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Swashbucklers of the 7 skies

Started by Ronin, June 23, 2013, 12:57:44 PM

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Ronin

June 23, 2013, 12:57:44 PM
Has anyone played this? I'm very familiar with the system it uses. But how is the setting? Any opinions and/or info would be greatly appreciated
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June 23, 2013, 02:38:00 PM
Quote from: Ronin;664968Has anyone played this? I'm very familiar with the system it uses. But how is the setting? Any opinions and/or info would be greatly appreciated

Ran it for a very brief game. Pretty much all the key pieces of a lighthearted swashbuckling 17th century setting are there.

Plus you have Giant Parrot Riders versus Glidermen!

Ronin

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June 23, 2013, 02:52:36 PM
Quote from: jadrax;664988Plus you have Giant Parrot Riders versus Glidermen!

That sounds a lot like Clashes new game. Do these two have a bit of overlap/similarity?
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June 23, 2013, 06:01:14 PM
Quote from: Ronin;664995That sounds a lot like Clashes new game. Do these two have a bit of overlap/similarity?

I suspect the difference will be that Glorianna will be a lot more serious in tone (although possibly more Gonzo too).

Sot7S when we played it felt like it had a big Saturday morning cartoon vibe. For example one of the sessions focused on flying through a asteroid belt where all the asteroids are hollow and contain random things when they burst open.

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June 23, 2013, 06:05:09 PM
OK it seems like the setting is more gonzo than what I expected. Hmmm.....
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June 23, 2013, 06:39:52 PM
Quote from: Ronin;665048OK it seems like the setting is more gonzo than what I expected. Hmmm.....

If you kept you game entirely upon one of the floating islands, it could be run pretty straight. One of the Islands contains basically France and Arabia, and you could easily set a historical game there. Each island has a protective dome that Skyships cannot enter, so they could simply not feature.

As soon as you start flying between the Islands however, much oddness will happen.

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June 25, 2013, 03:49:12 AM
There's a review of this somewhere in the Reviews forum.  I know because I wrote it.
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