lawrence.whitaker 943 Report post Posted April 13 We are delighted to announce the Lyonesse roleplaying game.Jack Vance’s high fantasy masterpiece, Lyonesse, is to be brought to life in a new roleplaying game by The Design Mechanism. Licensed and approved by Spatterlight Press, Lyonesse is a standalone game based on the acclaimed Mythras system. The Lyonesse trilogy – Suldrun’s Garden, The Green Pearl, and Madouc – tells the story of the Elder Isles, and the ambitions of King Casmir of Lyonesse to bring its fractious kingdoms under his sole rule. Casmir is opposed by Aillas of Troicinet, the lover of Casmir’s daughter, Suldrun, and father of Dhrun, a child raised among the fairies of Thripsey Shee and destined to sit on the throne Evandig, which King Casmir believes to be his own destiny.You can read the full press release here: http://thedesignmechanism.com/resources/Press_Releases/Lyonesse%20RPG%20Press%20Release.pdf. More information will be available via:The Design Mechanism Forum: https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/designmechanism/Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/designmechanism/G+ Communityhttps://plus.google.com/communities/113034383032729983266MeWe Grouphttps://mewe.com/group/5ac55e9da40f3052f33afe3bJack Vance Websitehttps://jackvance.com 8 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joerg 1,437 Report post Posted April 13 Congratulations, and isn't it delightfully ironic that the origin of the D&D magic system now resides within the BRP family? 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrence.whitaker 943 Report post Posted April 13 What's even more ironic is that Lyonesse was being considered as a possible setting for RQIV (the AH version) at one point. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickMiddleton 291 Report post Posted April 13 To be pedantic, IIRC it was Vance's Dying Earth stories that inspired the "memorization / preparation of spells" mechanic in D&D (Lyonesse post-dates D&D by ~ a decade)... the irony regarding the previous connection to AH's aborted RQIV is however quite delicious. Very intriguing, especially to see Dave Morris' name (and Dom!) as a contributor on the full press release, alongside the DM! Oh, and I love the artwork in the press release. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrence.whitaker 943 Report post Posted April 13 13 minutes ago, NickMiddleton said: To be pedantic, IIRC it was Vance's Dying Earth stories that inspired the "memorization / preparation of spells" mechanic in D&D (Lyonesse post-dates D&D by ~ a decade)... the irony regarding the previous connection to AH's aborted RQIV is however quite delicious. Very intriguing, especially to see Dave Morris' name (and Dom!) as a contributor on the full press release, alongside the DM! Oh, and I love the artwork in the press release. Vance connects (some) of the Dying Earth magic with Lyonesse. Sandestins are the main sorcery conduit, for example, and there's lots of bizarre apparatus and metaphysics involved, so they're both connected. The art's lovely. Paul Sementilli is a New York based art teacher, and his style is so perfect for this book. Les Edwards has also very kindly licensed us to use some of the beautiful illustrations he did for the Gollancz collected edition a few years ago. They're so nice, I really wanted to use them in the game, and I'm thrilled that we're able to. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Omro Gamer 18 Report post Posted April 13 One of my favorite series ever. Thank you. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
g33k 1,148 Report post Posted April 13 I keep looking, but I don't see him on your staff... When did you hire Dr. Pavlov??? TDM keeps ringing the bell, and I keep drooling... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThornPlutonius 18 Report post Posted April 13 Congratulations! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
clarence 505 Report post Posted April 13 This is very good news! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mankcam 1,145 Report post Posted April 14 (edited) This is great news! I also love the art direction, very delicate and flavoursome. Another title for my wish list Edited April 14 by Mankcam Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Prime Evil 88 Report post Posted April 14 This is amazing news. I'm glad to see that the Design Mechanism has landed this license! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stoatbringer 35 Report post Posted April 14 I remember a spell that has a portable house from these books, that I thought would be a cool thing to have for a party of player characters. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soltakss 1,582 Report post Posted April 14 Excellent news. Should be a reasonable fit with Mythic Britain, with some crossovers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baelor 95 Report post Posted April 15 Looking forwards to this! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rhialto the Marvellous 21 Report post Posted May 18 While I've never played Mythras, this might do the trick, as Mr. Vance's works are amongst my favorites... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fulk 39 Report post Posted May 21 Excellent. I'm quite excited about this release. I am particularly interested in how Mythras/RQ magic will be adapted to match Vancian magic. I am more familiar with magic in the Dying Earth stories, but Lyonesse seems, in many ways, similar. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
