Independent Games

Dawngreeter · Post by **Dawngreeter** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 11:27 am

Y'know, you could always give Exalted a shot, at least system-wise if not setting-wise. If you want to be facing hordes and so forth, that is.

FGSerbia · Post by **FGSerbia** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 11:55 am

OK,
I'm back in BG! Esoterrorists is a cute little system and it kinda makes me smile as the setting is so similar to a World of Darkness campaign that I tried to run. People are going to recognise similarities.

OK we have 3 for Esoterrorists on the 12th May. Dawngreeter hope your salary came in as I have Saturnine Nights (promeathean) for you and Vampire: Prince of the City Board game. All customer orders are in and will be in CUMIC after 6 pm. Marko - I'll leave Scion there later in the week so I can have a butchers. Actually reading this - I should put it in the Market section.

For everyone that's after Spirit of the Century - no I haven't got it yet. BUT a new game came in called Hollow Earth RPG. It's pulpy (in a Jules Verne kinda way) and has got rave reviews. Well worth a look. A|State is in and I'm tracking down Cold City. My stock is still spread round half the Balkans so some lines maybe be missing.

Rick

Dawngreeter · Post by **Dawngreeter** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 8:02 pm

Woohoo! :D

I've come across this odd-looking pot of gold that I suspect belonged to some Leprechaun, so you can expect me to come raid your store tomorrow (I hope).

FGSerbia · Post by **FGSerbia** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 11:24 am

Man,
Scion is the best book I've seen from white wolf. Spanks the behind of world of darkness. Hence why I'm not letting you have it (Marko) until you've paid for the promeathean book.
8)

Dawngreeter · Post by **Dawngreeter** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 11:26 am

I think you seriously underestimate how much of a crazed World of Darkness fan I am :D

Though I really have no doubts Scion looks awesome. Hopefully I'll get to see it in a couple of hours, too 8)

Dawngreeter · Post by **Dawngreeter** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 12:06 pm

Well that idea didn't work out. Let's see if I have better luck wasting money at Cumic today.

FGSerbia · Post by **FGSerbia** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 12:49 pm

OK.
Esoterrorists May12th - Players announced (Marko, Cira, Milos & Dusan). 6pm - 12am at my place near Vukov Spomenik.
Cira has also agreed (without torturing) to run A|State which looks fanatstic. So that's the next one to follow.
Cheers,
Rick

Dawngreeter · Post by **Dawngreeter** » Tue May 01, 2007 12:57 am

So, I raided Fantasy Games today and it was a hoot :D

A|State looks very, very neat. High production values for a game that by all rights should be considered an indie game. Also, I'm here to tell you that Scion is the most beautiful friggin' book I've ever seen. I'm not exagerating.

But what really blows me away is that, by way of what I can only describe as divine intervention, SLA Industries RPG somehow found its way to Belgrade. Up until now, I thought that game was some sort of Internet myth or something. Seems it's real. And if you're a fan of weird cyberpunk and didn't hear about it before, go Google it. As in right away. I think I'll want to run a playtest game right after Scion is done.

FGSerbia · Post by **FGSerbia** » Wed May 02, 2007 8:59 am

Marko - there's a new supplement called Cannibal Sector 1 for SLA. Do you want me to get it in? I appreciate that you'll be penniless for another year but I need something to tease you with and Changeling isn't out until August.
Rick

Malcolm Craig · Post by **Malcolm Craig** » Wed May 02, 2007 10:13 am

Dawngreeter wrote:So, I raided Fantasy Games today and it was a hoot :D

A|State looks very, very neat. High production values for a game that by all rights should be considered an indie game. Also, I'm here to tell you that Scion is the most beautiful friggin' book I've ever seen. I'm not exagerating.

But what really blows me away is that, by way of what I can only describe as divine intervention, SLA Industries RPG somehow found its way to Belgrade. Up until now, I thought that game was some sort of Internet myth or something. Seems it's real. And if you're a fan of weird cyberpunk and didn't hear about it before, go Google it. As in right away. I think I'll want to run a playtest game right after Scion is done.

Ah, SLA Industries, another fine, Scottish produced RPG. It's kind of cool to see this thread here where people are talking about playing a couple of games produced in my home country (and one of them by me, as well).

SLA is a very nice game and well worth playing. The new stuff for it that Cubicle 7 are bringing out looks very nice as well: Cannibal Sector 1, Hunter Sheets, etc. I played the game many years ago when I was at university in Glasgow, the ideal environment for a SLA game!

Cheers
Malcolm

Dawngreeter · Post by **Dawngreeter** » Wed May 02, 2007 10:34 am

FGSerbia wrote:Marko - there's a new supplement called Cannibal Sector 1 for SLA. Do you want me to get it in? I appreciate that you'll be penniless for another year but I need something to tease you with and Changeling isn't out until August.
Rick

You are such a drug dealer. And you know I have no willpower to resist stuff like that. :P

So yeah, of course I'm up for it.

