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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Feb 2, 2015 15:21:12 GMT -5
I have a mix of old and new that I plan on purchasing. In no particular order:
1. Graveyard Earth and any other source books released for the DEAD REIGN game line.
2. The 5E Core manuals. I dig the Basic Rules and I just have not gotten around to purchasing the big books yet.
3. The most current versions of the Castles & Crusades manuals.
4. The new Muckin: Adventure Time edition.
5. The hardcover Sword & Wizardry: Monstrosities.
6. I am going to get Champions of ZED when it becomes available to the public.
How about you?
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Post by Admin Pete on Feb 2, 2015 19:53:06 GMT -5
I haven't thought about it a lot, but I would like to the Champions of ZED and Warriors of the Red Planet.
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Post by Mr Darke on Feb 2, 2015 20:14:37 GMT -5
Hmm... I don't have a lot left I want D&D wise so this is what's on the list:
1. Savage Worlds with Deadlands
2. Savage Worlds Fantasy
3. A good and affordable set of mini's
4. Whatever I find that interests me.
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Post by Necromancer on Feb 4, 2015 4:25:49 GMT -5
The only product so far I know I simply must buy is "Monster och varelser vol.2" for the Fantasy! Old School Gaming RPG - because it features the first of my own illustrations that I've managed to get published!  Apart from that, I'm pretty much undecided but I'll probably end up buying a handful of products during the course of the year. There's a bunch of products that have caught my attention, mostly Swedish stuff, I'm afraid. The new fantasy RPG Symbaroum looks really interesting, especially the setting and the artwork. Also, the reboot of the old postapocalyptic RPG Mutant, this time called Mutant: År Noll, is something I'd like to take a closer look at. This game was actually translated and published in English last year, under the name Mutant: Year Zero.
Oh, and absolutely everthing that might be released for the Svavelvinter RPG. On the international scene I'm quite excited about the new Carcosa module. LotFP and AS&SH seem to have interesting high quality prouct lines as well. I'd like to get a physical copy of Barbarians of Lemuria, and at some point I might pick up Trail of Cthulhu. At the end of the year we'll see what I've been able to obtain... |
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Post by finarvyn on Feb 4, 2015 8:14:31 GMT -5
No idea. I visit a game store 1-2 times per week (once as a GM, once as a player) and haunt the "new releases" section of the store to see what is out, but I don't always know what new stuff is on the horizon. I'm pretty sure that Temple of Elemental Evil is the next 4E release, and I'm sure I'll buy one since I'll be expected to run it at the store.  I recently bought END OF THE WORLD Zombie Apocolypse and it looked pretty good, so if the other books in the series (Cthulhu, alien invasion, robots rule the world) come out I'll probably pick them up, too. And dice. I have far more dice than I need, yet when a pretty color shows up I must have them... Other than that, I'm not sure what's in the pipeline. I already own most of the old school stuff I want from the old days and I can hardly ever anticipate what I'll be interested in from week to week, so it's hard to predict. |
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Post by Mr Darke on Feb 4, 2015 16:32:04 GMT -5
Forgot to add that S&W Complete is on my list for this year.
