Troll Lord Games puts out some great stuff. Their flagship is, without a doubt, Castles and Crusades – a new-style RPG with an old-school feel. This is what 4th Edition of D&D should have been... it feels like a streamlined version of 3E, in fact. The “engine” of the game is pretty streamlined, and, like D&D in the old days, can be co-opted for use in other genres. Thus, if you want to play a great RPG set in the universe of the Pulps (think The Phantom, Alan Quartermain, and Indiana Jones), pick up a copy of Amazing Adventures. If you’re a role-playing gamer, most of the system is very familiar. Six stats, ranging from 3 to 18, giving attribute modifiers; these modifiers are added to a d20 roll to attempt to beat a target number. There’s some special bits about “primary” or “secondary” attributes, as well as some special bits on various special abilities, but that’s the main point. “Armor Class” is affected by what you wear… so, if I’m wearing my trench coat and fedora, I’m AC 13… adding my fancy duds and a nice pair of gloves, I can get up to an AC 16. Groovy! The books are readily available on DriveThruRPG.com – which was running a sale when I picked ‘em up digitally. I haven’t had a chance to play, yet. I haven’t even rolled up a character… but this game, and this system, is definitely on the list to try out! Grab some dice, and let’s start punching some Nazis – … Sum non Satis? Commodore Tank Clark, SFMD Team Leader, 33rd STARFLEET Rangers (“The Paladins”) “Have Phaser, Will Travel”
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Commodore Tank ClarkCommodore Clark has been the Team Leader of the 33rd STARFLEET Rangers for several years. His monthly articles about games (usually Role-Playing Games -- RPGs -- but sometimes about other tabletop forms of entertainment) appear regularly in the Regulator Charge!, the ship's newsletter. Archives
September 2017
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