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Several products have been submitted for the ENnies so far and I've been slacking on the test-drives. I've done two so far but I would like to get several more in before the judging window closes. This time I'd like you guys to decide what we play. The options are...
Dragon Age: Dark Fantasy Roleplaying It has been hundreds of years since the last Blight ravaged the world of Thedas. Many believe that it can never happen again, that the Dragon Age will pass without the rise of such evil. They are wrong. Beneath the earth the darkspawn stir. A new archdemon has risen and with it a Blight that will scourge the lands and darken the skies. The nations of Thedas need a new generation of heroes, but who will answer the call?
The table-top version of the popular CRPG, Dragon Age has all of the blood and grit of the video game in a neat little package. It uses a new 3d6 system named AGE (Adventure Game Engine) that allows for fast, brutal and cinematic action.
Earthdawn Third Edition: Players Guide The world of Earthdawn is one of legend. Its people and places are larger than life, the stuff of song and saga. Heroes fight the monsters of this and other worlds; their bold exploits light a beacon of hope for the future, as word of their deeds spreads across the troubled, fearful land. Earthdawn is a world of high adventure, high magic, and terrible danger. Those dangers lurk not only within long-forgotten kaers, but also within the minds of people forever corrupted by the Horrors. To rebuild its heart and soul as well as its outward aspect after the devastation of the Scourge, the world needs heroes.
Earthdawn 3E is the newest version of an old-school game that has always had an awesome high-fantasy setting. This new edition cleans up a lot of the clunkier bits of the older versions.
Swords & Wizardry Quick Start Swords & Wizardry is an approximate re-creation of the Gygax-Arneson original fantasy role-playing game and its several supplements as written in 1974. If you liked the BECMI version of D&D, Swords & Wizardry will be perfect for you.
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Now, I learned my lesson with the Colonial Gothic test-drive and will be trying to put together something that shows off the mechanics but really brings the setting to the forefront. When I was using the official demo for Colonial Gothic, I feel I took away from the game a little bit as there was nothing in the setting that was really allowed to shine and I didn't adapt the scenario well enough to compensate. I really dislike running canned scenarios and don't feel that I did that game justice. Please don't hold that session against me.
With each test-drive I would like the players to give me some feedback about the game. What did you like? What did you hate? What could be better? All of that goes into my decisions on what I put up for nomination this year, so it's not just my voice being heard in the ENnies.
This poll will stay open until March 31 and I am looking at running whatever game is selected at Muse Comics in April. I'll post an exact date at time once the game is chosen.
[ Edited Mon Mar 15 2010, 01:59 ] One Year, where I attempt to cure (or at least curb) my "Corvus Disorder". "If there is no struggle there is no progress." --- Frederick Douglass
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I voted for Dragon Age, with no other reason than I liked the PC game. It actually had some pretty cool background to it that wasn't overly cliche; Which isn't all that easy to do with fantasy anymore.
Not really sure how much I would like a 3d6 system, but I would be willing to give it a shot.
If you have any questions about the S&W Quick Start, please feel free to ask!
Just so you all know, Chgowiz is the guy behind the quick start. Thanks for putting yourself out there to answer questions!
[ Edited Mon Mar 15 2010, 02:03 ] One Year, where I attempt to cure (or at least curb) my "Corvus Disorder". "If there is no struggle there is no progress." --- Frederick Douglass
@kinetic - Ah! I did forget to mention that, thank you. Yes, please do ask - the only way to share the game I enjoy so much is to indeed put myself out there. Warts and all.
@CraigC - I wonder if that will be a very prevalent reaction. Still, if I'm nominated as an ENnie finalist, that would be an awesome achievement for some unknown guy behind a computer.
Just under two weeks to go so get your votes in! One Year, where I attempt to cure (or at least curb) my "Corvus Disorder". "If there is no struggle there is no progress." --- Frederick Douglass
@CraigC - I wonder if that will be a very prevalent reaction. Still, if I'm nominated as an ENnie finalist, that would be an awesome achievement for some unknown guy behind a computer.
I think that Dragon Age does catch a lot of people's attention because of the CRPG, but I wouldn't discount the old-school gamers wanting a taste of something familiar. One of the reasons I picked these three was because they are all fantasy games, but another is because one is brand new, one bridges the gap between new-school and old-school and one has a very strong old-school feel. I was hoping to appeal to as many fantasy gamers as possible with this and, without disclosing results to those that haven't voted, no title is left out in the cold here.
8 days to go! Get your votes in!
[ Edited Tue Mar 23 2010, 10:34 ] One Year, where I attempt to cure (or at least curb) my "Corvus Disorder". "If there is no struggle there is no progress." --- Frederick Douglass
The poll has closed and Dragon Age has taken it! I'll post more information tomorrow with the date and time of the playtest. Thanks to everyone that voted! One Year, where I attempt to cure (or at least curb) my "Corvus Disorder". "If there is no struggle there is no progress." --- Frederick Douglass
Tomorrow turned into “two weeks later” because my Outlook calendar didn’t communicate with the Internet like I wanted it to…
The Dragon Age test-drive will take place on April 25th, from noon to 4pm. The location may be changing due to a series of Warhammer 40K tournaments at Muse Comics (I don't like taking up space those guys can be using), but I will make sure to let everyone know in advance if it does!
Sorry about the delay on the date/time, folks. No excuses for that one. One Year, where I attempt to cure (or at least curb) my "Corvus Disorder". "If there is no struggle there is no progress." --- Frederick Douglass
Yes, please do ask - the only way to share the game I enjoy so much is to indeed put myself out there. Warts and all. 
