with a singular name change. And the reason for that was that in my experience there are so many players with such a fucked-up view of Christianity that they just can't bring themselves to suspend those biases in historical play. They jump in with all their prejudices and end up warping their whole character's perspectives; but if you change "jesus" for "sol invictus" suddenly all that vanishes as if by magic.
You aint foolin nobody with your assimars and baatezus and tanarris.
How do you feel about the suggestion that the OGL and the subsequent OSR have deprived the world of some actually novel systems? I think that many of the designers of OSR games are quite capable, including you, but have let the availability of the D20 template keep them from being more ambitious. Of course, I realize that some of those new games would fail but even a few succeeding would do good things for the hobby.
Quote from: VincentTakeda;1073641You aint foolin nobody with your assimars and baatezus and tanarris.
Apparently I'm fooling some people. By saying Sol Invictus instead of Jehovah and saying Apollonius instead of Jesus, that automatically made it OK to not just play but to imagine that there could be good people in an institutional Church that is otherwise exactly the same as the Catholic Church in the 15th century.
Quote from: WillInNewHaven;1073893How do you feel about the suggestion that the OGL and the subsequent OSR have deprived the world of some actually novel systems? I think that many of the designers of OSR games are quite capable, including you, but have let the availability of the D20 template keep them from being more ambitious. Of course, I realize that some of those new games would fail but even a few succeeding would do good things for the hobby.
I would disagree. There's still non-OSR or D20 systems being created. And what's more, the perception that the OSR somehow "limits" creativity is wrong. It's the same false conceit that post-modern art takes on. It wants to pretend that making an installation consisting of pouring 2L cans of paint all over the floor is somehow "more creative" than making something new using the rules of more traditional art forms that somehow surprises people with its innovation.
Most non-clone OSR systems are VASTLY more creative in an actually intelligent and practical way than most "avant-garde" forge-style games.
Quote from: WillInNewHaven;1073893How do you feel about the suggestion that the OGL and the subsequent OSR have deprived the world of some actually novel systems?
The last thing the hobby needs is more systems.
Lion & Dragon's compatibility with classic Dungeons & Dragons and retroclones is a positive.
Lion & Dragon/Dark Albion are very different games to Dungeons & Dragons despite using the same core rules.
Quote from: RPGPundit;1074270...And what's more, the perception that the OSR somehow "limits" creativity is wrong. ....
This is true.
For the very simple reason that designing new game systems that work is actually really fucking hard. And takes a lot of work.
So settings and games that would not otherwise see the light of day or be served up with a half-baked system, actually can make it to your gaming table in a usable form.
Still easy to mine for ideas even if you are not a fan of the d20 system.
Quote from: Malleustein;1074285The last thing the hobby needs is more systems.
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No, more system experimentation is good for the hobby. Period.
But that does not mean there is not innovation to yet be had with existing systems.
Even subtle tweaks to a system can have big influences in campaign play.
And for L&D, the OGL makes the most sense as the OSR fanbase is his target market. Why would he pour the time into creating a new system when your market is not asking for it?
That being said, all percentile systems need to die on a bonfire and be confined to the dustbin of history. But that's just me.
Yes, designing a new system is either very hard or very easy. It's very easy if you don't give a shit and want to create a mediocre or poor system. It's hard to create something that's really good and also different enough from D&D to make that difference worthwhile.