Actualización #15

Ya van mas de seis meses sin resumenes de noticias ni listas de actualizacion en el blog -no es lo mismo en la pagina de facebook, en donde de forma automatica aparecen noticias y de vez en cuando pongo enlaces que encuentro interesantes-, seis meses en las que han pasado muchas cosas, que han mermado los servicios que ofrecia de forma mas o menos regular este blog... algo que me apena grandemente, y que espero que se resuelvan lo antes posible...

Y como esas cosas se hacen paso a paso, considero necesario poner una actualizacion, una pequeña lista de links que he encontrado por internet... acordaros que estos links pueden dejar de funcionar en cualquier momento, asi que bajar las cosas que os interesen lo antes posible ;)

• True Blood Vol.1: All Together Now (comic)
  
• True Blood Vol.2: Tainted Love (comic)
  
• Magi - Labyrinth of Magic (manga)
  
• Tales of Innocence (manga)
  
• Fénix (manga)
  
• Archlord (manga)
  
• La Historia Oculta, Vol 1-8 (comic)
  
• Los Guardianes de la Sangre, Tomo 1 (comic)
  
• Fafhrd & The Gray Mouser (comic)
  
• Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi (comic)
  
• Robert E. Howard's Conan: The Frazetta Cover Series (2007-2011)
  
• Opus Anima (Grotesk Horror Core)
  
• Call of Cthulhu - The Arkham Evil
  
• De Profundis, 2nd Ed
  
• Savage Foes of Solomon Kane
  
• Rolemaster - Mythic Greece
  
• Marvel Heroic Roleplaying - Civil War (Premium Edition)
  
• Deadlands - Libro Basico
  
• L5R Minura: The Village of Promises
  
• L5R Strongholds of the Empire
  
• L5R Imperial Histories
  
• Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG
  
• Dungeon Crawl Classics #35 - Gazetteer of the Known Realms - GM's Guide
  
• Traveller - Alien Module 5: Solomani
  
• Tribe 8 - Player Handbook 2nd
  
• Dark Heresy - The Chaos Commandment
  
• Savage Worlds - Bedlam City - Campaign Setting
  
• Earthdawn Player's Guide - Pathfinder Edition (Updated)
  
• Mutant Epoch
  
• Amber - Core Book
  
• Smallville RPG - High School Yearbook
  
• Smallville RPG - Watchtower Report
  
• Battlestar Galactica RPG
  
• MRQII Clockwork & Chivalry 1st Ed
  
• The Rifter #43
  
• The Rifter #44
  
• The Rifter #45
  
• The Rifter #46
  
• The Rifter #47
  
• The Rifter #48
  
• Dresden Files RPG - Your Story
  
• Dresden Files RPG - Our World
  
• Only War (beta draft)
  
• Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals
  
• The Alien Invasion Survival Handbook: A Defense Manual for the Coming Extraterrestrial Apocalypse (epub)
  
• Armies of Heaven: The First Crusade and the Quest for Apocalypse (epub)
  
• The Armies of the Kingdom of Bavaria and the Grand Duchy of Wurzburg, 1792-1815
  
• A Land So Strange: The Epic Journey of Cabeza de Vaca
  
• Conquistador: Hernan Cortes, King Montezuma, and the Last Stand of the Aztecs (epub)
  
• Empires of the Sea: The Siege of Malta, the Battle of Lepanto, and the Contest for the Center of the World (epub)
  
• Ancient Greece: From the Mycenaean palaces to the age of Homer
  
• King's Jews: Money, Massacre and Exodus in Medieval England
  
• The Asian Military Revolution: From Gunpowder to the Bomb
  
• Spider-Man and Philosophy: The Web of Inquiry (epub)
  
• Dune and Philosophy: Weirding Way of the Mentat (epub)
  
• Green Lantern and Philosophy: No Evil Shall Escape this Book (epub)
  
• James Bond and Philosophy: Questions Are Forever (epub)
  
• Advanced Techniques: Painting and Weathering Military Vehicles, Vol.1
  
• Advanced Techniques: Painting and Weathering Military Vehicles, Vol.2
  
• Jane's Information Group - Design for Air Combat (DjVu)
  
• Ultimate Guide to U.S. Army Combat Skills, Tactics, and Techniques (epub)
  
• US Army Guerrilla Warfare Handbook (epub)
  
