lawrence.whitaker 1,679 Posted April 13, 2018 Report Share Posted April 13, 2018 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 9 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joerg 4,724 Posted April 13, 2018 Report Share Posted April 13, 2018 Congratulations, and isn't it delightfully ironic that the origin of the D&D magic system now resides within the BRP family? 5 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lawrence.whitaker 1,679 Posted April 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2018 What's even more ironic is that Lyonesse was being considered as a possible setting for RQIV (the AH version) at one point. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NickMiddleton 545 Posted April 13, 2018 Report Share Posted April 13, 2018 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 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lawrence.whitaker 1,679 Posted April 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2018 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 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Omro Gamer 18 Posted April 13, 2018 Report Share Posted April 13, 2018 One of my favorite series ever. Thank you. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
g33k 3,419 Posted April 13, 2018 Report Share Posted April 13, 2018 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 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ThornPlutonius 81 Posted April 13, 2018 Report Share Posted April 13, 2018 Congratulations! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
clarence 715 Posted April 13, 2018 Report Share Posted April 13, 2018 This is very good news! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mankcam 1,317 Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 (edited) This is great news! I also love the art direction, very delicate and flavoursome. Another title for my wish list Edited April 14, 2018 by Mankcam Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Prime Evil 106 Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 This is amazing news. I'm glad to see that the Design Mechanism has landed this license! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stoatbringer 41 Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 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. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
soltakss 5,175 Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 Excellent news. Should be a reasonable fit with Mythic Britain, with some crossovers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Baelor 166 Posted April 15, 2018 Report Share Posted April 15, 2018 Looking forwards to this! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rhialto the Marvellous 27 Posted May 18, 2018 Report Share Posted May 18, 2018 While I've never played Mythras, this might do the trick, as Mr. Vance's works are amongst my favorites... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fulk 68 Posted May 21, 2018 Report Share Posted May 21, 2018 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. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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