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« Reply #300 on: May 26, 2014, 05:43:17 AM »
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Hmm, we can work on it. Anyways, I like your artistic ideas.  The cover could also theoretically be something simpler, may be the York & Lancastrian Roses.

Or in a Greyhawk-homage the heraldic shields of the various noble houses of the War of the Roses surrounding a period map of England?

Well, I am slightly disappointed you don't like the cover (especially the one with the black and red letters).

As for a map with heraldic shields all around, it was intended to be on the backcover. I will post what I formerly did for "ShadowEarth." Imagine the same treatment, but with a map of England and heraldic shields:


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« Reply #301 on: May 27, 2014, 02:28:24 PM »
The back cover idea is a really good plan!  As for the front cover, I'm sorry that I wasn't totally pleased. I'm very impressed with your skills, don't get me wrong. Its just that the background image is still very clearly from a french battlefield (the emblems on knight make it glaring).  Also, the title's colour and font are a bit too 80s for me, I think.  It might be better if it had something more medieval in style?

But I'm just being picky. Don't mistake that for not being pleased at your interest! Let's make this happen.
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« Reply #302 on: May 28, 2014, 01:26:30 AM »
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The back cover idea is a really good plan!  As for the front cover, I'm sorry that I wasn't totally pleased. I'm very impressed with your skills, don't get me wrong. Its just that the background image is still very clearly from a french battlefield (the emblems on knight make it glaring).  Also, the title's colour and font are a bit too 80s for me, I think.  It might be better if it had something more medieval in style?

But I'm just being picky. Don't mistake that for not being pleased at your interest! Let's make this happen.

Okay, I will see what I can do for the cover. But later. Right now I will work on the interior.
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« Reply #303 on: May 28, 2014, 10:29:52 PM »
Sounds good!
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« Reply #304 on: June 23, 2014, 05:42:51 PM »
BTW, I might have missed it, but I know you really like DCC and LotFP for old school play Pundit, so why go to FH&W?  Not that there's anything wrong with it, I have the game, just wondering.
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« Reply #305 on: June 24, 2014, 01:50:50 AM »
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BTW, I might have missed it, but I know you really like DCC and LotFP for old school play Pundit, so why go to FH&W?  Not that there's anything wrong with it, I have the game, just wondering.

The reason is that since I am doing the layout and maps of the book,* I did ask RPGpundit if I could add a 4 pages appendix at the end of the book, explaining how FH&W would fit in Dark Albion. 4 pages, maybe even less than that. In any case, this doesn't prevent RPGpundit to add text regarding how to use some other RPG for playing Dark Albion.

Nonetheless, apart from this 4 pages appendix at the end of a 130 pages book, Dark Albion will be 100% setting. This will be different from all of those d20 campaign settings books, where but 20 pages were devoted to the world's description, and the other 100 pages were devoted to new prestige classes, races, feats, magic systems and special d20 rules. Dark Albion will describe a world, not game mechanics.

(*: Curious about the maps? You can see them here: Cartographers Guild...)
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« Reply #306 on: June 25, 2014, 01:06:08 AM »
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BTW, I might have missed it, but I know you really like DCC and LotFP for old school play Pundit, so why go to FH&W?  Not that there's anything wrong with it, I have the game, just wondering.


First, Dark Albion won't exactly be "going to FH&W"; it will be generic OSR and system neutral for the most part; it will have an appendix written by Turanil specifically for how to run Albion with FH&W.

Second, if what you mean is "why didn't I get one of those guys to publish it?", the answer is that in DCC's case I didn't even consider it because I don't think that a game as gonzo as DCC would really be the ideal for a setting like Albion; and in LotFP's case I gave James Raggi multiple opportunities to publish it (I basically even offered it for free if he wanted to make it a free PDF) and he declined.

I'm quite happy with the publisher that resulted however, I think that Turanil will be putting a lot of zeal into this work and the final product will be awesome!

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« Reply #307 on: July 28, 2014, 02:09:24 AM »
Dark Albion: Contents Preview

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I've been quite busy these past few days trying to work on the Dark Albion project (the publication of my expanded OSR game setting in collaboration with Dominique Crouzet, author and publisher of the very popular Fantastic Heroes & Witchery RPG), and I have to say it's starting to form into something quite appealing.  I think this will end up making a really awesome OSR setting-book.

