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Post by Hexenritter Verlag on Jun 24, 2018 15:34:39 GMT -5
What are your thoughts on the Big Brown Book by Justen Brown? I have yet to read through it thoroughly, but it looks like it is a fusing of OD&D with Chainmail using the 2d6 mechanic. I'll post a more in depth review on it on my 'Musing on Original Edition Adventures Blog' once I've printed it out & gave it a solid read. I just wondered if anyone else has read it & if so have you played it? If you have played it, what did you think of the system?
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Post by Q Man on Jun 24, 2018 16:54:33 GMT -5
No, I haven't seen that, do you have a link?
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Post by Hexenritter Verlag on Jun 25, 2018 13:17:35 GMT -5
I sent the link to Q Man, but if Admin Pete thinks it is okay I'll share the link in thread. It should be a legal & apparently Justen Brown is the mind behind the 2e clone For Glory & Gold, the latter you can get from DrivethruRPG from God Emperor Games, the PDF of FG&G is free. |
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Post by Admin Pete on Jun 25, 2018 20:13:34 GMT -5
I sent the link to Q Man , but if Admin Pete thinks it is okay I'll share the link in thread. It should be a legal & apparently Justen Brown is the mind behind the 2e clone For Glory & Gold, the latter you can get from DrivethruRPG from God Emperor Games, the PDF of FG&G is free. , it is written under the OGL so it is fine to share the link. |
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Post by Hexenritter Verlag on Jun 25, 2018 21:46:41 GMT -5
I sent the link to Q Man , but if Admin Pete thinks it is okay I'll share the link in thread. It should be a legal & apparently Justen Brown is the mind behind the 2e clone For Glory & Gold, the latter you can get from DrivethruRPG from God Emperor Games, the PDF of FG&G is free. , it is written under the OGL so it is fine to share the link. Good to know, i had to check & made sure & it does have the OGL at the back. The link is here. Note: The pdf hosted on the FOSsil Bank page is a weird compilation of two copies of the same file. If possible download the RTF file from the same page & then convert it to a PDF file, as you'll get the proper 107 page file not the 214 compiled PDF file. |
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Post by Admin Pete on Jun 26, 2018 16:47:51 GMT -5
Good to know, i had to check & made sure & it does have the OGL at the back. The link is here. Note: The pdf hosted on the FOSsil Bank page is a weird compilation of two copies of the same file. If possible download the RTF file from the same page & then convert it to a PDF file, as you'll get the proper 107 page file not the 214 compiled PDF file. Thanks for the extra Note, good thing to know. |
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Post by Hexenritter Verlag on Jul 2, 2018 18:02:29 GMT -5
I printed out a copy of The Big Brown Book with a cover I created using some art I like. Now i just have to read through it & post my review on my blog.
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Post by True Black Raven on Jul 2, 2018 19:40:44 GMT -5
I printed out a copy of The Big Brown Book with a cover I created using some art I like. Now i just have to read through it & post my review on my blog. I'll be interested in reading that, let us know when it is finished please. |
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Post by Hexenritter Verlag on Jul 2, 2018 20:28:54 GMT -5
I printed out a copy of The Big Brown Book with a cover I created using some art I like. Now i just have to read through it & post my review on my blog. I'll be interested in reading that, let us know when it is finished please. I will do so. It might take a few days to fully absorb, as I have prep work on my PbP to do as well. |
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Post by Admin Pete on Jul 2, 2018 23:28:48 GMT -5
I'll be interested in reading that, let us know when it is finished please. I will do so. It might take a few days to fully absorb, as I have prep work on my PbP to do as well. Be careful with that absorption stuff that could make you sick. |
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Post by mormonyoyoman on Jul 3, 2018 0:30:42 GMT -5
Look what it did to Nancy Walker.
That's right - she's dead. And I'm not feeling so good meself.
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Post by Admin Pete on Jul 3, 2018 7:21:56 GMT -5
Look what it did to Nancy Walker. That's right - she's dead. And I'm not feeling so good meself. Lung cancer did her in, but that was the smoking. |
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Post by mormonyoyoman on Jul 3, 2018 8:01:54 GMT -5
Yup. She absorbed all those carcinogens, and I'm sure Bounty helped.
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Post by Admin Pete on Jul 3, 2018 11:22:44 GMT -5
Yup. She absorbed all those carcinogens, and I'm sure Bounty helped. Maybe if not for the Mutiny. |
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Post by mormonyoyoman on Jul 3, 2018 13:53:38 GMT -5
I'm Laughton out loud. Well I would if I was Gable.
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Post by Admin Pete on Jul 3, 2018 14:33:24 GMT -5
I'm Laughton out loud. Well I would if I was Gable. As long as you are not out in the Fields at night because it ain't a fit night out for man or beast! |
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Post by mormonyoyoman on Jul 3, 2018 17:58:20 GMT -5
Not my Brando puns. Howard you managing them?
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Post by Admin Pete on Jul 3, 2018 22:12:50 GMT -5
Not my Brando puns. Howard you managing them? With a Hughes amount of goodwill and patience. |
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Post by mormonyoyoman on Jul 3, 2018 22:16:58 GMT -5
(Howard Hughes produced the 1935 Mutiny on the Bounty? (the one with Gable and Laughton) That's one I didn't know. I should Google these things before I use them as fodder for puns.
And yes, I know that Fodder's Day was LAST month.
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Post by Admin Pete on Jul 4, 2018 5:45:37 GMT -5
(Howard Hughes produced the 1935 Mutiny on the Bounty? (the one with Gable and Laughton) That's one I didn't know. I should Google these things before I use them as fodder for puns. And yes, I know that Fodder's Day was LAST month. No Howard Hughes was not a producer, I just rolled from Howard to Hughes. |
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Post by Hexenritter Verlag on Jul 6, 2018 10:29:18 GMT -5
I am actually liking The Big Brown Book a lot, my only real criticism is that Justen Brown abandoned it before he finalized it. No covers and a few typos or what I initially assumed to be typos. It seems to be a neat fusion of OD&D and Chainmal with a few simplifications. It begs you to wonder why Justen abandoned it before moving onto create the 2e clone 'For Gold & Glory".
I can easily see myself running TBBB in the future and get the book printed in softcover at a local shop once I add some art to it to eat up some of the blank pages between chapters. I'd especially run this game if I wanted to use a baked in mass combat rules instead of using Chainmal or Spells & Swords. I'll do a full review via my blog once I've finished my first pass through. So far I am nearly through the core rules & about to hit the appendices, which include the spells, monsters, treasures, optional rules & a FAQ.
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Post by mormonyoyoman on Jul 7, 2018 21:13:36 GMT -5
(Howard Hughes produced the 1935 Mutiny on the Bounty? (the one with Gable and Laughton) That's one I didn't know. I should Google these things before I use them as fodder for puns. And yes, I know that Fodder's Day was LAST month. No Howard Hughes was not a producer, I just rolled from Howard to Hughes. As I recall, he produced the first "Hell's Angels" and "Scarface." He was said to have discovered Jane Russell, but did not produce her. |
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Post by Hexenritter Verlag on Jul 12, 2018 19:58:48 GMT -5
I'll start work composing my review on TBBB asap, as I just finished reading it & will post a link once it is published.
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Post by hengest on Apr 11, 2021 20:25:43 GMT -5
Hexenritter Verlag, do you have any idea where's there's a working link to TBBB? I would like to rea dyour complete review as well.
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