• A History of the World in 100 Weapons
  
• Japanese Sword Fighting: Secrets of the Samurai
  
• Concord 6007 - Age of the Crusades
  
• Concord 6008 - Warlord Armies
  
• World War I
  
• Weapons of the Trench War 1914-1918
  
• World War II: A Student Encyclopedia
  
• Atlas of World War II
  
• The Armed Forces of World War II
  
• The German Army in World War II
  
• Airborne: World War II Paratroopers in combat
  
• British and American Tanks of World War II: The Complete Illustrated History
  
• Allied Artillery of World War II
  
• Allied Coastal Forces of World War II Vol.I: Fairmile Designs & U.S. Submarine Chasers
  
• Allied Coastal Forces of World War II Vol.II: Vosper MTBs & U.S. ELCOs
  
• John Howe Forging Dragons
  
• Patrick Molard - The Waking Of The Bridegroom (MP3)
  
• Loreena McKennitt - Troubadours On The Rhine (MP3)
  

Ah, una cosa... lo de hacer los resumenes es un trabajo bastante pesado, y estaba pensando en pedir vuestra ayuda y colaboracion. Estaba pensando en poner una nueva pagina en el blog en donde vosotros, mis queridos visitantes, podais postear aquellas noticias referidas a nuestro mundillo -rol, tablero, figuras, comic/manga, peliculas/series/anime, juegos de PC o consola, etc- que os hayan llamado la atencion durante la semana, para asi añadirlas yo al resumen ¿que os parece?

Claro que despues de cada resumen nuevo, haria borron nuevo en la pagina, es decir, borraria los mensajes dejados anteriormente... :S

Bueno, es una idea. Disfrutar de la entrada, y espero opiniones ;)

[NL] La Ley Seca

La Ley Seca, entendida como la prohibición de vender bebidas alcohólicas, estuvo vigente en los Estados Unidos entre 1920 y 1933. Fue establecida por la Enmienda XVIII a la Constitución de los Estados Unidos -conocida como Ley Volstead- en 1919, siendo apoyada por numerosos activistas antialcohol como Carrie Nation, y derogada por la Enmienda XXI en 1933. Fue la prohibicion mas importante y mediatica, que provoco un auge considerable del crimen organizado. Un buen ejemplo de esto fueron Al Capone -inspiracion de infinidad de peliculas y series, tales como Los intocables- u otros jefes mafiosos estadounidenses.

Un año despues de la ratificación de esta enmienda quedaron prohibidas la manufactura, venta, transporte, importación y exportación de licores intoxicantes para ser usados como bebida en los Estados Unidos y en todo territorio sometido a su jurisdicción. Hay que hacer notar que la Ley Seca no prohibia el consumo de alcohol, pero lo hacia muy dificil para las masas porque prohibia su manufactura, venta, y transporte -ya sea para importarlo o exportarlo. La Prohibicion considero excepciones extraordinarias en el caso de los medicos, que recetaban la ingestion de alcohol como tratamiento terapeutico en ciertas situaciones, o el uso religioso de vino en ritos cristianos y judios.

El alcohol, no obstante, continuo siendo producido de forma clandestina y tambien importado clandestinamente de paises limitrofes, provocando un auge considerable del crimen organizado -aunque la ley impedia la oferta de alcohol, su demanda no habia desaparecido- que ganaron millones de dolares mediante el trafico y la venta clandestina, expandiendo sus actividades criminales a casi todo el pais, e involucrando la corrupcion de numerosisimos funcionarios y policias encargados de hacer cumplir la Ley Seca.

