lawrence.whitaker Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 Based on the award winning fantasy trilogy by one of Science Fiction and Fantasy's greatest wordsmiths, Lyonesse transports you to the Elder Isles, where King Casmir plots to seize control of the Ten Kingdoms, assassinate his foes, and prevent a disturbing prophecy from being fulfilled. Elsewhere, the magicians Shimrod, Murgen, and Tamurello are locked in a private battle of wit, will and magical intrigue. All the while, the brutal, disdainful Ska are drawing their own plans of conquest. And in the immense Forest of Tantrevalles, the secretive fairies watch all that happens with wry amusement, and occasionally meddle in mortal affairs for reasons of their own. Players in Lyonesse take on the roles of adventurers of the Elder Isles, seeking fame, glory, profit, magic, or simply the promise of a good meal and a soft bed for the night. Characters can be mercenaries or spies in the service of one (or several) kingdoms; oath-sworn knights eager to do battle with their lord's enemies; thieves, tricksters or even honest merchants, out to make a just living (sometimes). Perhaps characters are aspiring magicians, keen to emulate the likes of Shimrod, Tamurello, or even the mighty Murgen himself. Lyonesse is a complete roleplaying game. This book contains everything needed (except dice and friends) for creating fabulous adventures in the Elder Isles. Exhaustive information on the kingdoms and lands of the islands; full rules for characters, skills, combat, magic, and monsters. Great care has been taken to recreate the style and atmosphere of Jack Vance's novels, so that Games Masters and Players can fully immerse themselves in the Lyonesse setting. Special rules for creating towns, taverns, tavernkeeper, and even lovingly described meals are all included, emulating the quintessential elements of the books. Don your armour! Take up your weapons! Sharpen your wits! Get ready for adventure across Hybras and beyond! We're delighted to announce that Lyonesse, the roleplaying game based on Jack Vance's award-winning trilogy (Suldrun's Garden, The Green Pearl, and Madouc) is available to buy from our DrivethruRPG store in Print+PDF versions. We're offering the game in hardcover and softcover formats. The softcover is slightly cheaper than the hardcover (and yes the prices really are meant to be that close - one of the quirks of POD publishing), and both formats are Print On Demand, largely because in these uncertain times, we do not know how long it will take our regular printer to get back to normal operations, and our distributor, Alliance, is still closed for business. The book costs $79.99 (hard cover), $74.99 (soft), or $25 (PDF only). You also received a free download of the main interior maps at full size, regardless of the format you buy. For UK, Europe and Australian customers, Aeon Games will also be producing Lyonesse, and you should keep an eye on their store for release details. 16 2 Quote The Design Mechanism: Publishers of Mythras Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakob Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 .... and it's mine! (pdf at least, now the wait for delivery of the print copy begins ...) 3 Quote My RPG Blog: Swanosaurus - A Fierce and Beautiful Creature Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarence Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 Fantastic work! Quote FrostByte Books M–SPACE d100 Roleplaying in the Far Future Odd Soot Science Fiction Mystery in the 1920s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreJarosch Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 And it is # 1 on Drivethru! Congratulations! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawrence.whitaker Posted May 1, 2020 Author Share Posted May 1, 2020 Woot! 2 Quote The Design Mechanism: Publishers of Mythras Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreJarosch Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 Silver Seller in less than 12 hours (10 hours ago)! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g33k Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 <sighs deeply> <looks at yet-unpurchased parts of the Chaosium's RQG catalog> <looks at Jonstown Compendium> <looks at Lyonesse, with Mythic Mesopotamia/Babylon/whatever, and Mythic Polynesia yet to come> It's all a vast conspiracy, isn't it? TDM... Chaosium... Y'all HATE me having a bank account, don't you? 1 1 Quote C'es ne pas un .sig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Absentia Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 My, she's yar! !i! Quote ...developer of White Rabbit Green Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsanford Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 12 hours ago, g33k said: <sighs deeply> <looks at yet-unpurchased parts of the Chaosium's RQG catalog> <looks at Jonstown Compendium> <looks at Lyonesse, with Mythic Mesopotamia/Babylon/whatever, and Mythic Polynesia yet to come> It's all a vast conspiracy, isn't it? TDM... Chaosium... Y'all HATE me having a bank account, don't you? Yeah TDM is getting an unfailry large portion of my monthly discretionary spend at this point. Can't wait for Mythic Greece! 4 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...