Malcolm Craig wrote:Ah, SLA Industries, another fine, Scottish produced RPG. It's kind of cool to see this thread here where people are talking about playing a couple of games produced in my home country (and one of them by me, as well).

SLA is a very nice game and well worth playing. The new stuff for it that Cubicle 7 are bringing out looks very nice as well: Cannibal Sector 1, Hunter Sheets, etc. I played the game many years ago when I was at university in Glasgow, the ideal environment for a SLA game!

Cheers
Malcolm

That's neat, I didn't even know it was a Scottish game. Seems you guys are kicking all sorts of butt, RPG Industry-wise.

But the really weird thig is, I've only heard about SLA Industries from some random Internet Cyberpunk fans. I honestly figured it was something like a Bigfoot or a Loch Ness Monster (which also happens to be Scottish :D ) because no one I knew in person ever confirmed seeing the game with his own two eyes.

So now I have A|State and SLA Industries to drool over. The cyberpunk in me is squeeling with delight :D

FGSerbia · Post by **FGSerbia** » Wed May 02, 2007 11:20 am

So now I have A|State and SLA Industries to drool over. The cyberpunk in me is squeeling with delight.

Careful DG - White Wolf will become jealous.

Dawngreeter · Post by **Dawngreeter** » Wed May 02, 2007 11:26 am

For years now I've been saying that the only thing White Wolf is missing is a Cyberpunk game of some sort. But even so, it'll be a long while 'til non-White Wolf books on my shelves start outnumbering some 70+ WW books I've amassed over the years. 'Tis an addiction :?

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » Thu May 03, 2007 3:34 am

What are the chances of getting Over the Edge via Fantasy Games?

FGSerbia · Post by **FGSerbia** » Thu May 03, 2007 9:42 am

The chances are excellent.
I'll get anything you want - mine is a service industry.
At the moment you've got 4 books on order. You want to add Over the Edge?
Rick

Pendargon · Post by **Pendargon** » Thu May 03, 2007 11:22 am

OK.
Esoterrorists May12th - Players announced (Marko, Cira, Milos & Dusan). 6pm - 12am at my place near Vukov Spomenik.

THe sky has fallen on my head. Due to the unforeseen circumstances, I am now not so shure that I'll be able to participate

(probably,I'll be out of country...

). So unfortunately, I'm taking a rain check on this one. Hope i did'nt make things too complicated. I'm still looknig forward to next demos...
cheers
D.

FGSerbia · Post by **FGSerbia** » Thu May 03, 2007 12:00 pm

Ooh you're a pain!
OK - 1 place open. If there are no takers by the 5th then we'll run it with 3.
That's the last time I trust a dentist!!

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » Thu May 03, 2007 1:33 pm

I'm up for Esoterrorists, no problem. The 12th is actually the perfect date.

And, yes, I'm ordering a copy of Over the Edge. Will it come with the SLA Industries bunch, or the Spirit of the Century bunch? Or will it have a bunch of it's own?

FGSerbia · Post by **FGSerbia** » Thu May 03, 2007 1:41 pm

I expect SLA Industries, A|State, Over the Edge and Mythologies to come in one batch (probably on the 12th when we play Esoterrorists) and Spirit of the Century to come later.
Between you and Marko - the RPG market in Serbia is getting healthier.

Dawngreeter · Post by **Dawngreeter** » Thu May 03, 2007 1:47 pm

The few - The chosen - The ones without a life :lol:

FGSerbia · Post by **FGSerbia** » Thu May 03, 2007 1:52 pm

Don't you dare get a life! It'd cripple my sales!
- If I find out you have one I'll snuff it out.

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » Thu May 03, 2007 3:26 pm

Almost everything on the 12th? My limitless joys only prove my lifelessness...

And, don't forget to announce it if you ever get a hold on Don't Rest Your Head or Cold City. Those ones are cheap and meaty 8)

FGSerbia · Post by **FGSerbia** » Fri May 04, 2007 8:33 am

Cold City should be there too.
In fact it should be an Oasis of Independent RPG games.

Post by **Awakened** » Mon May 07, 2007 10:56 pm

Sorry for bashing in, its not really an Independent RPG, but I posted here 'cause I wanted to hear Rick as well if possible:

Did anyone try to play Ars Magica 5th edition? From what I could glimpse from various sources, its a very interesting fantasy system, with a great atmosphere remniscent of Darklands computer game, with some unusual concepts (like really running a number of characters rather than a single PC), and finally, a mechanic system that sounds pretty much like a dice rolling nightmare.

Dawngreeter · Post by **Dawngreeter** » Mon May 07, 2007 11:03 pm

The only thing I've ever heard about Ars Magica is that it was the game Mark Rein-Hagen created before WoD. Many people said Ars Magica was effectively a prototype for Mage with very similar systems for workign magic and I simply figured it was the same thing, only more fantasy-oriented. Guess I wasn't so right about that.