Last Call The Rise and Fall of Prohibition A brilliant, authoritative, and fascinating history of America’s most puzzling era, the years 1920 to 1933, when the U.S. Constitution was amended to restrict one of America’s favorite pastimes: drinking alcoholic beverages. From its start, America has been awash in drink. The sailing vessel that brought John Winthrop to the shores of the New World in 1630 carried more beer than water. By the 1820s, liquor flowed so plentifully it was cheaper than tea. That Americans would ever agree to relinquish their booze was as improbable as it was astonishing. Yet we did, and Last Call is Daniel Okrent’s dazzling explanation of why we did it, what life under Prohibition was like, and how such an unprecedented degree of government interference in the private lives of Americans changed the country forever. Writing with both wit and historical acuity, Okrent reveals how Prohibition marked a confluence of diverse forces: the growing political power of the women’s suffrage movement, which allied itself with the antiliquor campaign; the fear of small-town, native-stock Protestants that they were losing control of their country to the immigrants of the large cities; the anti-German sentiment stoked by World War I; and a variety of other unlikely factors, ranging from the rise of the automobile to the advent of the income tax. Through it all, Americans kept drinking, going to remarkably creative lengths to smuggle, sell, conceal, and convivially (and sometimes fatally) imbibe their favorite intoxicants. Last Call is peopled with vivid characters of an astonishing variety: Susan B. Anthony and Billy Sunday, William Jennings Bryan and bootlegger Sam Bronfman, Pierre S. du Pont and H. L. Mencken, Meyer Lansky and the incredible—if long-forgotten—federal official Mabel Walker Willebrandt, who throughout the twenties was the most powerful woman in the country. (Perhaps most surprising of all is Okrent’s account of Joseph P. Kennedy’s legendary, and long-misunderstood, role in the liquor business.) It’s a book rich with stories from nearly all parts of the country. Okrent’s narrative runs through smoky Manhattan speakeasies, where relations between the sexes were changed forever; California vineyards busily producing “sacramental” wine; New England fishing communities that gave up fishing for the more lucrative rum-running business; and in Washington, the halls of Congress itself, where politicians who had voted for Prohibition drank openly and without apology. Last Call is capacious, meticulous, and thrillingly told. It stands as the most complete history of Prohibition ever written and confirms Daniel Okrent’s rank as a major American writer.

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[EL] Stronghold 3 Gold Edition

Uno de esos juegos tontos que instalas para pasar un rato interesante creando y desarrollando castillos o, porque no, asaltandolos, que tambien resulta interesante.

Este juego tiene una campaña tipo militar y otra tipo economica -mas la campaña militar de Blackstaff-, un modo libre, modo campañas historicas, y tambien un modo multijugador. Ademas, viene con un monton de DLCs que añaden mas horas de juego...

Stronghold 3 Gold Edition PC | Developer: Firefly Studios | Genre: strategy Languages: English, Polish, Russian, Czech | 4.4 Gb Now available Stronghold 3 Gold Edition arrives with the new Blackstaff 5 mission single player campaign and bonus Historical Sieges. Set during the events of Stronghold 3's military story, the Blackstaff campaign follows Thomas Blackstaff as he hunts down the three escaped sons of The Rat. Travel across the sea to Greyshore Island to battle the Evil Brotherhood. Bigger than ever before, the world's favorite castle sim now contains 3 core campaigns (including the new Blackstaff Campaign), 4 multiplayer modes (including the new Coronation mode), a free build sandbox mode and 12 historical sieges. Stronghold 3 is the long-awaited third installment in the award winning castle-building series. Set 10 years after the original, the Wolf it seems, has cheated death and during his painful recovery he’s become even more bitter and twisted. Now he seeks revenge. Raiding villages and towns during the dead of night, the Wolf has created a tide of panic and you and your allies are the only force that stand against him. In this stunning new update to the world’s favorite Castle Sim – will you triumph by day or die by night? Version: 1.10.27781 Genre: strategy Developer: Firefly Studios Home: www.stronghold3.com Interface: English, Polish, Russian, Czech OS: Windows XP / Vista / Seven Size: 4.4 Gb Key features: Improved building system allowing unprecedented levels of realism and intricacy in castle and village design Realistic physics and cutting-edge graphics bring siege warfare to life in stunning detail Story-driven gameplay engages players across two campaigns: combat or economic Dramatic nighttime sieges add a new dimension to the Stronghold franchise Besiege other players' castles or defend your own in a range of action-packed online multiplayer modes Play through accurately re-created sieges from the pages of history. Will you succeed where others failed? NOTE: This release includes Stronghold 3 with all the updates and DLCs relesed so far. DLC list: Blaskstaff DLC, Edinburgh DLC, Harlech DLC, Marksburg Statue Banner DLC, Tower of London DLC, Warwick Statue Banner DLC Minimum System Requirements: Processor: Dual Core CPU – 2.0GHZ Operating System: Windows XP SP3/ Windows Vista SP2/ Windows 7 Video: 256 MB ATI HD2600 XT or better, 256 MB nVidia 7900 GS or better Sound: DirectX 9.0c-compatible sound card Memory: 2GB RAM Hard Disk Space: 5 GB Free DVD-ROM Drive: Required for disc-based installation DirectX: DirectX version 9.0c Recommended: Processor: 1.8 GHz Quad Core CPU Operating System: Windows Vista SP2/ Windows 7 Video: 512 MB ATI 4800 series or better, 512 MB nVidia 9800 series or better Sound: DirectX 9.0c-compatible sound card Memory: 4 GB RAM Hard Disk Space: 5 GB Free DVD-ROM Drive: Required for disc-based installation DirectX: DirectX version 11

