Announcing: The Winner of the Title of My New OSR Book!

So a few days back, I had made a poll, with various choices, for what was to be the title of my Medieval Authentic OSR fantasy RPG.   This is the current project I'm working on, wherein the rules are going to be OSR, but set up (and combined with an implicit setting of "authentic medieval" in the style of Dark Albion) so as to best reflect gritty, tough and emulative roleplay in a truly medieval society.

You know, where things like social class matters a ton, instead of not at all.
Where most of the conflict is human conflict, and anything inhuman is dark and horrible.
Where faith actually matters, and there's only one god (unless you're some kind of heathen or heretic).
Where the economy is as much about favors, gifts and barter as gold pieces.
Where if a sword-thrust doesn't take you, infection might; and if infection doesn't, plague might.
Where the magic system is eccentric, non-vancian, and based on real magic as practiced in the middle ages.

So, while the contest was close, and another couple of contenders missed out by a couple of votes, in the end, I'm going with what was my first choice as well as my readership:

Lion & Dragon:  Medieval-Authentic OSR Roleplaying





Now I just have to finish writing the damn thing, and Dominique Crouzet has to edit & lay it out. So, absolutely no timetable for when it actually comes out yet.


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It sounds really interesting to me.

The magic system really draws my attention. I would like to know a lot more about it.

Give me a way to do France the way DA handled England and I'm sold.

Cool. Looking forward to seeing the magic system as well. Will you be including NPC stats and any kind of bestiary?

For sales, you may want to do a 5e version to sell on the DMsGuild site and an OSR version.

Heck, make it your first Kickstarter!

Are you using real Europe as the setting? If so, what year?

Looking forward to your playtest reports!

If you centered around England and France, you could call it "Leopard and Lily."  Although I'm definitely intrigued.

Right on, baby; sign me up.

I'm just finishing work on a long-term project that doesn't really compete with this because of system differences (and other things, I suspect), but is in the same spirit. It's a game focused on settings that are, or closely resemble, europe in the late middle ages and renaissance, with the rules system being a kit bash of concepts from En Garde!, The Fantasy Trip, and certain campaign elements from OD&D, with the design concept that every major 'module' in the game (travel, fighting, politicking, etc.) is playable in its own right as a solid mini-game. I'll forgive you for thinking it sounds like a mess (though it isn't!). The name is "Rota Fortuna"

Quote from: Spinachcat;948405For sales, you may want to do a 5e version to sell on the DMsGuild site and an OSR version.

Awww shiiit, if he did that I'd be like, double sold!

Quote from: Spinachcat;948405For sales, you may want to do a 5e version to sell on the DMsGuild site and an OSR version.

And call it Hollow Crown.

Quote from: Gronan of Simmerya;948406If you centered around England and France, you could call it "Leopard and Lily."  Although I'm definitely intrigued.

Ah, that would have been perfect!

Regardless, glad to hear you've chosen a title, Pundit. Can't wait to get my hands on it!

I'm already sold just from the description in the OP.

Are there any more details?

I suppose my first question is what makes it different than Dark Albion, because it already sounds like Dark Albion does this.

Where the Christ was the poll?

Quote from: CRKrueger;948530Where the Christ was the poll?

Just going with Pundit's description of his game. Any actual issue CK? He chose the title and time period so what is your complaint again exactly? Especially since my earlier post was flat erased? It's his site so I'm okay if he's not down about real world attitudes about magic and religion and what they actually think about each other. Yes Johanna loves Mage the Awakening but knows RPG Games aren't real life. Magic isn't real but religion is. But magic among serious practitioners can be an actual religion also.

I think it's offbase but that's my opinion.

Huh?

Quote from: CRKrueger;948530Where the Christ was the poll?

On his blog?