rsanford Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Hi all, Any news on the Chronicler's Companion? What about the new monster manual? Best, Ronnie 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...
tooley1chris Posted April 26, 2015 Author Share Posted April 26, 2015 Hey Nick, any chance to see the cover art for this? Be a neat teaser for my Magic World FB page. Quote Author QUASAR space opera system: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/459723/QUASAR?affiliate_id=810507 My Magic World projects page: Tooleys Underwhelming Projects Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rleduc Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 I think some of my Horsechester art made it into CC. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.440421636120947&type=1 (I hope this link works from outside of Facebook...) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simlasa Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 All the Worlds' Monsters Vol. 1 (big book of monsters for MW) OH! Well... that's one I'm particularly excited to hear about! All new stuff or will there be some converted content from the originals? I ran into someone the other day online who was spouting off negatives about MW... and when I pressed him where he'd gotten his opinions (since he had never looked at the book himself) he brought up that #&*@ing anonymous review/post on Tenkar's Tavern. That makes the second time this month I've seen someone regurgitating that crud. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooley1chris Posted May 6, 2015 Author Share Posted May 6, 2015 Big Book of Monsters also has some of my money waiting on it. Quote Author QUASAR space opera system: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/459723/QUASAR?affiliate_id=810507 My Magic World projects page: Tooleys Underwhelming Projects Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMonroe Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 OH! Well... that's one I'm particularly excited to hear about! All new stuff or will there be some converted content from the originals? I ran into someone the other day online who was spouting off negatives about MW... and when I pressed him where he'd gotten his opinions (since he had never looked at the book himself) he brought up that #&*@ing anonymous review/post on Tenkar's Tavern. That makes the second time this month I've seen someone regurgitating that crud. Furthering my fiendish plan to bring back as many classic BRP elements as possible... So, "All the World's Monsters" is going to be a collection of -tons- of pre-existing monsters, plus a couple dozen new ones. I started by taking all the monsters from the Gateway Bestiary, and converting them to Magic World. Then I went through old, weird Stormbringer books, Hawkmoon, Elfquest, and lots of other stuff. Took all these critters and scrubbed them of license-specific information, and converted them where necessary to MW. Lastly, but not leastly, I got some of my BRP-head friends to write up some new monsters. Jason Durall, Nick Middleton, Charles Green and a few others all contributed a slew of cool new critters. Some from myth and legend, some from their own fevered imaginings. It's going to be a great book. 2 Quote Please don't contact me with Chaosium questions. I'm no longer associated with the company, and have no idea what the new management is doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaot Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Are there any wee beasties included? Toads or owlets or other familiar fodder? Do we have cats? Please let us have cats. Quote 70/420 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsanford Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Big Book of Monsters also has some of my money waiting on it. Me too! The AD&D monster manuals Chris converted are great but I would love to have a polished product with a lot of depth! 2 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...
Rich Tom Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 It's probably a bit late now, but I've been meaning to ask a content question about the chronicler's companion for ages and just never got round to it. I always thought that one of the best RQ3 GM supplements was the cities book. I still use mine now., The pages are yellow and it's so well thumbed that the cover has come off. Accepting that random tables aren't necessarily to be encouraged and that individual creativity is best; blah, blah etc. Will we be getting any of that kind of material that helps a tired GM invent something on the fly? I just think that sort of stuff is really helpful when you suddenly realise that the party have gone the wrong way or wandered off the adventure plot, but it's still kind of interesting and you want to run with it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mankcam Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 I remember that Cities supplement, it was a great idea. I used it a few times to run downtime sessions for part of my old RQ3 campaign, and it was great. I think there may currently be similar indie products like it that you can get from DrivethruRPG that can be used in any system, which kinda covers the same ground. However it would be good to have a reprint of the original Cities book, or even just a pdf version. MagicWorld would be the perfect platform for it 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...
Nakana Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 Well if they bring Cities back, then I want QuestWorld while they're at it! 1 Quote BGB = BRP Gold. New book = BRP Platinum. Stay metal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunwolfe Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 I dearly love my Cities book and had to fight several ebay bidding wars to finally secure a copy.. A very, very useful book. Cheers. 1 Quote Present home-port: home-brew BRP/OQ SRD variant; past ports-of-call: SB '81, RQIII '84, BGB '08, RQIV(Mythras) '12, MW '15, and OQ '17 BGB BRP: 0 edition: 20/420; .pdf edition: 06/11/08; 1st edition: 06/13/08 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaot Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 I love Cities. I would love to see something like Cities expanded to handle nations and campaigns. 2 Quote 70/420 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooley1chris Posted June 14, 2015 Author Share Posted June 14, 2015 Another to add to my searches then... Quote Author QUASAR space opera system: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/459723/QUASAR?affiliate_id=810507 My Magic World projects page: Tooleys Underwhelming Projects Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiorgan Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 Well if they bring Cities back, then I want QuestWorld while they're at it! I have QuestWorld and I kind of like it. But it was far from perfect. The scenarios are kind of disparate offerings, put together and hastily adapted to Kanos' world map. There are also some inconsistencies between the maps and the scenarios. The solitaire is delightful - I had a lot of fun playing through it - but is pure Glorantha. It has nothing to do with Kanos. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooley1chris Posted July 15, 2015 Author Share Posted July 15, 2015 Look for it in the next couple of months. I'm going to try to get it to GenCon. Nick NacarioMagic World GuyChaosium Inc.So...here somes GenCon.... Quote Author QUASAR space opera system: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/459723/QUASAR?affiliate_id=810507 My Magic World projects page: Tooleys Underwhelming Projects Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDLeary Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 So...here somes GenCon.... Now now, keep in mind the changes have probably put this out a few more months. SDLeary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooley1chris Posted July 16, 2015 Author Share Posted July 16, 2015 Yeah Ben said as much earlier.Just wanted to let'em know I'm thinking about them. Quote Author QUASAR space opera system: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/459723/QUASAR?affiliate_id=810507 My Magic World projects page: Tooleys Underwhelming Projects Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMonroe Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Yeah, I really wanted to have it out for GenCon, but it's just not to be. Sigh... the best laid plans of mice and Ben. I love Cities. I would love to see something like Cities expanded to handle nations and campaigns.That would be a very interesting book... Quote Please don't contact me with Chaosium questions. I'm no longer associated with the company, and have no idea what the new management is doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsanford Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Hey Ben,I understand that the company shake up likely impacted Chronicler's Companion but can you tell us if the Companion and Monster books are still a high priority? I just ask because if they are close to coming out I will avoid any RPG purchases for the moment in anticipation of buying them...Thanks for all you do! 2 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...
Stoatbringer Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 In the light of the news that Chaosium isn't going to be publishing any MW products in the near future what is going to happen to the Chronicler's Companion and the Monsters Book? Quote "Foolish is the king who does not have a personal wizard, and lamentable is the ruler who trusts the wrong mage" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick J. Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 11 hours ago, Stoatbringer said: In the light of the news that Chaosium isn't going to be publishing any MW products in the near future what is going to happen to the Chronicler's Companion and the Monsters Book? You can pick up the thread here where it is discussed at some length. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooley1chris Posted September 26, 2016 Author Share Posted September 26, 2016 This entire thread saddens me. 1 Quote Author QUASAR space opera system: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/459723/QUASAR?affiliate_id=810507 My Magic World projects page: Tooleys Underwhelming Projects Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mankcam Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 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...
hdan Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Agreed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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