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Title: The Midderlands OSR Sertting & Bestiary - Me likee!
Post by: The Exploited. on October 14, 2018, 11:25:46 AM
Hello,

Not too sore if it has been mentioned here before.

But if you're looking for a very good dark and quirky setting then this is well worth a shot. A bit like if Lovecraft met WFRP and they decided to settle down in middle England.

Great review here from Red Dice Diaries.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMzhMWEIYzY
Title: The Midderlands OSR Sertting & Bestiary - Me likee!
Post by: 3rik on October 14, 2018, 02:36:05 PM
Yeah, Midderlands is great. I also got The Midderlands Expanded, The Midderlands: Rivers and Lakes and the Midderlands and Haven Isles maps.
Title: The Midderlands OSR Sertting & Bestiary - Me likee!
Post by: RPGPundit on October 17, 2018, 04:41:56 AM
I haven't looked at this, but I heard some people think it matches well with Dark Albion or Lion & Dragon.
Title: The Midderlands OSR Sertting & Bestiary - Me likee!
Post by: 3rik on October 17, 2018, 01:03:36 PM
I haven't looked at Dark Albion, but from what I read Midderlands seems a little more light-hearted and quirky and less "historical or medieval authentic". It also retains a dark touch, though. I really like it.
Title: The Midderlands OSR Sertting & Bestiary - Me likee!
Post by: Mike the Mage on October 17, 2018, 07:03:11 PM
I backed it and got both hardbacks. Quality from top to bottom and very remiscient of when White Dwarf was great.

It's probably the best take on Fantasy England I have ever read.

It also dovetails with Dolmenwood (easter egg in there).
Title: The Midderlands OSR Sertting & Bestiary - Me likee!
Post by: trechriron on October 18, 2018, 02:04:00 PM
I hired Glynn to make some maps for a setting I've been working on. He's the real deal. Super cool, great to work with and MEGA talented.
Title: The Midderlands OSR Sertting & Bestiary - Me likee!
Post by: Gorilla_Zod on October 20, 2018, 05:18:20 PM
Midderlands is the bomb, and along with the very good Dolmenwood, populate my L&D/Dark Albion not-Britain as slightly extra-planar places that can be found, but aren't on any map.
Title: The Midderlands OSR Sertting & Bestiary - Me likee!
Post by: soltakss on October 21, 2018, 06:26:52 AM
Is it available as a PDF? I missed the Kickstarter for this but have seen the map, which looks very good.
Title: The Midderlands OSR Sertting & Bestiary - Me likee!
Post by: Thornhammer on October 21, 2018, 01:24:28 PM
Yes, you can get PDFs.  You can also still get hardcopies direct from the publisher, which are super duper nice.
Title: The Midderlands OSR Sertting & Bestiary - Me likee!
Post by: 3rik on October 21, 2018, 05:06:44 PM
Sadly, the maps are not available in pdf.
Title: The Midderlands OSR Sertting & Bestiary - Me likee!
Post by: RPGPundit on October 23, 2018, 04:03:12 AM
Quote from: Gorilla_Zod;1061198Midderlands is the bomb, and along with the very good Dolmenwood, populate my L&D/Dark Albion not-Britain as slightly extra-planar places that can be found, but aren't on any map.

Very cool!