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Capharnaüm, L'Héritage des Dragons

Hay algunos juegos que deben darse a conocer, y la verdad es que creo que este juego frances, creado por el estudio Deadcrows y editado por Le Septième Circle, entra dentro de esta categoria, y os aseguro que no es el unico juego de rol frances del que opino lo mismo...

Capharnaüm, L'Héritage des Dragons es un juego de rol ambientado en un mundo medieval fantastico, heroico y epico, inspirado en el Oriente de la Edad Media, creando asi un mundo de magia y misterio, lleno de tradiciones y magia, de prosperas ciudades, desiertos y caravanas, heredero digno de las historias y ambientaciones que podemos disfrutar en Las mil y una noches.

Capharnaüm no es solo un lugar de magia y misterio, en donde yacen los restos de un antiguo imperio, es tambien un cruce de caminos, alli donde se encuentran todas las rutas comerciales: del lejano Oriente llegan sedas y especias; en el sureste, Al Fariq sigue siendo el continente misterioso de exoticas bellezas y mortiferos secretos; de Occidente, siguen llegando oleadas de guerreros que intentan imponer sus creencias en un dios descuartizado...

Los personajes de los jugadores encarnan a los herederos de los Dragones, con fantasticos y descomunales poderes, marcados en su carne con la marca que los identifica -una marca en forma de Dragon, claro- desde su nacimiento, llamados a conocer un gran destino que quedara marcado en las estrellas...

La base del sistema de reglas es muy sencillo y utiliza dados D6. Al crear los personajes, quedan definidos por su clase social y por su lugar de procedencia, importantes para saber los bonus a las Caracteristicas y el estilo de combate que tendra. Disponen de cinco caracteristicas -que vendrian a ser coordinacion, potencia, aliento, sabiduria y encanto-, asi como de tres virtudes heroicas -valentia, lealtad y fe-, que tendran valores de 1 a 6. Las competencias o habilidades vendran dadas por el arquetipo de personaje, que compone de tres figuras mediante las cuales se puntuan las habilidades. Suena coñazo, pero al final resulta facil (ejem), y afortunadamente solo hay ocho figuras disponibles: el aventurero, el guerrero, el sabio, el poeta, el principe, el malandrin, el hechicero y el viajero. Se eligen tres, se decide el orden que van a tener en la creacion de nuestro personaje, y segun su orden recibimos mas o menos puntos en habilidades. Si decidimos tener guerrero, sabio, y poeta, las habilidades de guerrero serian a nivel profesional, las de sabio estarian a nivel de aficionado, y las de poeta... bueno, estaremos aprendiendo lo que es un pareado, dejemoslo ahi. Los niveles de las habilidades, por cierto, van de 0 -incompetente- a 6 -legendario-.

Luego lo de las tiradas ya es mas tipico. Ya dije que se utilizan dados de D6, pues bien, en cada tirada utilizamos tantos dados como sea el resultado de la caracteristica y la habilidad que utilicemos (normalmente), intentando superar una dificultad establecida. De los dados que tiramos, solo tendremos en cuenta aquellos que superen el valor que tengamos en la caracteristica utilizada, sumamos sus valores y la comparamos con la dificultad, teniendola que superar. Si, la cosa parece jodida, y si, lo es. Afortunadamente siempre dispondremos en cada tirada de un dado señalado, conocido como dado Dragon, que no tiene limite superior: si en ese dado sale el resultado de un 6, se suma, y se vuelve a tirar.

