StevenGEmsley
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Well I've given them a fairly free rein on characters. Pretty much anything humanoid in the critters section with INT. They're mulling their options, but one has finalised on a troll lansdknecht.
Madness indeed!
When we kick off, I'm considering an actual play thread?
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Marvellous, may just run that Bodie & Doyle vs. Nyarlathotep campaign I've had in the back of my mind since about 1985...
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Does the acquisition include Cold War Cthulhu?
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Many BRP-derived games apply the mount's DB to weapons such as lances used from horseback.
(edit: this applies when charging, which makes a lot of sense to me)
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And conversion of Mistaken Identity, the opening salvo of The Enemy Within campaign has begun!
Session zero is Friday and the campaign itself begins a fortnight after that. Looking forward to it!
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Hey, it's an RPG so I can cast who I like!
Far too Long since I watched Dogma...great movie!!
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10 minutes ago, Butters said:
Warhammer has it that Morrslieb was created this way,
So maybe Hecate was formed from the debris caused when the meteorites/fallen Angels crashed into the Earth when God cast them down?
That'll do it!! Many thanks
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18 minutes ago, Butters said:
Sounds good, I must admit I don't really know how the Princes of Hell work in regard to Lucifer, do they follow him 100%, or did they rebel as they also wanted more freedom and control? I ask this as the Chaos gods are always messing up each other's plans which works in the Players' favor sometimes.
Nope, plenty of scheming!!
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As regards numbers of "neutral" angels, I figure the number of conscientious objectors was quite small to begin with, and some have since either sought (and received) forgiveness and returned to Heaven or thrown in their lot with Lucifer, resenting being cast out in the first place.
As far as the offspring is concerned, there are enough of them that they aren't stoned in the street, but rare enough that they turn heads. No greenskin hordes, but I love the image of Landksnecht orcs!
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Good call on BRP Witchcraft! I have that somewhere...
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Okay, throwing this out there as I don't have an idea yet...
If Hecate (Morrsleib) is made of Prmia Materia (Warpstone), how did it get there? And why is it associated with Evil (Chaos)?
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So dug out the first scenario, Mistaken Identity. Seems the motivation for the baddies is to stir up the Sigmarite Heresy to bring about chaos and war.
My campaign is set in the Holy Roman Empire, starting in 1520.
Just after the publication of Luther's 95 Theses*.
This could work!!
* Luther is absolutely not part of the demonic plan (or is he...?) but the cults will certainly seize on the opportunities presented by a schism in the Catholic Church!!
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So, demons then. Pretty much a "change the names and hope no-one notices" approach!
- Slaanesh becomes Demoriel, the Twice-Exiled
- Tzeentch becomes Coronzom, the Dweller in the Abyss
- Khorne becomes Abaddon, the Destroyer
- Nurgle becomes Resheph, the White Rider
I envision a host of demons under Satan, all with their own plots and schemes, but these are the ones which easily map to WFRP's Big Four.
Guess I need to write up some factions now!
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Genesis 6:2 is perfect!
Moorcock's Mittelmarch is a different approach, and I'm mainly stealing the name, as in War Hound the Mittelmarch is a borderland between Earth and Hell where only the damned can enter. However it does have some faerie-like qualities. The seasons are reversed, familiar objects in the same location are different there, time passes differently and it is home to fantastical creatures, so as I'm not cleaving too closely to Moorcock's version I can yoink ideas that sound cool!
I've not read any Anderson, but I'm starting to believe I should...
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So how, in a Judeo-Christian context, do we justify these fantasy PC races? Well, they're all linked to the Mittelmarch (a term stolen from Michael Moorcock's excellent The War Hound and the World's Pain), which in this campaign will be an analogue to faerie.
The origin of the fae is that when Lucifer led His rebellion against God, there were some angels who would not side with Lucifer but who refused to raise arms against their fellow angels. In His wrath, God cast these down to earth, where they bred with mortal men and women, giving us the elves, dwarves, trolls and goblins who are our PC race choices (as well as humans, of course!)
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And as it's a fantasy version of the HRE - hey, we have elves, dwarves, beasties, magic and demons running around - I'm minded to throw an evil twin of Luna up there in the sky. Maybe...Hecate?
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As for warpstone, I have a couple of ideas:
• Either a corrupted type of Philosopher's Stone, created by Satanic alchemists, or
• a riff on Plato's Prima Materia (First Matter), associated with primal chaos - the building blocks of God's creation of the universe
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It's so long since I read it...how integral to The Enemy Within is the presence of Morrslieb?
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Obviously the old WFRP was heavily based on the Holy Roman Empire; in the aesthetic, the political structure, the technological level. I've been very impressed with A R Kavli's Renaissance : 1520 supplement, and my players are enthused, but want a fantasy game.
I have all the Enemy Within books for 1st Edition WFRP, but have never run it.
For anyone familiar with it (I'm yet to reread it), would it suffer overly much from replacing the machinations of Chaos with Satanic cults and setting it in the Holy Roman Empire instead of the Old World, with the place names changed and the serial numbers filed off?
Cthulhu cults are also an option...
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The Old Way
· We are all children of the land – the land is the Land. The land has always been and always shall be. The seasons come and the seasons go.
· Gods come and gods go – Magna Mater, Woden, Christ Jesus. The power of the land knows no name and needs no temples.
· The Church is our enemy – The Nazarene is a jealous God and will not tolerate others. Pretend to His worship if you must, but keep your true beliefs secret.
· Nothing comes without sacrifice – For a good harvest, blood must be spilled. For fine weather, blood must be spilled. For strong children, blood must be spilled. What you take, you must repay,
Allies: Wise Women and Cunning Men, some unaligned Witches. Country folk.
Enemies: The Church.
Zeal: 25
Bonus Skills: Beliefs (The Old Way) +25%, Lore (Country Wisdom) +15%
The Old Way is earth worship in its purest form. This is not worship of pre-Christian gods, this is worship of the land itself. Followers of the Old Way believe in blood sacrifice in thanks for the land’s bounty.
This cult can be used for all kinds of folk-horror antagonists (a la The Wicker Man or Midsommer). There are as many variations in cult practices as there are communities which follow the Old Faith.
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I response to the discussion on random hit locations, I always read it as "here's where the opponent has let slip an opening."
I've also been in fights (real, and on the mats) and I might want to go for a headshot, but if he presents his knee I'll absolutely take it!
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Price of item, $29.99
Cost of shipping $55.00
At least Dick Turpin had the good grace to wear a mask when committing robbery!!
(I know the reasons why, but sheesh!)
Warhmmer's Enemy Within campaign in The Holy Roman Empire. Madness?
in Renaissance
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Then I'll do it, by George, I'll do it!! 🤣