RPGs and the last few weeks

[grandexperiment]

Though Atlantis remains very much in the forefront of may gaming at the moment, there has been lots of new RPGs being released in the lead up to Gencon. Its all a bit hit and miss but here's what I have seen and my quick thoughts:

1. Age of Rebellion: Fantasy Flight continues to do a good job with its Star Wars line with Age of Rebellion. It is

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[scholargipsy]

I'm not looking to pick a fight (I have no strong love for Gareth-Michael Skarka), but I am curious: what, exactly, is your beef with him?

[grandexperiment]

His treatment of his backers of Far West, which seems consistent with his treatment of pre-orderers and customers for other products, has made him the second person in the RPG industry that I refuse to buy stuff they create (the other being RPGPundit).

[scholargipsy]

Fair enough.

The Far West debacle is mind-scroggling, a disappearing act to rival Jamie Mal's.

As for the Pundit, well, yeah. Don't even have to ask about that one. :)

I have Rivendell. It's really fun! I am a massive Tolkien aficionado, and I think the original game is a work of small genius, but my true love is for the tragic Noldor of the Silmariliion and The Lord of the Rings. Now I can play such a one! I understand the designers' desire to keep the game's first iteration a bit smaller-scale in terms of protagonist power level, but I think Tolkien mimesis functions best when one can have characters of vastly different age, personal power, and knowledge, as in Rings (and, to a lesser extent, The Hobbit).

[grandexperiment]

Yep. The One Ring just seems to get stronger the further it goes along :) If they release the next three books they have mentioned (Ruins of the North, Adventurers Companion and Riders of Rohan), it going to be a very strong line up.