Osprey Games Reveal First Titles In Upcoming RPG Line
June 20, 2019 by brennon
Osprey Games has revealed the first two roleplaying games which are going to be part of their new range this November. We start with Romance Of The Perilous Land: A Roleplaying Game Of British Folklore.
Scott Malthouse is behind this particular game...
"Romance of the Perilous Land is a roleplaying game of magic and adventure set in the world of British folklore, from the stories of King Arthur to the wonderful regional tales told throughout this green and pleasant land. It is a world of romantic chivalry, but also of great danger, with ambitious kings, evil knights, and thieving brigands terrorising the land, while greedy giants, malevolent sorcerers, and water-dwelling knuckers lurk in the shadows. As valiant knights, mighty barbarians, subtle cunning folk, and more, the players are heroes, roaming the land to fight evil, right wrongs, and create their own legends."
It sounds very much up my street! I am a big fan of Arthurian legend and myth as well as British folklore, so mixing all of that into a roleplaying game sounds like a great mix. I like the idea of a valiant questing group, made up of the great and good, but with plenty of secrets and hidden motives in there too.
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Next up we have Paleomythic: A Roleplaying Game Of Stone And Sorcery.
This particular roleplaying game was written by Graham Rose...
"Paleomythic: A Roleplaying Game of Stone and Sorcery, sees players face all manner of challenges as they try to survive in the prehistoric land of Ancient Mu. Taking on the roles of hunters, healers, warriors, soothsayers, and more, they will navigate a world of hostile tribes, otherworldly spirits, prehistoric beasts, and monstrous creatures lurking in the dark places of the world. Players have a huge scope in sculpting the game experience that best suits them, whether it’s a gritty survival story without a trace of the mystical or a tale of grand adventure and exploration in a mythic setting."
Paleomythic, in particular, strikes me as one that might stand out from the crowd. It's very interesting to see them going to a relatively under-represented 'time period' (even though this has a Fantasy feel) where players are taking on the role of survivors rather than simply adventurers.
I really like the idea of the characters not only fighting and surviving in Ancient Mu but also understanding their world, making sense of the things they see and tying it into superstition and belief.
More roleplaying games are planned so watch this space!
"I really like the idea of the characters not only fighting and surviving in Ancient Mu but also understanding their world..."
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As it is Osprey you know the artwork and production quality is going to be great!
Yeah, I was just thinking that I really like the artwork here.
Romance of the Perilous Land is a roleplaying game of magic and adventure set in the world of British folklore, from the stories of King Arthur already exists its called Pendragon by Chaosium Inc and the first edition of the game was released in 1985, the current edition was released in 2016 and is up to edition 5.2
Aye, which is why I mentioned it is a new range, not just a new game.
I bought Keltia before cubicle 7 dropped it because of the Arthurian setting, but not got around to playing it. Also picked up Yggdrasil with same rules set.
Both of the above settings sound good and Osprey do good stuff (I have all the Frostgrave and several other skirmish books).
The key selling point for me is the rules… we only get a couple of hours per week, so I prefer rules light games and if that’s the case I can see a couple of purchases in the near future.
And £20 is a bargain price for a hardback RPG.
And a woman on the front cover…. history indeed…giggles
Unless they’re intending to reference the Celtic origins of the Arthurian stories (which feature quite a number of fighting women like Scathatch or Queen Maeve) or real life Celtic fighting women like the Chieftan Boudicca (who wasn’t an isolated incident, given that we’ve also uncovered Celtic armor that was specifically made for women).
But, yeah- history…
i was watching soloman kane last night…a very different england then the cover of this book..!! see it a few times now, and night its season of the witch, 50p for a blueray..!!!
Not having a dig at woman, just the picture..but its romance, a different look at england, that green and pleasant land….
Kane is a 17th century character- more than a thousand years after Arthur. Mabd, Boudicca and Scathatch are 1st century (actually pre-Arthur). But even then, our presentation of past centuries matches our expectations. We still show ancient Greece with white columns and statues, even though we know they were painted. The Celts (who started this whole chivalry thing) had mythical and actual female warrior heroes. But that was before the ideals of chivalry changed into a veneration of women in later centuries- where high born women were supposed to inspire heroic acts of virtue and violence while remaining entirely inactive… Read more »
The Romance title seems to be mixed up mother goose. Arthurian Chivalry isn’t folklore. And has been mentioned, Pendragon is a complete rpg with adventures. Paleolithic has been done also. Both titles will need advantures to be successful.