FGSerbia · Post by **FGSerbia** » Tue May 08, 2007 8:30 am

##Corporate Whore alert##
FGS Has Ars Magica 5th Edition in stock.

It would be more like Mage: Dark Ages though. I haven't played it though it was very popular some years back. I hope the magic system is a bit clearer than Mage though.

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » Tue May 08, 2007 10:26 am

I never played it, although it sounds pretty interesting, especially the magic system: the basic idea is that of magic words, spoken in pairs, with the first one being a verb (Create, Control, etc.) and the other a noun (Fire, Body, etc.) - and the whole system builds from that idea.

And yes, it does sound like Darklands, partially because you can determine the amount of 'the supernatural' in your Mythic Europe (the name of the setting).

Damn. I want to play it now.

Post by **Awakened** » Wed May 09, 2007 9:38 am

Me too. The more I read, the more I like the concepts of the game. Although, you know, things such as "Combat was completely reworked, since the previous edition had a problem that the most powerful force on the battlefield was a naked man with a stick" doesn't really give me much faith in the game designers...

FGSerbia · Post by **FGSerbia** » Wed May 09, 2007 10:23 am

Naked man with a stick? Sounds more like Discworld RPG...
Though a DnDer would ask what level of Nakedness was he and what plus was his stick. (sorry Nikola - it just burst out of me)

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » Fri May 11, 2007 9:39 pm

Should I know anything about the Esoterrorists game tomorrow? I have only vague ideas of the game, and haven't seen anything related to it except a screenshot of the cover...

And yay! - I will most certainly be able to buy all the games I ordered tomorrow! They better be there though :lol:

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » Sat May 12, 2007 3:57 pm

A game that isn't independent only by distributor:

More info:
http://www.mongoosepublishing.com/ho...laming%20Cobra

The sale date is 18th June, and if it happens to be any good, Rick will have another busy month :lol:

Dawngreeter · Post by **Dawngreeter** » Sat May 12, 2007 5:38 pm

I'm waiting to see when FanPro will finally offer a definitive publishing date for English version of Degenesis. Now there's a book everyone should own. It was originally in German and it contains a lot of illustrations by Marko Djurdjevic. And if you don't know who Marko Djurdjevic is - shame on you.

http://www.degenesis.com

FGSerbia · Post by **FGSerbia** » Sun May 13, 2007 10:05 am

Won't it just be easier if I forward on my lists of new releases to you guys and you two do the ordering....?

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » Thu May 17, 2007 11:36 pm

Damn, Cold City is great 8O

One of the best RPGs I've ever read, and I really can't wait to play it...

FGSerbia · Post by **FGSerbia** » Fri May 18, 2007 8:47 am

HOW could you have read it so quickly?
Are you and Marko studying RPG's at University? I ran a six week World of Darkness campaign and in all that time I still never got round to reading the rules.
Cold City is currently very popular in the UK - well I know a lot of people on a UK forum were listing themselves as play testing it.

Dawngreeter · Post by **Dawngreeter** » Fri May 18, 2007 8:55 am

RPG University... you know, that might just work! :lol:

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » Fri May 18, 2007 10:40 am

Come on, the book is very compact and very readable, it took me one evening; although I haven't read the sample adventure nor anything related to it. I guess reading and studying ( 8) ) SLA Industries is going to take a LOT more time... same goes for A/State.

In other news, I am still not sure about buying Hollow Earth on Saturday. I really want to, but I really want to save money for Spirit of the Century and Over the Edge, when they finally arrive. Ah, sweet sorrows :lol:

FGSerbia · Post by **FGSerbia** » Fri May 18, 2007 11:18 am

The following items will be in-store from Monday 4th June;

2 x a|state
4 x Spirit of the Century
2 x Don't Rest Your Head
2 x Roanoke
1 x Legends of Alyria
2 x Dread
2 x Dogs in the Vineyard
2 x Burning Wheel: Revised Edition
1 x Dust Devils Revenged
1 x Nine Worlds
1 x Dog Town
1 x Swansong
3 x Agon
1 x Mortal Coil
1 x Thirty

These are, as I believe, the best of the Indie games available on the market currently. They have been shipped from the USA at great personal expense and inconvenience (please - no sympathy) and once they're gone it'll be a while before I get them back again. By all means Google them - once they are here I will send out a price list.
Cheers,
Rick

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » Fri May 18, 2007 1:31 pm

I'll definitely look some of those titles up.

By the way, I was just watching '12 Monkeys' for the 100th time and thought: 'wouldn't that be an excellent idea for a RPG?' Think about it: the near, post-apocalyptic future; players, actually convicts with a second chance, searching Earth's surface (or even the past) for clues concerning the mysterious wipe out of the human race - it simply sounds cool to me. Is there, by any chance, an RPG that sounds remotely like this?

Post by **Awakened** » Fri May 18, 2007 1:58 pm

Fallout?

Klub Zmaj

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