So, uh... it's out: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/452473/Far-West

Quote from: Theory of Games on January 25, 2023, 08:05:36 PM
How many Ennie awards has D&D gained? Zach S, a WOTC consultant/foe has more awards than WOTC.

Psst. WOTC have declined to submit or accept nominations for years and years. Way back when they allowed their books to be nominated they won almost every time. So they stopped allowing them to be in the nominations.

Quote from: RPGPundit on April 02, 2023, 02:10:49 PM

Quote from: thedungeondelver on March 28, 2023, 01:41:33 PM
Twelve years.

Twelve YEARS!

I posted my original comment in 2017.  It's early/mid 2023 now, and things are what they currently are.

I'm guessing Moller will release a flying care before this thing launches.

People who didn't exist when this game was announced are now nervous about going into middle school.

My daughter was not born when this was announced and she is in her second year of middle school already.

Quote from: Daddy Warpig on September 09, 2023, 08:39:53 PM
So, uh... it's out: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/452473/Far-West

I was genuinely shocked when I saw someone post that they got it in the mail.

Well, now the question will be how bad is it?

Quote from: RPGPundit on September 12, 2023, 12:54:28 PM
Well, now the question will be how bad is it?

I have it.  I'll do a first look overview and review of it on this forum soon.  (3-5 days?) 

I can tell you that mechanically, it's Open D6/WEG D6 with no significant changes I can see from thumbing  through it.  I personally like Open D6 but I also know that it's not perfect.  I feel that the system is either overrated or unjustly despised. 

Quote from: BadApple on September 12, 2023, 06:15:08 PM

Quote from: RPGPundit on September 12, 2023, 12:54:28 PM
Well, now the question will be how bad is it?

I have it.  I'll do a first look overview and review of it on this forum soon.  (3-5 days?) 

I can tell you that mechanically, it's Open D6/WEG D6 with no significant changes I can see from thumbing  through it.  I personally like Open D6 but I also know that it's not perfect.  I feel that the system is either overrated or unjustly despised.

So considering that it took 12 years for this asshole to finish it, is it "12 years to make" good? Or is it "average if the guy took six weeks to write it" quality?

Quote from: RPGPundit on September 13, 2023, 09:56:41 PM

Quote from: BadApple on September 12, 2023, 06:15:08 PM

Quote from: RPGPundit on September 12, 2023, 12:54:28 PM
Well, now the question will be how bad is it?

I have it.  I'll do a first look overview and review of it on this forum soon.  (3-5 days?) 

I can tell you that mechanically, it's Open D6/WEG D6 with no significant changes I can see from thumbing  through it.  I personally like Open D6 but I also know that it's not perfect.  I feel that the system is either overrated or unjustly despised.

So considering that it took 12 years for this asshole to finish it, is it "12 years to make" good? Or is it "average if the guy took six weeks to write it" quality?

I don't think anything I've ever picked up is 12 years of waiting good.  It's much better than a lot of the crap coming out today.  Disregarding the circumstances surrounding it and trying to take it just as to what's between the covers, I give it a 7 out of 10.  Here's my review: https://www.therpgsite.com/reviews/far-west-a-first-look/

The biggest knock I have with it is that it's an incomplete setting.  My supposition is that's why it took so long to bring out as well.  Honestly, it's a setting that needs a solid 500 page book by itself just to flesh it out.  I think it could have been much better if they had just given a bunch of random tables to generate factions, locations, events, NPCs, and the like.

I also think they tried too hard to make their version of the Open D6 system different.  Most of the changes are probably going to get dropped or modified by house rules by people that play it.  Fortunately, it's 100% compatible with other Open D6 products so reverting to a simpler version will be easy.  I have but not read through Black Star.  I have sneaking suspicion that it may be better mechanically for running the Far West setting.

I like it, I may end up running it in the near future if I can get a table together for it.  It's just going to take a lot of work to prep a campaign.  It's a very compelling core idea with lots of potential for high adventure and treasure hunting. 

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Well, I have my copy of Far West in my hands right now. Just arrived tonight.

Pretty hard to believe, after all this time.

Quote from: Daddy Warpig on April 19, 2024, 11:41:23 PMWell, I have my copy of Far West in my hands right now. Just arrived tonight.

Pretty hard to believe, after all this time.

Dude you gotta tell us over on Twit how it is.

Quote from: GhostNinja on April 02, 2023, 05:35:38 PM

Quote from: Bruwulf on April 02, 2023, 03:28:08 PMDoes GMS have kids? Maybe he's playing the long game, and expecting them to finish it...

I read one of his blog posts and he said something about having a teen daughter.  This was some time back so she is probably in her twenties now.

That was one of the many infamous posts where the game was stalled again, because his daughter got sick, the dog got sick, ad excusium.

While working on other projects the whole time and taking money.

Quote from: RPGPundit on September 13, 2023, 09:56:41 PMSo considering that it took 12 years for this asshole to finish it, is it "12 years to make" good? Or is it "average if the guy took six weeks to write it" quality?

After nearly as long. HeroQuest 25th has been handed out to a few of the backers who happened to be local to the workshop in Seville in Spain. Everyone else is still waiting and likely will continue to for many more years at this rate.