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Pick a Pirate RPG

Started by Dumarest, April 24, 2017, 09:51:48 PM

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Dumarest

#15
April 25, 2017, 08:40:06 PM
Quote from: Christopher Brady;959466Barbarians of Lemuria is a Sword and Sorcery style game in which you use up to 3D6.  The average roll is 2d6 adding relevant factors (One of four attributes or their derivatives, and maybe a career if it applies), the higher the better, against a difficulty.  Now certain situations have you add another D6 and either take the highest two, or lowest two and add the various modifiers as needed.  That's the basics, as I remember it.

Interesting. I'd have to check that out and see if I like rolling those various dice. Thanks for the information.

ArtemisAlpha

#16
April 26, 2017, 11:04:35 AM
Quote from: Dumarest;959471Interesting. I'd have to check that out and see if I like rolling those various dice. Thanks for the information.

So, checking out Barbarians of Lemuria couldn't be easier. Their current Legendary Edition has a price tag attached to it (and, in my opinion, it's well worth it), but the previous editions of Barbarians of Lemuria are available for free download at: http://barbariansoflemuria.webs.com/earlier-editions

Obviously, Barbarians of Lemuria won't have the subsystems that I'd mentioned that Honor + Intrigue has, but there's nothing quite like looking at the rules themselves to see if they interest you.

Dumarest

#17
April 26, 2017, 03:48:22 PM
Quote from: ArtemisAlpha;959566So, checking out Barbarians of Lemuria couldn't be easier. Their current Legendary Edition has a price tag attached to it (and, in my opinion, it's well worth it), but the previous editions of Barbarians of Lemuria are available for free download at: http://barbariansoflemuria.webs.com/earlier-editions

Obviously, Barbarians of Lemuria won't have the subsystems that I'd mentioned that Honor + Intrigue has, but there's nothing quite like looking at the rules themselves to see if they interest you.

Free is always good; I'll check that out and see what it is. No free Honor & Intrigue? :D

Marleycat

#18
April 26, 2017, 10:11:53 PM
Quote from: K Peterson;959365I guess I'd choose Gurps + Swashbucklers supplement. If only because I've actually played Gurps and haven't played any of the other games you've listed. I'd know what to expect from Gurps; could boil down the system to what I'd feel comfortable using, and ignore what would be overwhelming. It wouldn't be a perfect selection, and it might not be what a true Gurps fan would consider a Gurps-experience, but it's what I'd manage.
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The Butcher

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April 26, 2017, 10:47:12 PM Last Edit: April 26, 2017, 10:51:02 PM by The Butcher
(6) Your favorite RPG, plus pirates?

On a more serious note, I'd go with Savage Worlds if I was pressed for time, or on a lazy kick; ACKS with Guns of War if I wanted it D&D-flavored; or Runequest/Mythras if I wanted the seven seas to run red and PCs to get eyepatches and peg legs.

I have yet to check out Flashing Blades. I've been meaning to look into it for years, but I never actually get around to it. I suppose my group isn't too much into swashbuckling fiction and gaming, the uncultured heathens.

Christopher Brady

#20
April 27, 2017, 12:16:46 AM
I am...  forgive the pun...  Intrigued by Honor and Intrigue, tell me more.
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Dumarest

#21
April 28, 2017, 11:16:10 PM
Those Honor & Intrigue ship combat rules sound interesting; do tactics or maneuvers make a real difference or is it too abstracted?

Also, I don't see Honor & Intrigue for sale on Amazon or at the local game store. Where did you find it?

Dumarest

#23
April 29, 2017, 10:54:03 AM
Quote from: Omega;959888This it?

http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/99286/Honor--Intrigue

Thanks for the link. Watermarked PDF only, it seems. Marked down from $29.99 (for a PDF?!) to $14.99 (for a PDF?!). I'll pass until there's an actual book.

Omega

#24
April 30, 2017, 02:52:26 AM
On Druve-Thru watermarked usually means just that somewhere in the PDF or each page nearly hidden is your name and order number.

Ive got a few and so far its been a faint little note at the bottom if each page with my name. On a few though it is something I just havent noticed yet?

DavetheLost

#25
April 30, 2017, 09:20:25 PM
Honor + Intrigue had a print version when initially released via Kickstarter.  I am not sure if it will be offered in hard copy again.

The $29.99 price was for the print + pdf version, $12.99 for pdf.

Dumarest

#26
April 30, 2017, 11:32:08 PM
Quote from: DavetheLost;960118Honor + Intrigue had a print version when initially released via Kickstarter.  I am not sure if it will be offered in hard copy again.

The $29.99 price was for the print + pdf version, $12.99 for pdf.

Time will tell. I don't really need to spend the money anyway. I already have more games than I have time to play. I'm always looking that one game that will do everything I want it to do and simultaneously be intuitive to my mind.

Just Another Snake Cult

#27
May 01, 2017, 10:45:55 AM
It's not exactly "Pirate" (More like "Moby Dick on the seas of Ravenloft"), but the upcoming Driftwood Verses setting book for Lamentations of the Flame Princess looks really cool. The current playtest doc has a "Whaler" class in it that reads like it would be an absolute blast to play.
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Dumarest

#28
May 01, 2017, 11:45:42 PM
Personally I would not mind playing a Moby-Dick roleplaying game; that is, one set in that works of sailors and whalers and seafaring adventures. But I have always preferred historical RPGs over fantasy games, which I gather puts me in a small minority.
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