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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Feb 5, 2015 5:49:25 GMT -5
I recently bought END OF THE WORLD Zombie Apocolypse and it looked pretty good, so if the other books in the series (Cthulhu, alien invasion, robots rule the world) come out I'll probably pick them up, too. I forgot about these games. Care to share any info you have on the Zombie Apocalypse book? I really am interested in getting it but I would like to hear more.  |
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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Feb 5, 2015 5:51:09 GMT -5
Forgot to add that S&W Complete is on my list for this year. I anticipate you being VERY PLEASED with this! I got mine through a trade and was just immediately blown away. |
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Post by Mr Darke on Feb 5, 2015 9:08:41 GMT -5
Forgot to add that S&W Complete is on my list for this year. I anticipate you being VERY PLEASED with this! I got mine through a trade and was just immediately blown away. I have the free PDF and love it. Of course I also still have my S&W Core Book with the Companion and Monster book so I know what I am getting. Having it all together is going to be nice. |
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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Feb 6, 2015 5:06:46 GMT -5
I anticipate you being VERY PLEASED with this! I got mine through a trade and was just immediately blown away. I have the free PDF and love it. Of course I also still have my S&W Core Book with the Companion and Monster book so I know what I am getting. Having it all together is going to be nice. Sounds great to me! |
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Post by finarvyn on Feb 7, 2015 9:13:41 GMT -5
I recently bought END OF THE WORLD Zombie Apocolypse and it looked pretty good, so if the other books in the series (Cthulhu, alien invasion, robots rule the world) come out I'll probably pick them up, too. I forgot about these games. Care to share any info you have on the Zombie Apocalypse book? I really am interested in getting it but I would like to hear more. I haven't gotten to actually play the game yet but it reads well, seems like a simple enough system, is highly narrative (if you like that kind of thing), and looks like a lot of fun. The rulebook is around 140 pages and maybe 45 of that is actual rules -- the rest is a bunch of scenarios that you can play to form a campaign. There are rules for how you can play "yourself" but I can't decide if that's a good thing or not. The character creation for this involves you statting yourself, then a cooperative group vote is used to modify your stats to better fit what the party thinks you are like. The problem here is that we're not all created equal -- I have a mix of kids and adults in my game group and I suspect the kids won't want to play kids in the game. |
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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Feb 7, 2015 14:58:33 GMT -5
I forgot about these games. Care to share any info you have on the Zombie Apocalypse book? I really am interested in getting it but I would like to hear more. I haven't gotten to actually play the game yet but it reads well, seems like a simple enough system, is highly narrative (if you like that kind of thing), and looks like a lot of fun. The rulebook is around 140 pages and maybe 45 of that is actual rules -- the rest is a bunch of scenarios that you can play to form a campaign. There are rules for how you can play "yourself" but I can't decide if that's a good thing or not. The character creation for this involves you statting yourself, then a cooperative group vote is used to modify your stats to better fit what the party thinks you are like. The problem here is that we're not all created equal -- I have a mix of kids and adults in my game group and I suspect the kids won't want to play kids in the game. Sounds cool to me. Yeah, I think you're correct on the character creation. I may have to come up with something different when I buy that game. |
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Post by Admin Pete on Feb 8, 2015 22:12:16 GMT -5
I forgot about these games. Care to share any info you have on the Zombie Apocalypse book? I really am interested in getting it but I would like to hear more. I haven't gotten to actually play the game yet but it reads well, seems like a simple enough system, is highly narrative (if you like that kind of thing), and looks like a lot of fun. The rulebook is around 140 pages and maybe 45 of that is actual rules -- the rest is a bunch of scenarios that you can play to form a campaign. There are rules for how you can play "yourself" but I can't decide if that's a good thing or not. The character creation for this involves you statting yourself, then a cooperative group vote is used to modify your stats to better fit what the party thinks you are like. The problem here is that we're not all created equal -- I have a mix of kids and adults in my game group and I suspect the kids won't want to play kids in the game. Stat the kids as to what you all project them to be as adults and since you are all stating yourselves, be generous. I would promote all of the kids to at least 18-20 years old. That might be more exciting for them. |
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Post by makofan on Feb 9, 2015 10:45:28 GMT -5
I think I am going to buy Arduin Grimoire 1-3 this year.
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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Feb 10, 2015 21:08:36 GMT -5
I think I am going to buy Arduin Grimoire 1-3 this year. I really need to get around to that myself... |
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Post by Admin Pete on Feb 10, 2015 22:07:11 GMT -5
I think I am going to buy Arduin Grimoire 1-3 this year. I really need to get around to that myself... Go on down to the "Third Party" Supplements forum where I have posted the table of contents of the Arduin Trilogy. |
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Post by Vile Traveller on Feb 11, 2015 3:52:47 GMT -5
I still keep an eye open for a few old things, mostly Chaosium RQ2, but I don't buy a lot of new stuff. If the combined Labyrinth Lord + AEC Kickstarter happens I will probably go for that, though.
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Post by tetramorph on Feb 11, 2015 12:21:15 GMT -5
I've printed out DD and I need to print out my PDF of Full Metal Platemail.
But I need to be honest about something: I am growing tired of reading rules.
I've got my LBBs and Supplements. I am familiar with LL, the ACKS and some other cool stuff.
I feel like my rules research is done. At least for now. I am sure I will cycle back through.