Si eso es poco, tambien disponemos de las virtudes heroicas antes mencionadas, que son recursos a los que el personaje puede recurrir para lograr acciones exitosas. Sus valores cambian con regularidad durante el juego segun las acciones que se realicen. Por ejemplo, si salvamos a alguien, ganamos valentia, pero la perdemos si mentimos para salvar el pellejo...
Finalmente, nos queda hablar un poquito -nada, que ya me estoy extendiendo mucho- sobre la magia. Tierra misteriosa y magica, chicos, es lo que hay. Y es coñazo. O es que mi pesimo frances no ha dado para mas, que tambien puede ser, oye. Bueno, todo se basa en la competencia Palabra Sagrada, que se divide en tres sub-habilidades: Crear, Modificar y Destruir. El sistema de magia es realmente un sistema de reglas generales, con adaptaciones y enfoques a las diversas culturas del mundo de Capharnaüm, principalmente la oracion, el arte y la quiromancia. A la hora de realizar la magia, esta se realiza mediante una combinacion de elementos utilizados -que pueden ser activos, neutros, o restrictivos- y de parametros de uso -duracion, alcance, numero de objetivos, etc-, que aumentan o disminuyen la dificultad de crear el efecto magico que se desea. Lamentablemente, la magia es lo mas complicado que hay en el libro, y es una pena...

Juego magnifico, con su linea cerrada hasta donde tengo conocimiento, que nos permitira a pesar de todo horas de magnificas aventuras. No es la primera vez que le comento a miembros de una conocida y pequeña editorial que a ver si se animan a editarlo. La unica pega que le encuentro a sus libros es lo densos que son, si hacen la letra mas pequeña, tengo que comprar un microscopio... mucha informacion, muchos datos, toda apiñada en un tamaño de letra liliputiense. Y de vez en cuando, alguna bella ilustracion. A pesar de perder la vista intentandolo leer, sigue mereciendo la pena...

[NL] Armored Trooper Votoms

Utilizando el sistema Fuzion creado por Talsorian, y basado en el anime Armored Trooper Votoms, os traigo este juego que una vez estuvo en mis manos, y lamentablemente no compre por comprar unos cuantos libros mas de Heavy Gear... tonto de mi, que ahora es algo casi imposible de encontrar :P

No hay nada nuevo en la ambientacion, pero hay que tener en cuenta que ya tiene bastantes añitos, y podemos encontrar en ella la Guerra Interestelar entre grandes potencias que ya empieza a durar mas de lo que la gente recuerda, y lo mejor de todo, los AT, vehículos humanoides de combate de produción industrial que son pilotados por un solo soldado -estas maquinas tambien son conocidas como VOTOMS (Vertical One-man Tank for Offense & ManeuverS - Tanque Vertical Monoplaza de Ataque y Maniobra). Claro que lo verdaderamente importante es la vida de Chirico Cuvie, piloto de AT, que despues de descubrir una conspiracion a nivel galactico, es perseguido por el ejercito. Claro que el tampoco es lo que parece...

Armored Trooper Votoms The Roleplaying Game A hundred years of deadly mechanized warfare has just come to a tentative peace. But for one man, his personal war has just begun. Hounded by a shadowy Secret Society driven to create the perfect killer, he seeks only to answer the riddle of his past and the outcome of his ultimate Destiny. he is Chirico Cuvie, elite warrior and the Perfect Soldier the Society seeks. Now his destiny can become yours, as you enter the world of Armored Trooper Votoms. Based on the hit anime series, this book is packed with everything you need to create a world of endless mecha combat and intrigue. Mecha, ships, troops, characters, equipment, and the most complete series background ever complied in English is here. Uses the Fuzion system.

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[EL] Dragon Age: Dawn of the Seeker

Pues resulta que ya se puede encontrar por la red esta pelicula de animacion basada en la popular franquicia Dragon Age, producida por FUNimation con la bendicion y supervision de Bioware y EA, y me ha parecido intesante que la gente supiera de ella, y si esta dispuesta, echarle una miradilla a este torrent.

La pelicula viene a ser un prologo del segundo juego de esta franquicia, Dragon Age II, y nos narra el pasado de Cassandra Pentaghast, una buscadora de la Capilla de Thedas, cuando es acusada por traicion y asesinato, viendose envuelta en un terrible conspiracion, teniendo que limpiar su nombre antes de que amigos y enemigos le den caza...

Ah, si, cuando pueda ya le añadire un link para los subtitulos :P

Dragon Age Dawn of the Seeker (torrent) In the land of Orlais, where battles are fought with swords and magic, a young heroine rises as templars, mages, and dragons clash. Cassandra, a brash and beautiful Seeker, must stop a conspiracy that threatens the realm's most powerful religious order, the Chantry of Andraste. Accused of treasonous crimes and hunted by friend and foe, Cassandra must clear her name and overcome her raging emotions in order to save the day and take her place in legend.

