Tell me of this Symbaroum

Llew ap Hywel · August 13, 2017, 02:50:14 PM

I could go look it up (and have) but what is my fellow gamers opinion on the game.

Rules and setting.

rgrove0172 · August 13, 2017, 02:55:37 PM

I'll give a good review this evening once at a keyboard. Typing on this damn phone is just a pain. For now I'm a fan and highly recommend it.

Dumarest · August 13, 2017, 02:59:13 PM

Yes, what is this Symbaorum? Sounds like an erectile dysfunction drug.

rgrove0172 · August 13, 2017, 03:41:49 PM

Till then I have review up on Amazon you can browse.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/reviews/9187915057/ref=cm_cr_arp_mb_show_all?ie=UTF8&reviewerType=all_reviews&pageNumber=1

Llew ap Hywel · August 13, 2017, 04:01:32 PM

Not sure how I feel about no GM rolling, it's one of my black marks against the cypher system.

Setting might be cool, I'll await your deeper review.

rgrove0172 · August 13, 2017, 05:01:13 PM

I find no GM rolls as liberating..im not tempted to help or hinder in the interests of balance or whatever. There are some occasions the GM rolls however (npc skill use etc) but not often and rarely against a PC.

crkrueger · August 13, 2017, 06:30:42 PM

Love the setting. The system not as much, the "all players roll" is usually a flag for "Here Be Narrativium", but at first glance it didn't seem to be all that crazy with the OOC. I'd have to reread to see how easy it would be to revert to the standard "everyone rolls".

3rik · August 13, 2017, 06:40:19 PM

Quote from: CRKrueger;982948Love the setting. The system not as much, the "all players roll" is usually a flag for "Here Be Narrativium", but at first glance it didn't seem to be all that crazy with the OOC. I'd have to reread to see how easy it would be to revert to the standard "everyone rolls".

From my experience playing the game twice, I get the impression it shouldn't be hard to do at all and I would welcome it.

The Exploited. · August 13, 2017, 06:46:15 PM

Quote from: CRKrueger;982948Love the setting. The system not as much, the "all players roll" is usually a flag for "Here Be Narrativium", but at first glance it didn't seem to be all that crazy with the OOC. I'd have to reread to see how easy it would be to revert to the standard "everyone rolls".

In the two games I played it we ignored that rule...

rgrove0172 · August 13, 2017, 08:13:03 PM

Quote from: CRKrueger;982948Love the setting. The system not as much, the "all players roll" is usually a flag for "Here Be Narrativium", but at first glance it didn't seem to be all that crazy with the OOC. I'd have to reread to see how easy it would be to revert to the standard "everyone rolls".

Not sure what you miss by not having monsters roll attacks but the characters roll to defend against a constant instead. Its a different approach granted but works really well and keeps the players in the mix. As to converting to a more conventional handling of dice, that would be easy. The Static factors used in the game are typically a medium value of the dice the would represent. (D4 = 2 for example) An easy, but in my opinion unnecessary, change. As to Narrativium... I dont think there is any in it at all. No Hero or Fate points or anything like that, no options for players to dictate the environment etc.

The Exploited. · August 13, 2017, 08:18:54 PM

Quote from: rgrove0172;983015No Hero or Fate points or anything like that, no options for players to dictate the environment etc.

It's a very unforgiving game in that sense. The die really do rule the game.

Psikerlord · August 14, 2017, 01:35:42 AM

The art is just amazing.

Llew ap Hywel · August 14, 2017, 04:41:22 AM

Quote from: The Exploited.;983020It's a very unforgiving game in that sense. The die really do rule the game.

So very much in line with D&D?

Hmm I've got so much to read and run at the moment but this does look worth a read. And I guess the no GM rolling doesn't sound so bad.

The Exploited. · August 14, 2017, 06:31:36 AM

Quote from: HorusArisen;983200So very much in line with D&D?

Hmm I've got so much to read and run at the moment but this does look worth a read. And I guess the no GM rolling doesn't sound so bad.

Yeah... Pretty much. And as the GM doesn't roll any die at all there are no reprieves. Personally, the next time I GM it, I'd have a couple of fate points like in WFRP.

But it's a really cool game.