Trifletraxor Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 (edited) Merrie England is a setting that allows you to play in medieval England, but an England where Robin Hood roams the forests, where evil magicians cast spells on their enemies, where great dragons terrorise the land and where the fairy folk still rule Fair Elfland. This book contains character generation for Norman, Saxon, Jewish, Welsh, Cornish, Scottish, Irish, Fairy, Saracen or Moor player characters and has descriptions and rules for magic use and religions, as well as medieval background, scenario hooks and historical figures. Revel in the mysteries of Morris Dancing, crusade against the heathen, uncover the secrets of the Masons, oppose the unjust taxes of your absent king, or simply abuse your authority over peasants and vassals. Your imagination is the only limit! By Simon Phipp. 200 pages. Published December 2011 by Alephtar Games. Edited December 17, 2011 by Trifletraxor Quote Ef plest master, this mighty fine grub! 116/420. High Priest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RosenMcStern Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 (edited) Sverre, I agree that we were really trying to compete with Duke Nukem Forever for "most delayed game of history" this time, but the book was actually published in December 2011, not 2012 Ah, and this edition's subtitle is "the Age of Chivalry" not "the Age of Eleanor". Edited December 15, 2011 by RosenMcStern Quote Proud member of the Evil CompetitionTM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seneschal Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Duke Nukem vs. Eleanor of Acquataine? I'm in!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trifletraxor Posted December 16, 2011 Author Share Posted December 16, 2011 Hehe, okay, back from the future. Concerning the subtitle, the cover and description of the book on Cubicle 7 says otherwise, but that's maybe an old version? Quote Ef plest master, this mighty fine grub! 116/420. High Priest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soltakss Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 The cover is from Age of Eleanor. I don't know if the cover has changed for Age of Chivalry. In a fist fight, Duke Nukem would probably win, but in a game of strategy then it's Eleanor hands down. 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...
RosenMcStern Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Argh, we messed it out. The cover is the same but the subtitle changed, but Dom did not update it on the product page after I told them. Oh well, I think everyone got the idea. As for the comparison, I think Eleanor would win in anything implying strategy. On the other hand, I would really love a game with King Richard facing Saladdin with his Big Scary Sword and shouting "Come get some!" at him. Too bad that cigars and sunglasses had not been invented in the 12th century. Quote Proud member of the Evil CompetitionTM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trifletraxor Posted December 17, 2011 Author Share Posted December 17, 2011 The subtitle is updated. If you tell me when the updated cover is available I'll change the picture too. Quote Ef plest master, this mighty fine grub! 116/420. High Priest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RosenMcStern Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 Christmas present for everyone: the new preview is now available on the Alephtar Games product page, along with the hi-resolution, full colour map of Merrie England drawn by Emperor Mi.... er, Colin Driver. Keep an eye on DriveThru, I will start selling the PDF soon - probably on Monday. Quote Proud member of the Evil CompetitionTM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GianniVacca Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 hi-resolution, full colour map of Merrie England drawn by Emperor Mi.... er, Colin Driver. Can't access it (I have tried Firefox, Chrome, and IE). Quote 「天朝大國」，https://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/92874/celestial-empire 很有意思: http://celestialempire.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RosenMcStern Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Very strange. I can access it with both PC and tablet. Did you try from your iPad? The PDF is now available via YourGamesNOW and DriveThruRPG, along with an expanded errata on the web page, and some more clarifications on the Alephtar forums. Quote Proud member of the Evil CompetitionTM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soltakss Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Can't access it (I have tried Firefox, Chrome, and IE). Try http://www.alephtargames.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&catid=39%3Ahistorical&id=53%3Amerrie-england&Itemid=57 - the files are on the left hand side below the cover picture. 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...
Mankcam Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 I just received my copy. Yes, a fist full of typos, that's for sure. The actual production quality is reasonable however, its a nice looking book, but the overall content is excellent, which makes up for any flaws in my opinion. Sits nicely alongside 'Crusaders of the Amber Coast', and a heap of useful stuff for any GM wanting to run a middle ages setting. I've been wanting this a while, and I'm pretty happy it's in my hands now. Great work Simon, your love for the material really shows. I'll be using this book in various guises for many years to come, you have created a great BRP gaming resource here. Thumbs up from me! 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...