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[EL] The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav

Nuevo juego ambientado en el universo de The Dark Eye, desarrollado por Daedalic Studios y ya disponible para PC, a través de la plataforma Steam.

Esta vez, los jugadores se ponen en la piel de Geron, que queda atrapado en una extraña intriga. Los supersticiosos habitantes del Reino de Andergast estan enemistados con sus vecinos de Nostria. Han dado los primeros pasos para establecer una paz duradera, pero una misteriosa plaga de cuervos amenaza con frustrar sus esperanzas. Las aves muestran una actitud cada vez mas agresiva e incluso han empezado a atacar a las personas.

Para librarse de esta plaga, el rey necesita a un habil cazador de aves; una oportunidad para que el joven Geron demuestre que esa funesta reputacion que lo ha acompañado desde la niñez es inmerecida -y es que el pobre tiene una increible mala suerte. Tras una audiencia con el rey, se le asigna la prestigiosa tarea. Sin embargo, su mision no solo resulta ser inesperadamente dificil, sino que no sera mas que el primer paso en la mayor aventura de su vida: una aventura que lo llevara hasta las tierras inexploradas de Aventuria y mas alla.

The Dark Eye Chains of Satinav For centuries the kingdom of Andergast has been at odds with neighboring Nostria, but now first steps are being undertaken toward a lasting peace. But a plague of crows troubles the king, for the birds are acting with unusual aggressiveness, even attacking humans. As the belligerent creatures infiltrate even the castle itself, the king seeks a skilled bird catcher - an opportunity for young Geron to prove that the reputation for ill luck that has followed him since childhood is undeserved. However, the task will prove much more difficult than he expects, leading him on an adventure that will take him to the borders of the charted lands of Aventuria and beyond.

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[NL] MRQII Clockwork & Chivalry

Y aqui tenemos la ultima ambientacion que os ofrecemos para el MRQII. Bienvenidos a la Inglaterra del Siglo XVII, durante la Guerra Civil que destroza la nacion, en un mundo alternativo en donde la Magia y la Ciencia se entremezcla. Las antiguas creencias se debilitan y las maquinas recorren los campos de batalla... el futuro esta en juego ¿que causa vas a defender?

MRQII Clockwork & Chivalry Core Book, 1st Ed Magick and Clockwork battle for supremacy in a world turned upside down! The Seventeenth Century is a time of romantic Cavaliers and dour Puritans, religious strife and political upheaval. England, a land riddled with hunger, pestilence and superstition, is gripped by Civil War. A multitude of competing factions struggle to survive. The King has been executed and Cromwell has usurped power. But in this richly-imagined alternate history, the conflict continues. Two great armies lay waste to the country, the Royalists aided by fearsome Alchemical magicks, the Roundheads by mighty Clockwork death-machines. Old beliefs are crumbling and the future is up for grabs. With a heart filled with Righteousness and a cause worth fighting for, you enter the maelstrom. Adventure in a detailed and vibrant setting, powered by Mongoose Publishing’s RuneQuest II system. This is the first of a series of releases which will provide adventures and sourcebooks for the Clockwork & Chivalry background - from Cakebread & Walton: Purveyors of Fine Imaginings.

MRQII Clockwork & Chivalry Divers & Sundry A Miscellany of Many and Varied Things Divers & Sundry is a collection of curios for players and gamesmasters of the Clockwork & Chivalry RPG. Whether you’re a veteran campaigner or new to the weird and wonderful world of 17th century clockwork and alchemical warfare, there’s something in here for you, including: A host of new Professions and Factions Expanded and detailed information on weapons of the era An extensive section describing the soldiers of the English Civil War and their foreign counterparts Scotland as a place for adventure in the Clockwork & Chivalry universe Random NPC, Village and Adventure Seed generators Three complete adventures A selection of pre-generated characters to get your Clockwork & Chivalry games off to a quick start Featuring collected articles from Signs & Portents, now expanded and fully illustrated, along with a host of new material, this is an invaluable companion to the Clockwork & Chivalry setting, and could also be useful to anyone running a 17th century campaign with the RuneQuest II rules. There’s even a reprint of the Witchcraft rules from the adventure Thou Shalt Not Suffer, for players wanting to play Witches, Warlocks, Cunning Men or Wise Women. Requires use of the RuneQuest II Core Rulebook from Mongoose Publishing and the Clockwork & Chivalry 1st Edition Core Worldbook from Cakebread & Walton and Cubicle 7 Entertainment.

