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Far West Sets Release Date for Next Week - For Realz This Time! Really! Probably

Started by GhostNinja, September 01, 2023, 03:14:00 PM

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GhostNinja

September 01, 2023, 03:14:00 PM
So Tenkar posted an interesting video regarding Gareth-Michael Skarka's kickstarter update that yes, Far west is going to finally be released to his backers and it only took 12 years to happen.

Well, maybe.

Here is the link tot he video.  https://youtu.be/Um-tseyAuck?si=ALwnrtZ_PXia5SFw

What are your thoughts?
Ghostninja

Thor's Nads

#1
September 01, 2023, 04:20:14 PM
Quote from: GhostNinja on September 01, 2023, 03:14:00 PM
So Tenkar posted an interesting video regarding Gareth-Michael Skarka's kickstarter update that yes, Far west is going to finally be released to his backers and it only took 12 years to happen.

Well, maybe.

Here is the link tot he video.  https://youtu.be/Um-tseyAuck?si=ALwnrtZ_PXia5SFw

What are your thoughts?

Better late than never.

I illustrated Underworld, one of his first RPG's. I was a young illustrator, it was one of the first commissions I got. Let's just say it was...interesting. The RPG was okay, but the graphic design made it virtually unreadable.

Gen-Xtra

GhostNinja

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September 01, 2023, 04:22:50 PM
Quote from: Thor's Nads on September 01, 2023, 04:20:14 PM
Better late than never.

I illustrated Underworld, one of his first RPG's. I was a young illustrator, it was one of the first commissions I got. Let's just say it was...interesting. The RPG was okay, but the graphic design made it virtually unreadable.

Yep, of course he has been making promises for a while now so, who knows if he will follow through.

I was going to back Far Wets but decided against it because he is a giant jerk.   I made the right choice.
Ghostninja

Bruwulf

#3
September 01, 2023, 05:48:27 PM
Quote from: Bruwulf on September 01, 2023, 10:08:58 AM
I haven't backed a kickstarter in over a decade. I think my last one was Golden Sky Stories. Got burned by a few too many. (Where's my fucking game, Skarka?).

Me, just a couple hours before you posted this.

GhostNinja

#4
September 01, 2023, 11:05:56 PM
Quote from: Bruwulf on September 01, 2023, 05:48:27 PM
Quote from: Bruwulf on September 01, 2023, 10:08:58 AM
I haven't backed a kickstarter in over a decade. I think my last one was Golden Sky Stories. Got burned by a few too many. (Where's my fucking game, Skarka?).

Me, just a couple hours before you posted this.

Still waiting for 6 years for The Great Kingdom D&D documentary to show up.   Still waiting and because of it I will never back a Kickstarter again.
Ghostninja

Almost_Useless

#5
September 02, 2023, 12:00:56 AM
I'll believe it when I see it.  Even then, it may take some convincing.

RebelSky

#6
September 02, 2023, 01:16:48 AM
If it comes out it's a sign of the apocalypse.

Effete

#7
September 02, 2023, 02:20:00 AM
From their website:

QuoteImagine: A fantasy world, but not one based on Medieval/Dark Ages European culture and myth, but rather one based on the tropes of the Spaghetti Western and Chinese Wuxia. Add steampunk elements. Mix well.

So Deadlands?

QuoteThe experience of Far West will be unveiled in a series of Movements, echoing the The Five Movements of Chinese cosmology.

Are any of them Bowel Movements?

GhostNinja

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September 02, 2023, 10:11:02 AM
Quote from: Effete on September 02, 2023, 02:20:00 AM
From their website:

QuoteImagine: A fantasy world, but not one based on Medieval/Dark Ages European culture and myth, but rather one based on the tropes of the Spaghetti Western and Chinese Wuxia. Add steampunk elements. Mix well.

So Deadlands?

Exactly.   I think there have been a few games that have come out that fit that niche since people thought at one point Far West was vaporware.   Don't know what those games are because I am not interested but I think a few designers rushed to fill the gap.

Could be wrong.
Ghostninja

Bruwulf

#9
September 02, 2023, 10:20:00 AM
It's been a while since I read Deadlands, but I don't remember it being heavily Wuxia influenced.

GhostNinja

#10
September 02, 2023, 12:04:32 PM
Quote from: Bruwulf on September 02, 2023, 10:20:00 AM
It's been a while since I read Deadlands, but I don't remember it being heavily Wuxia influenced.

I think there is a character class where you could have a character that leans that way.  It's been awhile for me as well so I could be wrong.
Ghostninja

Effete

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September 02, 2023, 02:49:26 PM
Quote from: Bruwulf on September 02, 2023, 10:20:00 AM
It's been a while since I read Deadlands, but I don't remember it being heavily Wuxia influenced.

Not "heavily" influenced, but the Chinese migrants who came over to build the railroads have since taken over large swaths of the Western seaboard. (San Francisco is called Shan Fan in this alternate world.) One of the magical archetypes you can play is a magic-infused martial artist, a la Wuxia or Shaolin kung fu.

How prominant the Chinese culture crops up in the game depends on what the GM /players focus on, but it's very possible to make it a significant factor during a group of missions.

Omega

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September 02, 2023, 04:58:56 PM
Quote from: GhostNinja on September 01, 2023, 11:05:56 PM
Quote from: Bruwulf on September 01, 2023, 05:48:27 PM
Quote from: Bruwulf on September 01, 2023, 10:08:58 AM
I haven't backed a kickstarter in over a decade. I think my last one was Golden Sky Stories. Got burned by a few too many. (Where's my fucking game, Skarka?).

Me, just a couple hours before you posted this.

Still waiting for 6 years for The Great Kingdom D&D documentary to show up.   Still waiting and because of it I will never back a Kickstarter again.

Wasnt there some post on the kickstarter that Great Kingdom was dead?

GhostNinja

#13
September 02, 2023, 07:47:22 PM
Quote from: Omega on September 02, 2023, 04:58:56 PM
Wasnt there some post on the kickstarter that Great Kingdom was dead?

NO.  the last update was about 3 months ago.  They ran into legal issues which slowed things down.
Ghostninja

TheShadow

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September 02, 2023, 09:02:57 PM
Quote from: GhostNinja on September 01, 2023, 11:05:56 PM
Quote from: Bruwulf on September 01, 2023, 05:48:27 PM
Quote from: Bruwulf on September 01, 2023, 10:08:58 AM
I haven't backed a kickstarter in over a decade. I think my last one was Golden Sky Stories. Got burned by a few too many. (Where's my fucking game, Skarka?).

Me, just a couple hours before you posted this.

Still waiting for 6 years for The Great Kingdom D&D documentary to show up.   Still waiting and because of it I will never back a Kickstarter again.

Why not judge each Kickstarter on the merits and track record of its creator? I've backed a couple of dozen, and apart from a few mild delays I've never had a problem.
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