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Brimstone
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 Posted - 03 Aug 2011 : 15:04:04
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Read about it here
So is FFG any good as a company? I hear their Warhammer Games are good.
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 03 Aug 2011 : 18:02:25
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| They did Dragonstar, several years back. I had a few quibbles with the backstory for the setting, but otherwise quite liked it. I loved the idea of soulmechs, too. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 04 Aug 2011 : 01:49:30
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DRAGONSTAR was a fine setting, and it admirably displayed the kind of talent FFG had to call upon back in the d20 days.
Their current lot of WARHMAMMER and WARHAMMER 40,000-based RPGS are, in my opinion, some of the best products on the gaming market today. They're chock full of background material, with a simply-applied rules-set that maximises gaming potential in what would otherwise be a very difficult setting to translate to the table-top.
Aside from the RPGs, though, I also semi-frequently play some of their card and board games too. The majority of which easily beat most of the other currently available CCG and board games from most other publishers. So these details about FFG picking up the LFL is good news for me, because it also opens to door, potentially, to new RPG works based in the STAR WARS universe.
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Brimstone
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 04 Aug 2011 : 04:19:05
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| Ok, I have heard alot of good things about Dragonstar. Consider me excited now... |
"These things also I have observed: that knowledge of our world is
to be nurtured like a precious flower, for it is the most precious
thing we have. Wherefore guard the word written and heed
words unwritten and set them down ere they fade . . . Learn
then, well, the arts of reading, writing, and listening true, and they
will lead you to the greatest art of all: understanding."
Alaundo of Candlekeep |
Edited by - Brimstone on 04 Aug 2011 10:18:40 |
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Mace Hammerhand
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Alaundo
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31701 Posts |
Posted - 04 Aug 2011 : 08:39:02
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Originally posted by Alaundo
Well met
Aye, I have full faith in this. As the Sage states, FFG produce nothing but high quality products. The Warhammer 40,000 roleplay material is outstanding throughout. The downside...the products are quite expensive!
Sadly, this is very true.
On the plus side [and I should note that the "plus" is qualified only by whether you're a fan of PDF books], the ability to download any WH40K products from drivethrurpg.com for relatively "cheaper" prices, means avoiding those expensive printed-book price-tags.
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Brimstone
Great Reader
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Posted - 04 Aug 2011 : 14:01:51
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Now I am wanting to check out some Warhammer books. |
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to be nurtured like a precious flower, for it is the most precious
thing we have. Wherefore guard the word written and heed
words unwritten and set them down ere they fade . . . Learn
then, well, the arts of reading, writing, and listening true, and they
will lead you to the greatest art of all: understanding."
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 04 Aug 2011 : 15:09:29
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Originally posted by Brimstone
Now I am wanting to check out some Warhammer books.
If you'd like some recommendations on which books to peruse, let me know. I'd be happy to assist. 
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Brimstone
Great Reader
USA
3286 Posts |
Posted - 05 Aug 2011 : 01:06:48
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Pictures of FFG's new X-Wing Fighter Mini's Game. |
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then, well, the arts of reading, writing, and listening true, and they
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The Sage
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 05 Aug 2011 : 03:03:54
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I'll probably play the game, but I would also consider buying it just for the mini TIE Fighters. 
Ditto, except that I prefer X-Wings. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
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Posted - 05 Aug 2011 : 03:34:21
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I like the X-Wings too, but I've always been more of an Imperial-fan when it comes to STAR WARS.
Cool toys all around for both sides. However, I prefer the look and function of most of the Imperial stuff. |
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Brimstone
Great Reader
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Posted - 05 Aug 2011 : 04:18:58
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They all look BOSS.
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to be nurtured like a precious flower, for it is the most precious
thing we have. Wherefore guard the word written and heed
words unwritten and set them down ere they fade . . . Learn
then, well, the arts of reading, writing, and listening true, and they
will lead you to the greatest art of all: understanding."
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Uzzy
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Posted - 08 Aug 2011 : 10:51:53
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FFG's Warhammer 40k line is fantastic, rich in lore and fluff and with fairly solid mechanics. The adventures they put out for it are pretty good too. The 40k fanboy in me loves them more then GW for fluff. Anyone of their 40k lines is top notch and well recommended. Their Warhammer RPG is good, but it's third edition moved in a way I didn't like too much.
I'm sure that if they put out a Star Wars RPG, it'll be equally well made, but I'll be surprised if they'll have the same freedom of movement to create new fluff in the Star Wars setting as they do in 40k, which is one of the main draws for me. Further, it'll have to be amazing to move me away from SAGA Edition, given how fantastic that was (and how many books I have for that) |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
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Posted - 08 Aug 2011 : 16:12:13
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The adventures they put out for it are pretty good too.
Agreed.
I'll note, also, that FFG's WH40K adventures remind me, particularly, of the old 1e/2e TSR adventure modules... in that, the amount of background info they each contain practically makes them almost double as sourcebooks themselves.
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Uzzy
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Posted - 09 Aug 2011 : 14:09:28
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Originally posted by The Sage
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Originally posted by Uzzy
The adventures they put out for it are pretty good too.
Agreed.
I'll note, also, that FFG's WH40K adventures remind me, particularly, of the old 1e/2e TSR adventure modules... in that, the amount of background info they each contain practically makes them almost double as sourcebooks themselves.
That is an excellent point. They've been very good at that, and in taking the endlessly grimdark world of 40k and making it seem.. well, more 'realistic', in that the RPG looks more at the people who actually live there, rather then just the fighting. Something that's greatly impressed me.
Between Pathfinder, FFG and some small indie stuff, I've never been happier running and playing RPG's. |
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Kno
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 10 Aug 2011 : 09:16:16
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Brimstone
Great Reader
USA
3286 Posts |
Posted - 11 Aug 2011 : 23:08:46
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| No I have never really checked out any of FFG's stuff. The Midnight setting looks really cool, so thanks! |
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to be nurtured like a precious flower, for it is the most precious
thing we have. Wherefore guard the word written and heed
words unwritten and set them down ere they fade . . . Learn
then, well, the arts of reading, writing, and listening true, and they
will lead you to the greatest art of all: understanding."
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
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Posted - 12 Aug 2011 : 01:43:27
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Originally posted by Brimstone
No I have never really checked out any of FFG's stuff. The Midnight setting looks really cool, so thanks!
Oh, yes. The MIDNIGHT campaign setting is a great deal of fun. It's a fascinating look at a world which poses the question "What if Evil had already won?"
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Fantasy Flight Games joins forces with LFL
