Last time on Song of Swords: 17000 Stretch goal met. Let your dreams come true New Tournament is Beginning! Winning character is added to the book! Opaque is marketing everywhere
Song of Swords is a a tabletop RPG centered around realistic medieval fightan' with a ludicrous variety of weapons and fighting styles, centered around a dice pool system. It's currently in beta, and can be used for both fantasy and historical games. Kickstarter is happening NOW we are kicking ass baby!
Call of the Void: Ballad of the Laser Whales is a pulpy sci-fi tabletop RPG about fighting space-nazis and hunting giant whales with harpoons made out of the moon. Its combat system is more modern, based in the early 20th century, but can probably handle combat up to the present day.
MEGA folder containing current version of the game and all supplementary materials. Note that the latest version of the game is v1.9.9 but with additional supplements. It's NOT what's currently on Opaque's website, because Jimmy is Jimmy. mega.nz/#F!S89jTT7J!ozFi9GvzaFGHfBa59Ik2-Q
We also have a Discord now, at discord.gg/zzTq7Xw Come join us if you wanna ask a question or have a friendly fecht, or shitpost at Jimmy in real-time
>There's also a roll20 room where new players are encouraged to try the rules, test new rules, and find game breaking issues: app.roll20.net/join/346755/hRKd4w >The room might be empty, but the people who teach the game still browse the thread frequently. If you're looking to learn, post here in the thread. We also play Guy Windsor's card game Audatia in the room.
Here are the rules so far for the tournament. More may be added later, and these may be removed if enough people don't want it or can make a good argument against it.
Use v1.9.9 in the OP. Use the Equipment Update and the Grappling Update PDFs.
The ostensible prize for the tournament is to be added to the game as a Visionary Noble PLUS+ commission, offered by user. But even if user chooses to use that for himself (a right he possesses, since it's his money he donated), we're going to have a great time. New players will learn the game & we'll all get to enjoy stabbing each other in the dick.
It is intended to be a 1v1 melee tournament on foot. No guns allowed, no ranged weapons allowed. The reason for this restriction is because defending against a Melee Shoot is difficult and it's often an instant win for the shooter, especially if you use such things as wheellocks and Shot ammo. These make it not fun for the player getting shot, since they don't get to interact with the opponent like they do in a normal melee fight.
26 PCP, max 8 per category. Races are capped at Tier 3 or lower: that is, no Ascended, no Star Vampires, no Orredin. All of these beings have ways to win 1v1 fights no problem. Can't forbid pistols but all Orredin eye lasers, you know?
Orichalcum and Silversteel weapons and armor are not allowed either. These materials are typically in the hands of the Ascended.
Magic is not allowed. Your Magic PCP will be 0.
No mounts are allowed. Fighters will be on foot. Mounts they rely on the Bystander Phase and also Trample is an instant win.
Make your character like an actual character. A murderhobo with no skills is going to have a hard time existing in actual canon. So would a hemophiliac blind Burdinadin with two halberds in his arms and a third in his chest. Make your character real. Give them Arcs!
The date of the tournament itself will be determined later. What we need right now are characters! Make them and post them in the thread for all to see.
Luis Robinson
>Magic is not allowed. Your Magic PCP will be 0. What does Magic even affect in the core book?
Adam Lee
>No guns allowed Goddamnit.
There goes my human machine-gun.
James Scott
Weren't we going to use 1.2 since that's easier for the plebs on the kickstarter?
Alexander Reed
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Caleb Mitchell
No. v1.2 is wildly outdated. Hopefully Opaque will be updating that version shortly. v1.9.9 with the Equipment and Grappling supplements is the latest version of the rules and we will be using that. Unfortunately, if you've made a character in v1.2, you'll need to remake it in v1.9.9.
Nothing. It was only added in as a supplement PDF, in the one about Star Vampires.
Julian Bell
It might be a good idea to direct people in the various marketing threads to the roll20, so they can see the tournament for themselves.
I dunno about you, but I'd get hooked right in if someone sold this as an arena fight.
Chase Rivera
I wonder if sneaky stabby could actually work, try to pry into some people's armor and such. I might try that, but idk.
Nicholas Sullivan
>. v1.9.9 with the Equipment and Grappling supplements That's the ones in the Mega that are #[SoS]XXX, yeah? Are we using he Chapter 12 Combat Update?
