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Nobilis, Third Edition

Started by Daedalus, July 07, 2010, 09:31:50 PM

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Daedalus

July 07, 2010, 09:31:50 PM
According to a post on rpg.net a third edition of Nobilis has been written and is in the process of being playtested:

http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=524514

I admit I had the second edition and well it looked good I wasnt sure how to go about playing it or even how to run it.

Is anyone planning to pick up the new edition?  And can anyone explain the game to me?

Zachary The First

#1
July 07, 2010, 09:40:38 PM
I doubt it could improve upon the second edition.

Sorry, latent snark coming to the surface.

I just didn't have much luck with it.  I found the prose near-impenetrable and labored.
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#2
July 07, 2010, 10:03:24 PM
Unhelpful of me, never mind.
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Lawbag

#3
July 08, 2010, 02:21:20 AM
Let's hope this news of a 3rd edition is some troll having a joke...
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StormBringer

#4
July 08, 2010, 04:08:23 PM
Quote from: Zachary The First;392493I doubt it could improve upon the second edition.

Sorry, latent snark coming to the surface.

I just didn't have much luck with it.  I found the prose near-impenetrable and labored.
I lurves me some Nobilis.  Especially the GWB.  But it could definitely stand to be streamlined, no question.

If you pull out the mechanical/gaming bits, it really isn't that complicated or overwrought.  Essentially, compare your relevant score to the target number and add miracle points until you beat it.  That's really all there is to it.  Obviously, contested tasks have each side adding miracle points until someone wins, so not really more complicated there.

Why they needed 300pgs in an odd sized format to get that down doesn't matter.   It's a fucking gorgeous book.
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thedungeondelver

#5
July 08, 2010, 04:48:36 PM
Quote from: StormBringer;392645It's a fucking gorgeous book.

So's the Mekton Plus Tech Manual - it's still an abortion of a gaming book >:P
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Mcbobbo sums it up nicely.

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StormBringer

#6
July 08, 2010, 04:53:20 PM
Quote from: thedungeondelver;392653So's the Mekton Plus Tech Manual - it's still an abortion of a gaming book >:P
Yeah, but Mekton is a cheesy anime giant robot game.  Clearly, you are still in diapers if you play that.  Nobilis is designed for discriminating tastes, and if I may say, sophisticated gaming habits.

:D
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Daedalus

#7
July 08, 2010, 07:00:30 PM
Quote from: Lawbag;392515Let's hope this news of a 3rd edition is some troll having a joke...

Nope, it has been varified by the author herself

Imperator

#8
July 09, 2010, 02:52:59 AM
Stormy sums up my position nicely. Great game, difficult prose. With a rewriting to make it more accessible, it could do very well.
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#9
July 09, 2010, 02:56:39 AM
Deswinification! :D

Ghost Whistler

#10
July 09, 2010, 04:41:24 AM
This is clearly in the wrong forum.
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Ian Absentia

#11
July 09, 2010, 01:34:13 PM
Quote from: Imperator;392722Stormy sums up my position nicely. Great game, difficult prose. With a rewriting to make it more accessible, it could do very well.
But it's not a REAL roleplaying game.  Off to the ghettos with this thread!

!i!

(P.S. I own the first two editions of Nobilis -- I'm not sure how I feel about a third.  If it is a clean presentation of the game itself, clearly delineated from the prose, I may bite.  As it stands, my favorite edition remains the Little Pink Book first edition.)

Lawbag

#12
July 09, 2010, 01:45:55 PM
Without a doubt the 2nd edition is a beautiful looking game, but how much of that is down to author I don't know. The first edition looked more like a young girls novel "My First Period".

The 2nd edition (which I own) is borderline unreadable. The prose is heavy and filled with litery minefields.

Its certainly the only rulebook I WOULD put on my coffee table.
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#13
July 09, 2010, 04:11:54 PM
Quote from: Lawbag;392810Without a doubt the 2nd edition is a beautiful looking game, but how much of that is down to author I don't know. The first edition looked more like a young girls novel "My First Period".

The 2nd edition (which I own) is borderline unreadable. The prose is heavy and filled with litery minefields.

Its certainly the only rulebook I WOULD put on my coffee table.

Big beer mugs?  or just a lot of them?
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Mcbobbo sums it up nicely.

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Astrophysicists are reassessing Einsteinian relativity because the 28 billion l

Daedalus

#14
July 09, 2010, 07:36:34 PM
Quote from: Ghost Whistler;392727This is clearly in the wrong forum.

Its a role playing game.  It's in the right place
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