smiorgan Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 Short review. It's good. Very good. Even if you don't use the ruleset* as is, you can use it as a sourcebook for ideas and house rules for your Stormbringer games (Which is probably what I will do with it). Great for the improvisational tools that allow you to cook up an entire plane of existence in minutes. *It's d20 roll under, vaguely reminiscent of a cross between OSR D&D and BRP. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiorgan Posted April 18, 2023 Author Share Posted April 18, 2023 Funny little detail: it is literally roll under (not "on or under" like all versions of BRP): 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaot Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 This is one of the recent books that I've really been interested in. Good to see your approval! 1 Quote 70/420 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mugen Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 On 4/18/2023 at 1:48 PM, smiorgan said: Funny little detail: it is literally roll under (not "on or under" like all versions of BRP): That's actually one case where rolling a d20 under a skill is really different from rolling a d100 under that same value multiplied by 5. 😄 To be honest, I don't really see the point in doing so as it seems to me like breaking an habit just for the sake of breaking it, but I don't care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakey Mo Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 Oh. That roll under mechanic is going to take some getting used to.. Still, looking forward to running this in about three days.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Bone Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 On 5/8/2023 at 7:24 AM, Shakey Mo said: Oh. That roll under mechanic is going to take some getting used to.. Still, looking forward to running this in about three days.. Tell us what you think @Shakey Mo. I'm currently in the midst of writing up a review... Marcus 1 Quote Stormbringer! - Exploring the worlds of the Eternal Champion at http://www.stormbringerrpg.com Unbound Publishing - Bringing back the fear - http://www.unboundbook.org DCtRPG.info - Supporting Dark Conspiracy across the decades - http://www.darkconspiracytherpg.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Bone Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 So I wrote up my review of Black Sword Hack - Ultimate Chaos Edition here - https://stormbringerrpg.com/review-black-sword-hack-ultimate-chaos-edition/. Warning, you might not agree with my conclusions... 2 Quote Stormbringer! - Exploring the worlds of the Eternal Champion at http://www.stormbringerrpg.com Unbound Publishing - Bringing back the fear - http://www.unboundbook.org DCtRPG.info - Supporting Dark Conspiracy across the decades - http://www.darkconspiracytherpg.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiorgan Posted May 15, 2023 Author Share Posted May 15, 2023 21 hours ago, Marcus Bone said: So I wrote up my review of Black Sword Hack - Ultimate Chaos Edition here - https://stormbringerrpg.com/review-black-sword-hack-ultimate-chaos-edition/. Warning, you might not agree with my conclusions... I kinda see where you're coming from with your review and I do believe this kind of OSR games often oversell the coolness of their "less is more" approach. That said, I do think you are a bit too harsh on Black Sword Hack. The game, while very rules light, has some interesting mechanics such as usage dice and Doom dice (which interact nicely with demon summoning), the power types are thematic and flavorful and it offers dynamic combat with attacks and parries and special moves while remaining super simple and quick. And I find the lists and tables inspirational. It's not going to replace my beloved Stormbringer, but I might well use it for a quick one shot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tirapheg Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 I am a sucker for anything based on Elric. I'm also going through a rules lite phase at the moment, so I might just get this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiorgan Posted August 10, 2023 Author Share Posted August 10, 2023 12 hours ago, Tirapheg said: I am a sucker for anything based on Elric. I'm also going through a rules lite phase at the moment, so I might just get this. If you want rules light you will probably like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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