tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392427526916288536.post1867502021833307088..comments2024-03-25T00:18:14.319-07:00Comments on Against The Wicked City: Bringing Down the Hammer part 3: Adventures, Bestiary, Armoury, Guide to the EmpireJoseph Manolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05387275537008858939noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392427526916288536.post-84902795074134551902018-12-02T09:47:56.668-08:002018-12-02T09:47:56.668-08:00Oh, yeah, the assassin's notes were very funny...Oh, yeah, the assassin's notes were very funny. Not especially *useful*, but very funny none-the-less.Joseph Manolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05387275537008858939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392427526916288536.post-82800297171956638372018-12-01T20:21:17.152-08:002018-12-01T20:21:17.152-08:00One of the things I really liked aboout the Bestia...One of the things I really liked aboout the Bestiary was the various comments on the subject from various people (a skaven assassin, who inevitably just detailed how to poison it, a scholar, a peasant, etc.) Arilouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17673268317641890064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392427526916288536.post-82113253348748730432018-09-14T05:48:39.057-07:002018-09-14T05:48:39.057-07:00Graeme Davis wrote Edge of Night and (co-wrote) Th...Graeme Davis wrote Edge of Night and (co-wrote) The Enemy Within for WFRP 3e. The former is a bit of a mess, but contains some decent material, especially a grand ball at which nobles are vying for prestige. The Enemy Within gets off to a slightly shaky start but is generally strong. In both the patter of furry feet and squeaking can be heard as your favourites appear. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392427526916288536.post-6090076529273840082018-08-29T12:59:29.852-07:002018-08-29T12:59:29.852-07:00The fimir were one-eyed swamp-dwelling lizard-men ...The fimir were one-eyed swamp-dwelling lizard-men with mace-like tails, who served witch-queens and raided human settlements under the cover of mist. Fomori by way of early Slaine comics, basically. They were controversial because they abducted human women for reproductive purposes, having no females of their own except the witch-queens, who were infertile. They disappeared from the second and third editions of WHFRP, but I hear they've finally reappeared in 4th...Joseph Manolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05387275537008858939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392427526916288536.post-66885382791428969562018-08-29T11:10:34.506-07:002018-08-29T11:10:34.506-07:00The image is visible now, but I still have no idea...The image is visible now, but I still have no idea who or what that is.Derek Hollandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392427526916288536.post-50261712873969933022018-08-28T03:20:21.410-07:002018-08-28T03:20:21.410-07:00The way that WHFRP 2nd edition handled the rewriti...The way that WHFRP 2nd edition handled the rewriting of Bretonnia was one of the things I most liked about it, actually. I still struggle to believe in 2nd edition Bretonnia as a nation that exists right next to the Empire, but considered in isolation I think it's a pretty good setting in it's own right.Joseph Manolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05387275537008858939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392427526916288536.post-24589149674169839272018-08-28T03:15:55.028-07:002018-08-28T03:15:55.028-07:00Bloody Fimir. Always slipping away into the mist.
...Bloody Fimir. Always slipping away into the mist.<br /><br />I'll try to fix it.Joseph Manolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05387275537008858939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392427526916288536.post-36158435178757396952018-08-28T03:15:01.133-07:002018-08-28T03:15:01.133-07:00The 'Ashes' adventure, you mean? Yeah, I c...The 'Ashes' adventure, you mean? Yeah, I can well believe it. The content is perfectly decent, and I'm sure it could be a lot of fun with a good GM!Joseph Manolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05387275537008858939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392427526916288536.post-10259351579442041322018-08-26T15:12:15.853-07:002018-08-26T15:12:15.853-07:00I think that's why the Bretonnian stuff overal...I think that's why the Bretonnian stuff overall felt a bit more like old WFRP to me. It was taking the Arthurian Grail Cycle and having it be both a potential aspiration for players and also a cheap, grubby way of making money off relics. I'm not sure if the actual writing was any better, but the universe it portrayed had a bit more bite than a lot of the writing about the Empire, which often felt overly generic.Stephenhttp://vesperswar.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392427526916288536.post-47997315832880401692018-08-26T10:58:53.744-07:002018-08-26T10:58:53.744-07:00I am surprised that no one bothered to tell you th...I am surprised that no one bothered to tell you the third image is busted.<br /><br />And I have no idea who Fimir is/was.Derek Hollandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392427526916288536.post-60473402634562787362018-08-25T15:43:00.320-07:002018-08-25T15:43:00.320-07:00adventure iteself has spawned one of my longest ru...adventure iteself has spawned one of my longest running and dearest wfrp campaigns. it was quite linear but somehow some magic happened and we run with it.opossum101https://www.blogger.com/profile/14918781180223282882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392427526916288536.post-25711682347184409832018-08-25T15:41:26.261-07:002018-08-25T15:41:26.261-07:00i think that self-parody was one of wfrp's gre...i think that self-parody was one of wfrp's great strengthsopossum101https://www.blogger.com/profile/14918781180223282882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392427526916288536.post-65008528444273450712018-08-22T15:16:57.221-07:002018-08-22T15:16:57.221-07:00I don't think I will savage it, actually. I me...I don't think I will savage it, actually. I mean, the adventure parts of it have the same problems as the rest of the 2nd edition adventures, but I rather liked the setting stuff, even if it does rather veer into self-parody at times...Joseph Manolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05387275537008858939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392427526916288536.post-37574957137860279212018-08-22T14:52:14.143-07:002018-08-22T14:52:14.143-07:00i really loved barony of the damned. can't wai...i really loved barony of the damned. can't wait for you to savage it :Dopossum101https://www.blogger.com/profile/14918781180223282882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392427526916288536.post-46512771716046858792018-08-20T22:25:46.715-07:002018-08-20T22:25:46.715-07:00Though I saw that stuff on torrents, things like t...Though I saw that stuff on torrents, things like that..... I never downloaded it and read it !<br /><br />My foreboding was right. Sigmar, forgive them, they know not what they do....mundialecterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10204293820750293401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392427526916288536.post-61392444183809927662018-08-20T19:36:31.818-07:002018-08-20T19:36:31.818-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11165997449776226774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392427526916288536.post-59209521244220248502018-08-20T17:08:09.690-07:002018-08-20T17:08:09.690-07:00I own all of these books and played a little bit o...I own all of these books and played a little bit of the Ashes of Middenheim. On the Armoury, that was a key part of the 2000s massive RPG line strategy - every game had one and they primarily consisted of powerups, magic items and things to make players feel special because they were the only person to use a Bohemian Ear Spoon...Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07151421349574401246noreply@blogger.com