Baptism of Fire is Now Available!

RPGPundit · April 30, 2024, 07:03:48 PM

Thank you!

RPGPundit · April 30, 2024, 07:04:51 PM

Baptism of Fire has been #1 on DTRPG's bestseller list for three full days now. This is incredible.

In two hours I'll be doing an AMA livestream on youtube if you have questions about the book.

RPGPundit · May 02, 2024, 01:54:45 PM

If you bought Baptism of Fire from DTRPG, please do me a favor and go back to the page and give it a rating (I mean, hopefully 5/5 if you think it deserves it).

RPGPundit · May 02, 2024, 01:55:44 PM

Because some customers were asking for it: here is where you can get the beautiful hexmap of 11th century Poland from Baptism of Fire:
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https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/479323/baptism-of-fire-map-of-poland

RNGm · May 02, 2024, 05:31:33 PM

From looking at the table of contents on the preview, does the game assume base knowledge of the OSR and its core mechanics or does it explain the basic general mechanics of the underlying game? Maybe I'm getting the wrong impression but it seems like it assumes you know the core rules/themes of OSR gamign from the organization of the table of contents.

Brigman · May 02, 2024, 07:18:03 PM

Posted a review on DriveThru! Hope it helps!

It's a beautiful game, really. And from what I can see it captures the setting... dare I say it... authentically

RPGPundit · May 03, 2024, 01:31:59 PM

Quote from: Theory of Games on April 29, 2024, 12:08:50 PMIs there a review somewhere?

Well, Diversity & Dragons did a livestream about it.
There are some reviews on the sales page on DTRPG itself.

RPGPundit · May 03, 2024, 01:34:41 PM

Quote from: RNGm on May 02, 2024, 05:31:33 PMFrom looking at the table of contents on the preview, does the game assume base knowledge of the OSR and its core mechanics or does it explain the basic general mechanics of the underlying game? Maybe I'm getting the wrong impression but it seems like it assumes you know the core rules/themes of OSR gamign from the organization of the table of contents.

It assumes that the players already know how to play D&D, yes. The odds of Baptism of Fire every being anyone's "baby's first rpg" (much less without someone to guide them) is pretty low.

RPGPundit · May 03, 2024, 01:37:11 PM

Quote from: Brigman on May 02, 2024, 07:18:03 PMPosted a review on DriveThru! Hope it helps!

It's a beautiful game, really. And from what I can see it captures the setting... dare I say it... authentically

Thank you very much! Each rating and review (that's positive) helps a lot!

Jason Coplen · May 03, 2024, 06:14:54 PM

Huh. There's a wait to review it on drivethrurpg. Welp, it can wait - there's a lot to read and digest. I'll get to it in a week or so of reading through it.

HappyDaze · May 03, 2024, 10:10:35 PM

It's still a solid #2 after a full week. Congratulations!

Of course, I'm trying to avoid making a scatalogical joke... and failing.

RNGm · May 04, 2024, 10:51:43 AM

Quote from: RPGPundit on May 03, 2024, 01:34:41 PMIt assumes that the players already know how to play D&D, yes. The odds of Baptism of Fire every being anyone's "baby's first rpg" (much less without someone to guide them) is pretty low.

Fair enough though I was more referring to common OSRisms that may not be instantly familiar to 3e and up players in case I wasn't originally clear. Things like ascending vs descending success for rolls, when to roll a d20 vs d6 vs 2d6, etc. I'd assume that's probably true to a lesser extent as well with BoF.

RPGPundit · May 04, 2024, 06:23:22 PM

Quote from: Jason Coplen on May 03, 2024, 06:14:54 PMHuh. There's a wait to review it on drivethrurpg. Welp, it can wait - there's a lot to read and digest. I'll get to it in a week or so of reading through it.

I believe that after you buy it you have to wait 24 hours before you can rate or review.

RPGPundit · May 04, 2024, 06:24:41 PM

A question: has anyone here seen any actual Ads on drivethru for Baptism of Fire?
Mad Scribe spent money to have some, but even though I'm currently frequently going to DTRPG to check the status of the book, I haven't seen a single ad. I want to know if anyone else has.

HappyDaze · May 04, 2024, 09:44:09 PM

Quote from: RPGPundit on May 04, 2024, 06:24:41 PMA question: has anyone here seen any actual Ads on drivethru for Baptism of Fire?
Mad Scribe spent money to have some, but even though I'm currently frequently going to DTRPG to check the status of the book, I haven't seen a single ad. I want to know if anyone else has.

Haven't see a one. I reloaded the page (and ads) 20 times, and while some cool ads popped accross the bottom banner, none were for BoF.