smiorgan Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Am I the only one in hype for the upcoming OpenQuest powered bronze age rpg coming from Osprey? https://www.amazon.com/Jackals-Bronze-Fantasy-Roleplaying-Osprey/dp/1472837428/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Jackals+Osprey&qid=1582374103&sr=8-1 The Zaharets, the land between the Vori Wastes and the Plains of Aeco, is well-known as the Land of Risings. Dominated by the rising city-states of Ameena Noani and Sentem, facing each other along the great War Road, the Zaharets has always been home to powerful civilizations. Beastmen ruins dot the landscape, a constant reminder of the Kingdom of Sin and the fragility of the Law of Men. Even older are the great ruins of the Hulathi, the legendary sea peoples, and the Hannic mansions sealed beneath the mountains, awaiting those who would seek out the Lost Folk. Scars abound from the wars between ruined Keta in the north and Gerwa in the south. And, far to the east, the legends of Muadah still beckon occultists and Jackals who seek to plunder its corrupted ruins. Inspired by the myths, cultures, and history of the Ancient Near East, and by such ancient texts as the Iliad, the Epic of Gilgamesh, and the Old Testament, Jackals is a Sword & Sorcery roleplaying game set in a Fantasy Bronze Age. With mechanics based on the popular OpenQuest system, the game places players in the role of Jackals - adventurers, explorers, sellswords, and scavengers - and sends them out into the peril-filled land of the Zaharets to make their fortune. or perhaps fulfill a greater destiny. 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiorgan Posted February 22, 2020 Author Share Posted February 22, 2020 I've just got "Romance of the Perilous Land", and if this rpg is of any indication, the production values of Osprey rpgs are outstanding. https://ospreypublishing.com/romance-of-the-perilous-land And there's even a Jackals campaign planned for 2021: https://www.amazon.it/Jackals-Children-Bronze-Grand-Campaign/dp/1472837681/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1582374366&refinements=p_27%3AJohn-Matthew+DeFoggi&s=books&sr=1-1 (not found on Amazon's American site) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakob Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Haven't heard of it yet, but I'm curious about it at the very least! 2 Quote My RPG Blog: Swanosaurus - A Fierce and Beautiful Creature Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiorgan Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share Posted February 23, 2020 The author is an Ancient Near East expert with a degree in Biblical studies, which makes things even more interesting. https://www.bloomsbury.com/author/john-matthew-defoggi/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Kong Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Well, when your first and middle-names are John Matthew then I expect nothing less! 😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimbyd Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 JM is a host of the Iconic podcast- & a mover & shaker in 13th Age RPG world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiorgan Posted February 29, 2020 Author Share Posted February 29, 2020 On 2/25/2020 at 3:36 AM, Dimbyd said: JM is a host of the Iconic podcast- & a mover & shaker in 13th Age RPG world. I'll check his podcast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiorgan Posted April 12, 2020 Author Share Posted April 12, 2020 Now we have a cover: https://www.amazon.com/Jackals-Bronze-Fantasy-Roleplaying-Osprey/dp/1472837428 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsanford Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 5 hours ago, smiorgan said: Now we have a cover: https://www.amazon.com/Jackals-Bronze-Fantasy-Roleplaying-Osprey/dp/1472837428 And ordered! Quote Check out our homebrew rules for freeform magic in BRP -> No reason for Ars Magica players to have all the fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Vile Traveller Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Are you going to do DTRPG print-on-demand and PDF versions of this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiorgan Posted April 13, 2020 Author Share Posted April 13, 2020 19 hours ago, Vile said: Are you going to do DTRPG print-on-demand and PDF versions of this? You need to ask the author/ Osprey. I'm just going to buy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsanford Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 (edited) I don't have any RPGs from Osprey but I have read a number of their military books and the content and production are first rate. If anyone (besides Newt) can make OpenQuest shine it will be Osprey. Edited April 14, 2020 by rsanford Quote Check out our homebrew rules for freeform magic in BRP -> No reason for Ars Magica players to have all the fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiorgan Posted April 14, 2020 Author Share Posted April 14, 2020 8 hours ago, rsanford said: I don't have any RPGs from Osprey but I have read a number of their military books and the content and production or first rate. If anyone (besides Newt) can make OpenQuest shine it will be Osprey. Osprey rpg books are very neat, well produced little things of beauty. I also like their Frostgrave minis wargame line. Beautiful books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Vile Traveller Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 (edited) On 4/14/2020 at 5:23 AM, smiorgan said: You need to ask the author/ Osprey. I'm just going to buy it. Haha, I got confused by "we" have a