More OSR Campaign Commentary On The Cities Without Number rpg By Kevin
Crawford
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So one of the OSR rpg systems that I've been recently going back into is
Cities Without Number. There are a couple of reasons for this. The
Cyberpunk rpg ...
2 hours ago
Forbes Magazine, of all things, did a two-part article on Torchbearer back in April 2013:
ReplyDeletePart 1: http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2013/04/15/introducing-torchbearer-the-new-indie-dungeon-crawler-from-the-creators-of-burning-wheel/
Part 2: http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2013/04/17/new-burning-wheel-rpg-torchbearer-sets-its-sights-on-gen-con-release-date-kickstarter-drive/
Describes it as heavy on resource management. From the article: "The game hinges on choice, consequence, and conflict, and your inventory lies at the heart of each expedition."
Looks like it could get really fiddly, to the point that backpacks have item slots. I'll be interested to hear the Tenkar's Tavern Review.
Ohh.. And... Gesundheit!!
ReplyDeleteUnfamiliar with Torchbearer, so I look forward to what you have to say about it.
ReplyDeleteKevin, thanks for the links.
If you haven't contributed to the Kickstarter, where do you acquire this?
ReplyDeleteNo idea the Burning Wheel guys were doing this.
ReplyDeleteAdvertised well I take it.
Does the print book contain the same rules as this?
ReplyDeletehttp://www.rpgnow.com/product/116482/Torchbearer
I'm still waiting on my copy to arrive, checking the mail daily for it.
ReplyDeleteΚωστης, yes, that's the PDF version of the same game.
ReplyDeleteThe Mullen cover makes this a no-brainer for me, assuming it will be made available as a hardcover to people who don't do KS.
ReplyDeleteJust waitin' for my KS copy to arrive...
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