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Quote from: RPGPundit on May 08, 2024, 04:50:24 PMUnbelievable fucking moral cowardice. I'm right here. If someone had made allegations they could have talked to me. Instead they surrendered to a quiet mob.

Spread the word. Let them know that YOU know what they did.

How do we know that's what happened, though? Like, since the name is still there, maybe it's a technical error. Kind of irresponsible to call out the posse before you know the facts.

They can't/didn't change the URL. But if you look at the Bing cache,

https://cc.bingj.com/cache.aspx?q=https%3a%2f%2fwww.belloflostsouls.net%2f2024%2f05%2fstrike-down-demons-and-dark-magic-during-the-crusades-in-baptism-of-fire-and-more-rpg-releases.html&d=2962566026341&mkt=en-US&setlang=en-US&w=tdtC-Xk8Zxun27tsLL1MCjOnhjjUxjbj

They redid the title within the page to remove Baptism of Fire, which was in the title and the lead product.

Quote from: Tod13 on May 08, 2024, 05:29:20 PM

Quote from: JanDevries on May 08, 2024, 05:08:51 PM

Quote from: RPGPundit on May 08, 2024, 04:50:24 PMUnbelievable fucking moral cowardice. I'm right here. If someone had made allegations they could have talked to me. Instead they surrendered to a quiet mob.

Spread the word. Let them know that YOU know what they did.

How do we know that's what happened, though? Like, since the name is still there, maybe it's a technical error. Kind of irresponsible to call out the posse before you know the facts.

They can't/didn't change the URL. But if you look at the Bing cache,

https://cc.bingj.com/cache.aspx?q=https%3a%2f%2fwww.belloflostsouls.net%2f2024%2f05%2fstrike-down-demons-and-dark-magic-during-the-crusades-in-baptism-of-fire-and-more-rpg-releases.html&d=2962566026341&mkt=en-US&setlang=en-US&w=tdtC-Xk8Zxun27tsLL1MCjOnhjjUxjbj

They redid the title within the page to remove Baptism of Fire, which was in the title and the lead product.

Ohhhh...

Quote from: RPGPundit on May 08, 2024, 04:50:24 PMInstead they surrendered to a quiet mob.

Considering how leftists fill the ranks of gaming news sites, the "mob" was probably the author's coworkers and/or boss. He's probably learned the wages of apoliticism in his industry now.

Quote from: GrimGrimnicus on May 08, 2024, 04:52:07 PMHey there Pundit! Really enjoying Baptism of Fire. I've just started Kingdom Come: Deliverance after playing it some years back, and that got me wanting to write a historical setting using OSR rules. If you would do me the honor of answering one question: how do you make sure your setting feels authentic?

First, look at the introduction to Baptism of Fire. I know a lot of introductions are just meant to be ignored, but in BoF (and Lion & Dragon) I use it to try to explain to GMs what the medieval paradigm should be; that is, the rules of the setting.

Second, a lot of historical research. In Baptism of Fire, everything I can is historically based: even the table of names, pagan lore, economy, the types of food that were prevalent, details about the cities/towns, etc.

Quote from: WERDNA on May 08, 2024, 08:21:27 PM

Quote from: RPGPundit on May 08, 2024, 04:50:24 PMInstead they surrendered to a quiet mob.

Considering how leftists fill the ranks of gaming news sites, the "mob" was probably the author's coworkers and/or boss. He's probably learned the wages of apoliticism in his industry now.

Yes, I don't typically read that site; I've been told it was popular for Warhammer stuff in the past, but that now it's gone very woke.

Yeah, as a former avid 40k player, they joined the woke crowd years ago but they only fly their flags on occasion.  The first indication for me was an article a few years back asking/advocating for female space marines in 40k.

Was Perun not mentioned in BoF because he's East Slavic? If so I figured that would be true of Chors as well. They are mentioned together in the same sources after all.

Quote from: WERDNA on May 09, 2024, 06:01:02 PMWas Perun not mentioned in BoF because he's East Slavic? If so I figured that would be true of Chors as well. They are mentioned together in the same sources after all.

Yeah, Perun was not really worshipped in Poland, though he might have been in the borderlands with the lands of the Rus.

Congrats, Pundit.  Your stuff is worthy of recognition and real consideration for the gaming table.  Lord knows, I've been taking large pieces of L&D and putting them in my own game for a while now.)

I haven't gotten a copy of BoF yet because I'm at sea and I want to wait until I can have a physical copy sent to me without worry. 

One of the things I really like about how you do your material is that you give me enough understanding of it so that I can take the parts I want and see how they can fit in my own game well.  I run a high fantasy setting of my own creation but I'm able to take a lot from L&D to really flesh it out.  My players have complemented me on many aspects of my game that I straight up lifted from L&D books.  Thank you.

Quote from: BadApple on May 10, 2024, 09:21:17 AMCongrats, Pundit.  Your stuff is worthy of recognition and real consideration for the gaming table.  Lord knows, I've been taking large pieces of L&D and putting them in my own game for a while now.)

I haven't gotten a copy of BoF yet because I'm at sea and I want to wait until I can have a physical copy sent to me without worry. 

One of the things I really like about how you do your material is that you give me enough understanding of it so that I can take the parts I want and see how they can fit in my own game well.  I run a high fantasy setting of my own creation but I'm able to take a lot from L&D to really flesh it out.  My players have complemented me on many aspects of my game that I straight up lifted from L&D books.  Thank you.

Thank you very much. If you liked L&D I'm sure you'll like BoF, which has the L&D core mechanics but a ton of interesting new material.

Finally got my hardback copy today!



This book is GORGEOUS.  Can't wait to read it through!

Thank you for your purchase, and I'm glad you're happy with it!

Quote from: RPGPundit on May 07, 2024, 06:42:15 AMYikes. Obviously, some of the items that were equally applicable to both settings were cut/paste, and I thought I'd caught most setting references, but obviously some have slipped through. It doesn't help that apparently DTPRG published an earlier edit of the game rather than the later one that was submitted afterward.

Purtoks are obviously Chaotic.

It's high time I pick up this game.

I recognize you're not the publisher, but do you know if the correct file is loaded and, more importantly, being used for print copies?

Thanks,
Matt

As an artist and former professional illustrator, I know I'm supposed to roil and froth at any use of AI art but... damn this is a beautiful book!  Spent some time just looking at all the art today. 

I love Lion & Dragon, but this "looks" more like a "modern" high-quality RPG.

I did pick up the PDF and have been reading a printout of the black & white version while I wait for my hardcopy from Amazon.

So far, I am in love with this game. The setting is captured excellently throughout without adding complexity. Digesting the setting enough for me to comfortable enough to run it will take some time, but I look forward to the work.

Five star rating left on DTRPG with a full review coming after I've played it a few times.