I am almost done with my own "retro-supplement," and I just need to concentrate on knowing my OWN campaign rules and using them and play-testing them all, well.
Right now my energy is going into that task and into building the campaign world itself.
I am also loaded with dice!
So I think my game purchasing is going to slow down significantly, at least for a bit.
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Post by Admin Pete on Feb 11, 2015 12:31:24 GMT -5
I know what you mean, it is fun to read all of the different takes on things but at the end of the day it is even more fun to create your own take on it and go game with some friends. On the other hand thanks to those who have done the heavy lifting and made it easier for each of us to write our own version since we have so many good examples to follow. |
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Post by tetramorph on Feb 11, 2015 12:32:54 GMT -5
thanks to those who have done the heavy lifting and made it easier for each of us to write our own version since we have so many good examples to follow. Absolutely. Many thanks to all those brilliant OSers out there who've taught us how to house-rule. So awesome. You know who you are! Exalt! |
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Post by Mr Darke on Feb 13, 2015 16:36:19 GMT -5
I can scratch S&W Complete off the list as I ordered it yesterday.
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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Feb 13, 2015 20:30:32 GMT -5
I can scratch S&W Complete off the list as I ordered it yesterday. Hell YES! |
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Post by Mr Darke on Feb 18, 2015 12:27:26 GMT -5
I can scratch S&W Complete off the list as I ordered it yesterday. Hell YES! It showed up today and the nice surprise was that the S&W CSL was left intact for complete (I had not noticed it had stayed). I'll have a full review of the book up on my blog in a few days after I get to go through it and finish the switch over in my campaign. From what it looks like this will be OD&D for me unless someone wants to buy me the reprints.  |
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Post by tetramorph on Feb 18, 2015 15:14:34 GMT -5
Mr Darke, It is pretty good stuff. I am really leaning towards Full Metal Plate Mail myself these days, in terms of a favorite retro-clone. I am fortunate enough, however, to have received the premium reprints of 0e from wife for Christmas in 2013.
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Post by Mr Darke on Feb 18, 2015 21:48:24 GMT -5
Mr Darke, It is pretty good stuff. I am really leaning towards Full Metal Plate Mail myself these days, in terms of a favorite retro-clone. I am fortunate enough, however, to have received the premium reprints of 0e from wife for Christmas in 2013. I've heard of FMPM bit never have looked at it yet. With there being S&W, Delving Deeper, BFRPG and more 0e clones out or coming it is hard to keep track. What I like about Complete is that it is essentially all of OD&D in one volume. It makes it easier than running through PDFs of the original books. I also adopted S&W early on in its life so it has been one of my go to games when it comes to 0e. |
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Post by Hans E Magnusson on Feb 19, 2015 1:10:59 GMT -5
I really need to get around to that myself... Go on down to the "Third Party" Supplements forum where I have posted the table of contents of the Arduin Trilogy. Which forum is that, the link doesn't work for me. |
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Post by Admin Pete on Feb 19, 2015 6:22:26 GMT -5
Which forum is that, the link doesn't work for me. Hmm, it works fine for me, is anyone else having a problem with the link? Hans E Magnusson, just scroll down the page it is near the bottom of the board. Not sure what I can do about the link? |
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Post by finarvyn on Feb 19, 2015 6:27:12 GMT -5
I think I am going to buy Arduin Grimoire 1-3 this year. My advice to anyone thinking of buying the Arduin Grimoire books is to look for the "Arduin Trilogy" hardback. empcho.bizhosting.com/agtrilogy.html(1) The font size is readable. (Very small in the originals.) (2) The organization is better. (One place, versus scattered in several volumes.)  |
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Post by Hans E Magnusson on Feb 19, 2015 8:09:31 GMT -5
Which forum is that, the link doesn't work for me. Hmm, it works fine for me, is anyone else having a problem with the link? Hans E Magnusson, just scroll down the page it is near the bottom of the board. Not sure what I can do about the link? It says "Oops, there was an error! You do not have permission to access this board. |
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Post by Necromancer on Feb 19, 2015 8:19:49 GMT -5
Hmm, it works fine for me, is anyone else having a problem with the link? Hans E Magnusson, just scroll down the page it is near the bottom of the board. Not sure what I can do about the link? It says "Oops, there was an error! You do not have permission to access this board. Yeah, the same happened to me. |
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