DreadDomain Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 I just received my copy. Yes, a fist full of typos, that's for sure. The actual production quality is reasonable however, its a nice looking book, but the overall content is excellent, which makes up for any flaws in my opinion. Sits nicely alongside 'Crusaders of the Amber Coast', and a heap of useful stuff for any GM wanting to run a middle ages setting. I've been wanting this a while, and I'm pretty happy it's in my hands now. Great work Simon, your love for the material really shows. I'll be using this book in various guises for many years to come, you have created a great BRP gaming resource here. Thumbs up from me! Agreed on all account. I found it strange though that in the optional BRP rules used the Personality Traits are listed but there is no evidence in the book, neither during character creation nor in the NPCs write-ups, that they are actually used. I was a bit disappointed by this because using Personality Traits in a 'Age of Chivalry' supplement would have pleased the KAP lover in me Another comment is about said NPC write-ups. The characteristics listed are generally too high in my opinion. Not really a criticism as it depends on play style (and my view might be tainted by GURPS attributes). All in all, a very good book well worth the cover price (so far this seems to be true for all Alephtar BRP supplements). Speaking of other supplements and the complementarity with 'Crusaders of the Amber Coast', is there any plan to update/expand 'Stupor Mundi' to BRP? The RQ supplement doesn't seem to be available anymore neither in print nor in PDF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GianniVacca Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Try http://www.alephtargames.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&catid=39%3Ahistorical&id=53%3Amerrie-england&Itemid=57 - the files are on the left hand side below the cover picture. Weird. It does work now. LOL... What is "Blols"? (guess you meant Blois) Quote 「天朝大國」，https://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/92874/celestial-empire 很有意思: http://celestialempire.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RosenMcStern Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Speaking of other supplements and the complementarity with 'Crusaders of the Amber Coast', is there any plan to update/expand 'Stupor Mundi' to BRP? The RQ supplement doesn't seem to be available anymore neither in print nor in PDF. How much of the materials in a BRP Stupor Mundi would be a reprint of things already appeared in Merrie England? If the latter did not include exhaustive information about Islam and Orthodoxy, it could be worth redoing it, but at the moment it would just contain some extra information about Italy (and not much) and two scenarios. I am sure it would make money for a low effort, but our policy is to provide useful stuff to gamers, not "the Kyger Litor cult write-up every other supplement" for hardcore collectors. At this point it is better to focus on the Steppes and introduce some shamanism to Alternate Earth. The new edition of Stupor Mundi was planned as the default setting for "Parpuzio game system", but the future of this game is currently unknown. It could become a book for Legend or RQ6 one day, maybe soon, but again it is too early to talk about this. The core adventure, however, will reappear in BRP format. It is scheduled for a PDF and FGII release for February: check the other thread. It will let you test the Djinn rules that are in Merrie England. Quote Proud member of the Evil CompetitionTM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadDomain Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 How much of the materials in a BRP Stupor Mundi would be a reprint of things already appeared in Merrie England? If the latter did not include exhaustive information about Islam and Orthodoxy, it could be worth redoing it, but at the moment it would just contain some extra information about Italy (and not much) and two scenarios. I am sure it would make money for a low effort, but our policy is to provide useful stuff to gamers, not "the Kyger Litor cult write-up every other supplement" for hardcore collectors. At this point it is better to focus on the Steppes and introduce some shamanism to Alternate Earth. The new edition of Stupor Mundi was planned as the default setting for "Parpuzio game system", but the future of this game is currently unknown. It could become a book for Legend or RQ6 one day, maybe soon, but again it is too early to talk about this. The core adventure, however, will reappear in BRP format. It is scheduled for a PDF and FGII release for February: check the other thread. It will let you test the Djinn rules that are in Merrie England. Fair enough. I wouldn't know how much repetition there woulb be between the two since I don't own SM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soltakss Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Weird. It does work now. LOL... What is "Blols"? (guess you meant Blois) I did say Blois but this was put on the map as Blols. 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...
soltakss Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Great work Simon, your love for the material really shows. Funnily enough, my favourite periods/settings from earth history are, in order: Homeric Greece Dark Age Britain Medieval England Steppe Nomads Now, I've done something on the Steppe Nomads for Mythic Russia and am helping Zit on BRP Steppes and have done Merrie England. Now, all I have to do are Dark Age Britain and Homeric Greece. These will probably be for Legend, though, rather than BRP. 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...
Zit Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 With homeric Greece, do you mean late mycenian, or the mythical Greece as described in Homer's poems? Quote Wind on the Steppes, role playing among the steppe Nomads. The running campaign and the blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soltakss Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Both To my mind, you can't separate the two. Sure, you can have people wandering around the Mediterranean, interacting with the peoples of Greece, the Near East, Northern Africa and so on, but the myths and gods and goddesses add so much to the setting. The Trojan War has a completely different level if you add in the Gods and their scheming and manipulation, for example, in fact it wouldn't have happened if it wasn't for the Goddesses. I know a lot of people like their Historical settings with little/no magic or religion, but a lot of the Greek stories involve religion or the deeds of gods and goddesses. 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...
Mankcam Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Well I think I read that Pete Nash may be doing a Mythic Greece for RQ6, but I'm not sure... either way if it's BRP, LEGEND, or RQ6 its got my dollar. A gritty realistic historical portrayal would be good, but a Mythic version with all the Greek Deities in their glory would be great as well, especially for doing those Homeric epics. A grim Dark Ages Europe as opposed to Merrie England sounds interesting, but I suspect there would be alot of overlap. The Steppes Nomad project has sparked my interest - I never knew I wanted it before, but now it's in the works I gotta have it! The closest thing I have is a Gloranthan sourcebook on the Charn-Un for HQ, but a historic supplement for BRP (or any d100 system) would be the thing, especially with Shamanism rules. Good times ahead... 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...
wbcreighton Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 There is a good review of Merrie England here: http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product_reviews.php?products_id=98069&it=1&SRC=newsletter_reviews Quote I use fantasygrounds.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soltakss Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 There is also a copy at http://www.rpg-resource.org.uk/index.php?article=6391&visual=4 If anyone else sees any reviews, good or bad, then please post the links. 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...
pansophy Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 I waited a long time for this book - excellent! Just grabbed it as a Pdf and ordered it as dead tree as well. cheers! Quote My Uploads - BRP and new: Revolution D100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agentorange Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Simon, looking at the maps it doesn't seem to show anything for Wales and Scotland... but there is a map for Europe ( well, western europe ) am I missing something ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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