So I figured I'd share with you all some of the details of what Albion will feature.  Here's a rough outline of the table of contents as Dominique Crouzet and I are currently planning it:

Introduction - 14 pages
(will include an explanation of the basic ambiance of the game, its themes, and a guide to some of the background of the setting, including a brief chronology of historical events leading up to the Rose War)

The Gazetteer - 45 pages
(this is the guide to the locations in Albion, most of which was already published for free on this blog and compiled on theRPGsite's Dark Albion megathread)

Lands of the Continent - 10 pages
(a brief guide to the various countries of the Continent)

Character Creation - in progress
(guidelines for how to modify your preferred rules for creating characters specific to Albion.  Will include tables and rules for Social Class, home location, races and classes, starting money, equipment and economics)

Magic and Miracles - in progress
(guidelines for modifying your spellcaster classes to fit the Albion setting; including new spells)

Magic Items - in progress
(guidelines on how to handle magical items in the Albion setting, and some new or specific items)

Poisons, Herbalism and Alchemy - 3 pages
(rules and lists of poisons, herbal cures, and alchemical substances common in Albion)

Creatures - in progress
(some of the particular creatures of Albion)

Roads, Travels, and Encounters - 20 pages
(written by Dominique Crouzet, with additions and editing by the RPGPundit, this chapter presents guidelines and encounter tables for travel on the King's roads, in the wilderness, and in the cities and towns of Albion)

Chaos Cults - 10- 15 pages
(A collaboration between Crouzet and the Pundit, this give guidelines, rules and tables for handling Chaos Cults and characters who turn to the service of Chaos)

Adventure Locations - in progress
(A series of templates of typical locations and their adventuring potential, written by the Pundit and featuring some spectacular maps by Dominique Crouzet; these will include:
-Typical Barrow Mound
-Typical Goblin Warren
-Typical ancient tomb
-Typical Arcadian catacombs
-Typical Military Encampment
-At the Court
-At a Fair/Tourney)

Chronology of Potential Future Events  - 20 pages
(a detailed chronology of events that may take place in the course of the Rose War in Albion, as well as events on the Continent)

Important Characters of the Present and Future - 9 pages
(a list of the significant NPCs of the various noble houses of Lancaster and York)
 
Significant NPCs on the Continent - in progress
(important characters found on the Continent, including the Pontifex, the High Commander of the Clerical Order, Philip of Burgundy, Sir Pierre de Braap (general of the Frogmen forces), King Casimir Jagiello, King Mattias Corvinus, Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror, and the Princes Vlad Tepes and Radu Bey)

GM Secrets - in progress
(a detailing of some of the important secret events or secrets of important NPCs in the setting)

The Clerical Order - in progress
(more information on how the Clerics work in the setting, including their hierarchy and structure)

The Order of the Knights of the Star - 2 pages
(special information on the most important secular order of knights in Albion)

Appendix I: Conversion Notes for Fantastic Heroes & Witchery

Appendix II: Inspirational Reading, Viewing, and Gameplay

Appendix III: Locations of the Pieces of the Holy Lance of Mithras

Appendix IV: Dangers of the Orkney Isles

Appendix V: Quick Reference Lists
List of Anglish Kings
List of Clerical Commanders in Albion
List of Chancellors of the Magisterium, Oxford
List of Chancellors of the Magisterium, Cambridge
List of Clerical High Commanders
List of Pontifexes



So there we are.  The list above is still subject to change, but as you can see the end result is going to be a couple of hundred pages of awesomeness.  

Expect it sometime in 2015.


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« Reply #308 on: September 06, 2014, 02:32:23 AM »
For those who don't already know it, here is a link to a 3D video walk through London before the great fire of 1666.

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« Reply #309 on: September 07, 2014, 05:26:04 PM »
An update here.   There'll be a historically-inspired economy/equipment chapter, and a set of rules for Noble houses/domains.
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« Reply #310 on: January 14, 2015, 12:46:38 PM »
Please finish this so I can give you my money. I also bought FH&W on your recommendation so I'm confident in your judgement.

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« Reply #311 on: January 15, 2015, 08:40:05 AM »
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Please finish this so I can give you my money. I also bought FH&W on your recommendation so I'm confident in your judgement.

Thanks for your purchase!

Be patient, the Dark Albion book will come...
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« Reply #312 on: January 15, 2015, 11:26:28 AM »
Hey, your the guy that wrote FH&W. I bought the book and PDF for Christmas. Terrific!

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« Reply #313 on: January 21, 2015, 02:41:39 AM »
Good to hear it.  And yeah, work on this proceeds.
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