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Your favorite SMALL PUBLISHER fantasy RPG? [not OSR]

Started by Spinachcat, November 05, 2016, 04:32:41 PM

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Tetsubo

#30
November 08, 2016, 05:10:32 PM
My votes go towards Everstone and Radiance. Everstone is a good point based version of D20 derived from BESM D20. Radiance is also a D20 based system.

TrippyHippy

#31
November 08, 2016, 05:46:26 PM
Mythras by The Design Mechanism.
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Spinachcat

#32
November 08, 2016, 06:06:42 PM
There are some great suggestions here! And lots I have not heard about. Definitely would love to see some threads discussing your actual play with any of these favorite games!

Joey2k

#33
November 08, 2016, 08:13:36 PM
Precis Intermedia would be my pick too. Ancient Odysseys Treasure Awaits is pretty cool.
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David Johansen

#34
November 08, 2016, 09:05:48 PM
Quote from: RunningLaser;929285Mystic Swamp.  Do you have this game?

I had it, many years ago.  Sadly, I've given games as gifts and trimmed my collection many times since.  Had a little game called Warhammer Mass Combat Roleplay at one point too.  KABAL (Knights and Berserkers and Ledergermain), High Fantasy, Thieves World, Sword Bearer.  But yeah. I wish I still had Wizard's Realm.  It was a neat little game that always inspires my thinking on game design.  To whit, a game doesn't need to be eight hundred pages to get the job done.
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Nerzenjäger

#35
November 09, 2016, 07:03:43 AM
Tales of Blades & Heroes by Ganesha Games.

Rules-light, but still very tactical. Open-ended magic system. Check it out. It's one of the best Fantasy RPGs out there.

http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/100334/Tales-of-Blades-and-Heroes-Fantasy-RPG-rules
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Simlasa

#36
November 09, 2016, 07:31:25 AM
Quote from: Nerzenjäger;929504Tales of Blades & Heroes by Ganesha Games.
I really like Ganesha's skirmish games. Is this one fairly similar to the basic Song of Blades & Heroes rules?

Nerzenjäger

#37
November 09, 2016, 08:43:09 AM
Quote from: Simlasa;929510I really like Ganesha's skirmish games. Is this one fairly similar to the basic Song of Blades & Heroes rules?

It is. They're compatible in fact. But I find the RPG to be even better. It's highly underrated.
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Tod13

#38
November 09, 2016, 09:13:45 AM
Quote from: Nerzenjäger;929504Tales of Blades & Heroes by Ganesha Games.

Rules-light, but still very tactical. Open-ended magic system. Check it out. It's one of the best Fantasy RPGs out there.

http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/100334/Tales-of-Blades-and-Heroes-Fantasy-RPG-rules

They don't have a PDF preview. And their website is down. Not the best first impression.

However, Ganesha is my favorite Hindu deity and I like to review magic systems. Can you tell me more about the magic system? It sounds like they took the "combine words in this manner" to create spell effects. Is that correct?

Nerzenjäger

#39
November 09, 2016, 09:28:08 AM
Quote from: Tod13;929526They don't have a PDF preview. And their website is down. Not the best first impression.

However, Ganesha is my favorite Hindu deity and I like to review magic systems. Can you tell me more about the magic system? It sounds like they took the "combine words in this manner" to create spell effects. Is that correct?

You combine power words to make spells. It's fun, open, and feels natural. I have a dislike for spell lists though, so take my opinion with a grain of salt.

Characters are single stat. There are no classes or races, you build these yourself by buying advantages. A completed character fits on an index card.

Combat, being derived from the miniatures game, is tactical, but still simple.

The main mechanism revolves around rolling d6s. 6s explode, but you aren't rolling the same d6 again, but rather have to decide if you wish to split it into two new dice.
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Tod13

#40
November 09, 2016, 09:53:12 AM
Quote from: Nerzenjäger;929529You combine power words to make spells. It's fun, open, and feels natural. I have a dislike for spell lists though, so take my opinion with a grain of salt.

Any details?

I've run into issues with similar "power words" type magic systems (at least, I think it is an issue).
In my opinion, there are inadequate rules for the results of magic in those systems.
The lack of "results rules" brings in too much GM adjudication.

tenbones

#41
November 09, 2016, 11:44:20 AM
Fantasycraft - Crafty Games
Atlantis 2nd Age - Khepera Publishing
Shaintar - Evil Beagle Games

urbwar

#42
November 09, 2016, 09:19:06 PM
Barbarians of Lemuria
OpenQuest
Conspiracy of Shadows Revised

Nerzenjäger

#43
November 10, 2016, 06:23:46 AM
Quote from: Tod13;929534Any details?

I've run into issues with similar "power words" type magic systems (at least, I think it is an issue).
In my opinion, there are inadequate rules for the results of magic in those systems.
The lack of "results rules" brings in too much GM adjudication.

The number of successes determines range, area of effect, time and duration, possible difficulty to resist, etc.
You have small tables for all of these. There's still some GM adjudication involved, but in most situations the outcome is pretty clear.
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jux

#44
November 10, 2016, 07:22:12 AM
Quote from: 3rik;928897Barbarians of Lemuria and BareBones Fantasy are both pretty neat, as is OpenQuest.

Is Shadow of the Demon Lord considered small press? OSR? How about Dragon Warriors?

Exactly that! Every single one of them!
And Symbaroum.
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