cover! I thought you'd landed a deal with Osprey! Edited April 14, 2020 by Vile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newt Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 11 hours ago, rsanford said: I don't have any RPGs from Osprey but I have read a number of their military books and the content and production or first rate. If anyone (besides Newt) can make OpenQuest shine it will be Osprey. It does raise the bar for OpenQuest 3's production values, gulp! :D 4 4 Quote Head Honcho of D101 GamesPublisher of Crypts and Things/Monkey/OpenQuest/River of HeavenThe Sorcerer Under the Mountain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Evil Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 On 4/14/2020 at 8:05 PM, Newt said: It does raise the bar for OpenQuest 3's production values, gulp! We're hoping you will *beat* these production values! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mankcam Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 How did I miss this? I love the clean simplicity of OQ, and this looks like a great product for it. Yeah I'll definately be grabbing Jackals! Quote " Sure it's fun, but it is also well known that a D20 roll and an AC is no match against a hefty swing of a D100% and a D20 Hit Location Table!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newt Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 Its one of Ospreys line of RPGs so marketing will be kinda last minute, it's not out until September 2020 according to Amazon page. Quote Head Honcho of D101 GamesPublisher of Crypts and Things/Monkey/OpenQuest/River of HeavenThe Sorcerer Under the Mountain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newt Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 18 minutes ago, Prime Evil said: We're hoping you will *beat* these production values! Will you be kind if this one-man publishing house doesn't ? 6 Quote Head Honcho of D101 GamesPublisher of Crypts and Things/Monkey/OpenQuest/River of HeavenThe Sorcerer Under the Mountain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mankcam Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 (edited) 17 minutes ago, Newt said: Its one of Ospreys line of RPGs so marketing will be kinda last minute, it's not out until September 2020 according to Amazon page. Cool, thanks. Plenty of time. I'm still waiting to see what you do with OQ3, or has OQ3 become the system for Skyraiders? Because it sounds a little like a streamlined OQ to me 😎 Edited April 15, 2020 by Mankcam Quote " Sure it's fun, but it is also well known that a D20 roll and an AC is no match against a hefty swing of a D100% and a D20 Hit Location Table!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newt Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 OQ3 is very much its own thing and based off Legend OGL SRD. Its a big happy Fantasy Adventure FRP with a few modern bells and whistles. Its a base system that I, and others, can write adventures/settings pretty straight out of the book. It will be OGL and there will be an online SRD and a word doc SRD. Skyraiders is its own thing. I wrote the rules base quickly over two days and while it has many similarities to OQ3, it is a bit more experimental in places. Its also written from scratch, and I won't be releasing it under the OGL. Other self contained D100 games from me and other D101 writers will probably use the underlying system, which I'm calling the D101-System. Quote Head Honcho of D101 GamesPublisher of Crypts and Things/Monkey/OpenQuest/River of HeavenThe Sorcerer Under the Mountain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el_octogono Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 @Newt Can I get hold of Skyraiders in PDF? I missed the Kickstarter! Quote Check my Lobo Blanco - Elric RPG (now in english!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leketh Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Hey everyone, John-Matthew here. Someone reached out to the Iconic podcast about Jackals, and mentioned they heard about the game on this thread, and I came straight over. I wanted to say how exciting it was for me to see a thread about Jackals on the BRP forums. It was surreal to find it here! If you have any questions, I will answer them if I can. J-M 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsanford Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 47 minutes ago, Leketh said: Hey everyone, John-Matthew here. Someone reached out to the Iconic podcast about Jackals, and mentioned they heard about the game on this thread, and I came straight over. I wanted to say how exciting it was for me to see a thread about Jackals on the BRP forums. It was surreal to find it here! If you have any questions, I will answer them if I can. J-M Are you kidding? We want to know everything? For starts how integrated is OpenQuest into the setting? And did you expand OpenQuest at all? I read the blurb you put up on Amazon (I have ordered the book) anything you can expand on here? 5 Quote Check out our homebrew rules for freeform magic in BRP -> No reason for Ars Magica players to have all the fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HierophantX Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Absolutely! Tell us about the setting! Can you drop any teasers? why Openquest when you’re clearly a 13th Age dude? Have you heard of Zenobia by Paul Elliot? Why not go all-in historic vs home brew? What were your thematic influences for this setting and the planned campaign? Will there be a pdf option? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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