smiorgan Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Today I ran SB4 for the kids. It worked very well for a very narrative session. We weren't playing it "old school" - just playing and running with the story. Sometimes I think new editions and rulesets may be cool but are really not needed. A barebones BRP engine and there you go. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K Peterson Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 I've got a copy of SB4 that I got for free with an order from Wayne's Books. It's an edition that I've never played, or much looked at. What's your impression of it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thot Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 Isn't SB4 still with the old magic system? INT+POW requirements for advancing as a sorcerer and such? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiorgan Posted April 23, 2017 Author Share Posted April 23, 2017 (edited) 5 hours ago, Thot said: Isn't SB4 still with the old magic system? INT+POW requirements for advancing as a sorcerer and such? SB4 has its own Demon Summoning system, by Ben Monroe, which supersedes the demon rules of SB 1-3. The rest of the magic system is more similar to SB 1-3, but not identical (there are no sorcerer ranks based on INT+POW, for instance). It was my first Stormbringer. I have played it a LOT. It's a great game and it was reasonably well supported with 4 good supplements. Edited April 23, 2017 by smiorgan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thot Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 So the magic system is sort of an intermediate between SB1-3 and Elric? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiorgan Posted May 15, 2017 Author Share Posted May 15, 2017 On 24.04.2017 at 7:46 AM, Thot said: So the magic system is sort of an intermediate between SB1-3 and Elric? Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel Riffe Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 On 4/24/2017 at 1:46 AM, Thot said: So the magic system is sort of an intermediate between SB1-3 and Elric? How different is Elric from SB and its iterations? I ask because I just ordered a copy of Eleric from The Hero Factory. I'm anxious to get back into this world by any means necessary. :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mugen Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 (edited) On 15/05/2017 at 9:03 PM, Mel Riffe said: How different is Elric from SB and its iterations? I ask because I just ordered a copy of Eleric from The Hero Factory. I'm anxious to get back into this world by any means necessary. :-D Elric! Is very different from StormBringer 1 to 4. -In SB, skill base values are very low, and influenced by characteristics. Elric! has decent base skills, which are mostly decoupled from attributes. -Elric! starting characters are very experienced. -Elric! has a series of simple spells anyone with POW 16+ can learn. Both have elementals and demon summonings. -Elric! combat system is more complex. -SB uses a d100 to determine one's nationality. It is possible to roll a Nadsokor beggar, or a Melnibonean Warrior-Priest-Sorcerer. The second one is absurdly overpowered. SB 5 is basically Elric! 2nd edition. As for myself, my favorite Young Kingdoms RPG is Elric of Melniboné 2d version, for MRQ2. Edited May 17, 2017 by Mugen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel Riffe Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 17 minutes ago, Mugen said: Elric! Is very different from StormBringer 1 to 4. -In SB, skill base values are very low, and influenced by characteristics. Elric! has decent base skills, which are mostly decoupled from attributes. -Elric! starting characters are very experienced. -Elric! has a series of simple spells anyone with POW 16+ can learn. Both have elementals and demon summonings. -SB combat system is more complex. -SB uses a d100 to determine one's nationality. It is possible to roll a Nadsokor beggar, or a Melnibonean Warrior-Priest-Sorcerer. The second one is absurdly overpowered. SB 5 is basically Elric! 2nd edition. As for myself, my favorite Young Kingdoms RPG is Elric of Melniboné 2d version, for MRQ2. Thanks for the feedback, Mugen. I did play SB 1, but only once and when it came out; I remember no details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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