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Stormbringer 4th Edition. Any good?

Started by Dr Rotwang!, July 22, 2007, 05:53:55 PM

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Dr Rotwang!

#15
July 23, 2007, 01:02:52 PM
I have 4th edition.

Not 1st.

Not 2nd.

It is not the 3rd.

It is not called "Elric!".

It is not a d20 version.

It is the 4th edition of Stormbringer.

Oddly, this thread looks like everything else I found on the net -- "4th edition?  Yeah, it's -- no, wait.  I have 1st/2nd/3rd/5th/Elric!/d20.  Say, Elric! has this thing where..."
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zomben

#16
July 23, 2007, 01:23:42 PM
Well, I guess I should answer this...

Fourth edition is roughly similar to the 1-3 editions.  No real changes were made to the character generation, or rules/setting in general.

What was changed was a complete overhaul of the magic system.  In 1-3, you summoned demons of a few delineated and specific 'breeds' or 'classes' or something (pardon my memory here, I hvaen't looked at the books in nearly twenty years...)

4th edition's demons were menu-driven.  You got a number of
'points' based on the summoner's stats, and used those to 'buy' the powers of the demons.  The demon powers were based on packages of powers from the Superworld powers system.

But really, aside from the revised magic, and new art from the french versions of SB at the time, the game had hardly no changes at all.

I never really looked at "Elric!" or SB5, so I can't comment on those.

enelson

#17
July 23, 2007, 03:50:53 PM
DR. R! - Show up at GenCon and I'll let you look through my 1st Ed. Bringer book.  You can marvel at the Frank Brunner art, the astounding wisdom that is Ken St. Andre and the then an overwhelming urge will be upon you to start chanting, "Blood and Souls for my Lord Arioch!"
 

Ian Absentia

#18
July 23, 2007, 03:54:58 PM
Upon reflection, I realise that I had confused Stormbringer 4th edition with the post-Elric! edition of Stormbringer, which was essentially an update of Elric!.

!i!

zomben

#19
July 23, 2007, 06:53:00 PM
Yes, Ian, the "Stormbringer" which came out after "Elric!" is technically the 5th edition.  From what I understand, they use a magic system much like RuneQuest, in which everyone has access to a little bit of magic, but only 'dedicated sorcerers' have access to the really awesome, mind-blasting stuff.

But again, I've never done much more than skim those two books.  My knowledge of SB really ended after 4th edition, unsurprisingly.

Dr Rotwang!

#20
July 23, 2007, 07:24:55 PM
Quote from: enelsonDR. R! - Show up at GenCon and I'll let you look through my 1st Ed. Bringer book.  
Oh, sad face.

Rotwang! cannot go to Gencon!  No time off in August, for students need cable!

Woe and sadness.
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