The Hooded Claw Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 This book is an absolute instant classic. Congratulations to the Design Mechanism. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Questbird Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 The AUD exchange rate is a bit of a killer at the moment..but I bought it anyway 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g33k Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 58 minutes ago, Questbird said: The AUD exchange rate is a bit of a killer at the moment..but I bought it anyway 🙂 Congratumisserations; enjoy your new RPG & I feel your pain. Quote C'es ne pas un .sig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreJarosch Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 Electrum Seller now! 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merrik Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 Just purchased my copy today and am slowly working through the PDF - This is an awesome book, even if you don't plan on using the actual setting, there is still plenty to use. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Evil Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 On 5/6/2020 at 12:13 PM, Questbird said: The AUD exchange rate is a bit of a killer at the moment..but I bought it anyway 🙂 Yeah...I'm in the same boat. Plus the shipping cost is a killer. Any idea when Aeon will have cheaper shipping for those of us Down Under? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Vile Traveller Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 I'm on a buying hiatus until I relocate in autumn, anyway, so I'm hoping by then there might be a "serious" hardback in the works. 🤞 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimbyd Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 Hardback arrived today. Great stuff! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Evil Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 22 hours ago, Vile said: I'm on a buying hiatus until I relocate in autumn, anyway, so I'm hoping by then there might be a "serious" hardback in the works. 🤞 I envy your self-control. This book must be mine, whatever the cost! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 How's the magic work in the Lyonesse RPG? I'm only familiar by reputation with Vance's fiction, but a new setting-specific magic system sounds pretty interesting. Love me some magic systems. Quote Jonstown Compendium author. Find my publications here. Disclaimer: affiliate link. Social Media: Facebook Patreon Twitter Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawrence.whitaker Posted May 8, 2020 Author Share Posted May 8, 2020 2 hours ago, Crel said: How's the magic work in the Lyonesse RPG? I'm only familiar by reputation with Vance's fiction, but a new setting-specific magic system sounds pretty interesting. Love me some magic systems. Magic comes in two forms. Fairy cantraps are simple, relatively low level spells, evocatively named, usually used by fairies, but also known by human magicians. Simple and quick, but with wide ranging effects. Sandestin magic involves summoning sandestins, magical creatures that specialise in creating a specific magical effect. Sandestins carry out the magic on behalf of the magician, with the spell actually being detailed instructions on what the sandestin needs to do. This form of magic can be very powerful, can be scaled, and effects combined. But it is magic point intensive, and there are backlash effects for overspending. 3 1 Quote The Design Mechanism: Publishers of Mythras Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 7 hours ago, lawrence.whitaker said: This form of magic can be very powerful, can be scaled, and effects combined. But it is magic point intensive, and there are backlash effects for overspending. Thanks for the reply! Sounds interesting, to be sure. I'll have to check it out eventually. Quote Jonstown Compendium author. Find my publications here. Disclaimer: affiliate link. Social Media: Facebook Patreon Twitter Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soltakss Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 Another set of unboxing pictures ... 5 3 Quote Simon Phipp - Caldmore Chameleon - Wallowing in my elitism since 1982. Many Systems, One Family. Just a fanboy. www.soltakss.com/index.html Jonstown Compendium author. Find my contributions here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1000buffalo Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 My printed copy arrived today, after some understandable delays. Lovely book, and looking forward to reading it over the next few days. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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