TrippyHippy

Thanks, I want to get my order in quickly to ensure they don't sell out (the core book had when I tried late last year). I bought the PDFs from the Chaosium site already, so hopefully this gets offset against the overall cost which is an incentive in itself, but I've discussed it with my playing group and we have an idea for a campaign a bit later in the year (after we've finished Masks of Nyarlathotep, actually).

When is the slipcase due to become available, if it hasn;t already been said? I am actually waiting with readied funds.

The system is the same, as far as I can see. The material of the setting is expanded and the presentation made colourful though.

Oh. Was there an announcement about Mythic Greece?!

Mythic Aztecs is a bit of a surprise - I hadn't thought it would have been released ahead of Mythic Greece for example - but a welcome one. Basically, I like all the 'Mythic' book line, and hope we get many more. I honestly don't know much about Aztec culture or history, so it'll be an education anyway.

We don't yet know that much about it, so maybe it is? I guess 'Hoplite' could be another name, denoting warrors of the time. Archean could work….or just Hellas? Anything but 'Before Iron' though for me - ok for a working title but way too bland on it's own for a full release. It could be a subtitle though - like Hellas: Before Iron perhaps. But y'know, I prefer Myrmidon.

I bought the PDFs of each of the Core Rules, Bestiary and Gamemaster's pack (from the Chaosium site). I wasn't able to get the physical copy of the corerules (out of stock), but would each of these PDF purchases be discounted from the cost of the whole slipcase? Or would I have to purchase each physical book separately?

Personally, I don't think a 'mixed party' would be good for the game.

Yep, I don't know an awful lot about it as of yet, but the commentary said they'd found a way to make it work - so that means gameplay could be quite different.

My understanding is that there will be an expansion/sister game coming out at some time where you can play magician characters. However, I agree that the tight focus of the game around Knights allows for a more authentic and deeper experience for the core game.

This is excellent news! Also, any plans on releasing a series of scenarios about mittens?

Rick, is there any mileage in revising the Lovecraft Country line, or doing more scenarios/campaigns that are extensions/sequels or even prequels for actual Lovecraft tales? I have to say, Beyond the Mountains of Madness was pretty awesome.

This happened the first time it was released and went out of print. You can still buy the PDF at drivethrurpg if you want. There was a mooted, though not official, hint that a second edition may occur some time down the line, but no announcements have been made. I, for one, would pay for a Mitts of Madness scenario - wherein gloves of an ancient evil design, casts clouds over the sanity of the wearer whenever it gets a bit snowy and cold.

I prefer the title Myrmidon, personally, as it is congruous to a series of related games: Pendragon, Paladin, Mymidon, Samurai, etc. I wonder if the mooted Book of Magic, for magicians set in Pendragon's setting, will be a stand-alone game or a direct supplement?

This just made 2019 something to really look forward to to me!

I communicated with Stewart Wieck on the matter before he sadly passed away. It was definitely something he was thinking about.

Regarding The Great Pendragon Campaign, while you can get it on POD, it deserves an update. Additional material has been written for it, while the original page count had to be compromised at the time meaning certain things - most notably an index - couldn't be fitted it. Moreover, Pendragon 5.2 has had something of a makeover in terms of layout and design, and I could see this as a good thing for GPC too.

Yeah, but it's stuck inside the Mythic Worlds section with other titles. It could be on it's own seperate and distinct forum, alongside RuneQuest and Call of Cthulhu.

This is good news, although I am still a bit anxious about getting my Kickstarter stuff - will Paladin and Mort D'Arthur and, to a degree, the Aquelarre campaigns be delivered shortly? I already have Prince Valiant. Beyond that, this is really good news - Pendragon is basically the best set of fantasy rpg rules out there, in my opinion, and the setting and writing is sublime, naturally. The development plans outlined by David Larkins earlier in the year are also really something to get excited by. Moving on, ought Pendragon, Prince Valiant, Paladin (and potentially Myrmidon, Samurai, etc) have their own forum section now?

Punk is 70s more than 80s, if you live in the UK at least. 80s was a post-punk era. In terms of the original proposition, I think most of the themes encountered in the original cyberpunk genre are largely integrated into the mainstream now, but the transhumanist science fiction to me is basically just an evolution of cyberpunk ideas.

it's great that they are keeping these old, classic adventures in print.

Isn't this why they included a new prelude chapter in Peru?

There is a copy available there when I just checked - sold by PigglyToyVille- although you wouldn't be able to get the PDF arrangement that Chaosium offers, I'd assume. The PDFs are important to me, as a source of gaming aids (ie handouts in the game), and I'm happy with the direct service Chaoisum offers, so Amazon wouldn't be my first choice in this instance.

There was a GURPS Uplift book some time ago. Either way, a Hard Sci-fi rpg has me interested. This is the sort of sci-fi there is a niche for, and if it's well done, the sort of thing I'm going to keep a close eye on, for sure.

Which is fine, but we don't need to personalise it. The criticisms raised are not made out of spite, but genunine personal experience. You may have different experiences but they don't invalidate mine or anybody else's. I don't go around trying to proselytise, but if people ask my honest opinion - as the OP did - then that's what they get.