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gameleaper · August 16, 2016, 04:45:12 AM

Starships & Spacemen and Starships & Spacemen 2e

these games are early star trek RPGs and are cheap and self contained RPGs.

gameleaper · August 16, 2016, 05:42:35 AM

http://www.rpgnow.com/product/93797/Xplorers-RPG-FREE-No-Art-Version

its a free Space RPG, what I like is the A.I. Robot system( upgrade programs, buy skill upgrades , its great stuff), I was thinking you could play solo with A.I. Robots but remove the prime directive for your first two robots.

Dammit Carl! · August 16, 2016, 07:42:20 AM

Last one that tickled my "oooohh - buy me now sight-unseen," bone was Shadows of the Demon Lord by Schwalb Entertainment.

The combined dark imagery (courtesy of one of the illustrators from WHFRP 2nd edition, which I love), the dark tone (similar to WHFRP, which I am fond of), and the seeming lack of something out there that wasn't the current iteration of WHFRP from FFG - all that fiddly looking dice shit and crap and no, I don't care how it plays either, nyah :P - sold me muy pronto.

Also, the 6th Gun stuff for Savage Worlds was a must-buy as I'm fond of Westerns; the illustrations were very nice and I really like the fact that it is nearer our timeline in terms of the overall feel, so not as much of that crazy Weird West stuff per se (but I do like that too, mind you) but enough to make it like "High Plains Drifter," to me.

bayonetbrant · August 16, 2016, 08:11:35 AM

the Justifiers series is pretty cool, but I can't, ahem.... "justify" spending $10/pdf on it. No idea why they wouldn't price it more reasonably

http://drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?x=0&y=0&author=Gideon

Nefaro · August 16, 2016, 09:10:27 AM

Quote from: Dammit Carl! on August 16, 2016, 07:42:20 AM
Last one that tickled my "oooohh - buy me now sight-unseen," bone was Shadows of the Demon Lord by Schwalb Entertainment.

The combined dark imagery (courtesy of one of the illustrators from WHFRP 2nd edition, which I love), the dark tone (similar to WHFRP, which I am fond of), and the seeming lack of something out there that wasn't the current iteration of WHFRP from FFG - all that fiddly looking dice shit and crap and no, I don't care how it plays either, nyah :P - sold me muy pronto.

Also, the 6th Gun stuff for Savage Worlds was a must-buy as I'm fond of Westerns; the illustrations were very nice and I really like the fact that it is nearer our timeline in terms of the overall feel, so not as much of that crazy Weird West stuff per se (but I do like that too, mind you) but enough to make it like "High Plains Drifter," to me.

Shadows Of The Demon Lord is nice. I got the hardback, which isn't terribly expensive for a hardback, too. It's a pretty simple system but has character advancements similar to early WFRP. Which means characters are far more flexible than the stuff you get in D&D-type games, which is important to me.

Speaking of old WFRP, there is currently one that emulates 1st/2nd Edition on Kickstarter. Will make separate post.

As for 6th Gun, I wondered why they bothered creating it for Savage Worlds when they already have Deadlands Reloaded for it, and plenty extra fluff add-ons. Pretty much the same kind of setting. I just figured people might meld the content together...?

Dammit Carl! · August 16, 2016, 10:03:20 AM

Quote from: bayonetbrant on August 16, 2016, 08:11:35 AM
the Justifiers series is pretty cool, but I can't, ahem.... "justify" spending $10/pdf on it. No idea why they wouldn't price it more reasonably

http://drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?x=0&y=0&author=Gideon

I won't swear to it, but I think I've got a copy of the main rulebook somewhere - I'm in no mood to keep it, so its yours if you'd like IF I indeed do have it.

Its either that, or a copy of some other Gideon game I've got where aliens invade earth, I forget.

bayonetbrant · August 16, 2016, 10:48:14 AM

I used to have it and swapped it out with Nick Parenti years ago for something else. It's not that I particularly want it back, but I thought others might like to check out the game.

Dammit Carl! · August 16, 2016, 11:41:21 AM

Quote from: Nefaro on August 16, 2016, 09:10:27 AM
As for 6th Gun, I wondered why they bothered creating it for Savage Worlds when they already have Deadlands Reloaded for it, and plenty extra fluff add-ons. Pretty much the same kind of setting. I just figured people might meld the content together...?

They do have a booklet that is supposed to help merge one into the other, I think, if the GM is so inclined. That reminds me; need to pick that up [scribbles on post-it].

My guess is they went with 6th gun as its not the super-gonzo-weird-west but something a wee bit more subtle in a way.

Nefaro · August 16, 2016, 11:43:04 AM

Quote from: Dammit Carl! on August 16, 2016, 11:41:21 AM
Quote from: Nefaro on August 16, 2016, 09:10:27 AM
As for 6th Gun, I wondered why they bothered creating it for Savage Worlds when they already have Deadlands Reloaded for it, and plenty extra fluff add-ons. Pretty much the same kind of setting. I just figured people might meld the content together...?

They do have a booklet that is supposed to help merge one into the other, I think, if the GM is so inclined. That reminds me; need to pick that up [scribbles on post-it].

My guess is they went with 6th gun as its not the super-gonzo-weird-west but something a wee bit more subtle in a way.

Good to know. I'm not familiar with the 6th gun comic. The background setting is probably less far-out than the post-ACW Cold War between North & South, at the least.

Dammit Carl! · August 16, 2016, 12:46:06 PM

Quote from: Nefaro on August 16, 2016, 11:43:04 AM
Good to know. I'm not familiar with the 6th gun comic. The background setting is probably less far-out than the post-ACW Cold War between North & South, at the least.

Yup. You still got voodoo, spirits, zombies, etc. but its toned down (to an extent) and applied to our actual timeline = something that possible gamers can wrap their heads around a smidge bit easier.

Dammit Carl! · August 18, 2016, 11:42:33 AM

Re: Justifiers for Bayonet

Sorry, but I couldn't find the book. Not to say that it isn't still in my possession, but danged if it was in the easy-to-look-through boxes. Did find the "Invasion," themed one for what it was worth.

gameleaper · August 18, 2016, 07:06:39 PM

http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/79964/Wild-West-Cinema-rulebook

I don't know if its on sale , but its normaly $14.95 but now its $4.49

Its Clint Eastwood in the spaghetti Westerns RPG , what more could you want

bbmike · August 18, 2016, 07:13:25 PM

Tempting. I've look at several western RPGs but I think it would be hard to run one.

Nefaro · August 18, 2016, 07:55:51 PM

Quote from: bbmike on August 18, 2016, 07:13:25 PM
Tempting. I've look at several western RPGs but I think it would be hard to run one.

A mundane Western would get too repetitive, too quickly, for me to attempt.

If we aren't spraying demons shooting out of toilets with automatic/friggin' laser fire, or frying changeling milkmen with lightning from your hands, then it's of limited use. :))

gameleaper · August 18, 2016, 08:05:41 PM

Ive just skimmed it, all the NPCs are Done for you , I found this great for solo games,I know lots of RPGs have monster stats - but this one is good, you have classes of gunfighters too all setup as default ready for the player to finishup, there is a multipart adventure included, its the full western experience. and the Luck dice is a great mechanic.

I think I saw a preview of the rules here it is http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/79266/Wild-West-Cinema--Preview?term=Wild+West+Cinema&test_epoch=0

I really like the rules, about 110 pages