MRQII Clockwork & Chivalry Kingdom & Commonwealth #1: The Alchemist's Wife January 1646, and the land is in the grip of an icy winter. From Prince Rupert’s capital of Oxford, the Adventurers set out on a quest for the missing wife of a high-ranking Alchemist. Ahead of them, a ruthless Parliamentarian agent leaves a trail of destruction; behind them, a mysterious figure dogs their footsteps. They are bound for the tainted lands around Naseby, where the magickal aftermath of alchemical warfare blights the countryside. Beyond lie the Clockwork weapon-shops of Cambridge and a deadly climax which could re-ignite the smouldering embers of Civil War. The Alchemist’s Wife is an adventure campaign for Clockwork & Chivalry, which follows on directly from the adventure in the worldbook. It takes the Adventurers through a landscape of divided Factions, of powerful magick and clockwork machinery, of ghostly hauntings and twisted nature, as they struggle to survive and learn the truth about the Alchemist’s Wife. The Alchemist’s Wife requires the Clockwork & Chivalry worldbook available from Cubicle 7 and the RuneQuest II Core Rulebook available from Mongoose Publishing.

MRQII Clockwork & Chivalry Kingdom & Commonwealth #2: Thou Shalt Not Suffer There are those who claim that witches don’t exist! They also claim that tales of curses and crop blights, of midnight sabbats and dark conspiracies, are the fevered imaginings of fanatical Witch Finders. Those people have never been to Cornwall. In that wild and sea-girt land, the Witch Queen rules through sorcery and fear, and the Royalist majority seem to be in thrall to her evil will. The Adventurers are sent on a mission to this bleak, remote and sinister place, where they must struggle through a maze of witches, wreckers and pirates, miners, fanatics and superstitious peasants, to find the truth behind a growing evil which could swallow up the whole of England. Thou Shalt Not Suffer can be played as a stand-alone adventure, but also forms the second episode of the epic Kingdom & Commonwealth Campaign for Clockwork & Chivalry. Alongside a complete adventure are new rules for Witchcraft and information on those who practice it. Requires the RuneQuest II Core Rulebook from Mongoose Publishing and the Clockwork & Chivalry Core Worldbook from Cakebread & Walton and Cubicle 7.

MRQII Clockwork & Chivalry Kingdom & Commonwealth #3: No Man's Land In most of England, an uneasy peace still holds, following the horrific events at Naseby. But in the Debatable Lands, on the outskirts of Birmingham, the conflict continues. Cavaliers and Roundheads are bogged down in muddy trenches, fighting over every inch of blasted ground. Clockwork death machines grind across the landscape; magickally-created disease miasmas drift on the breeze and settle in the craters left by the incessant cannon barrages. And in the despoiled wastelands round about, rival gangs on stolen Iron Horses fight over scarce resources, obscure points of theology, and access to the Winding Stations that they need to keep their vehicles running. Somewhere in this bloody chaos, the renegade Clockwork Alchemist, Lady Arabella Blackwood, is up to no good. Can the Adventurers find her before she achieves her nefarious aims? No Man's Land can be played as a stand-alone adventure, but also forms the third episode of the epic Kingdom & Commonwealth Campaign for Clockwork & Chivalry. Requires the RuneQuest II Core Rulebook from Mongoose Publishing and the Clockwork & Chivalry Core Worldbook from Cakebread & Walton and Cubicle 7.

MRQII Clockwork & Chivalry Kingdom & Commonwealth #4: Quintessence ...to boldly venture where no gentleman has previously ventured It’s the talk of the town in the London coffee houses - how everyone’s buying shares in the Company of Gentleman Adventurers Trading into the Moon! In the London docks a ship is being built, designed by Clockwork genius John Wilkins, a ship that can fly. It will be the first vessel ever to leave the shores of Earth and venture to another world - whatever it brings back, the profits are sure to be enormous. When the Enterprise flaps its mighty wings and ascends into the empyrean, it seems like a perfect example of the superiority of Parliamentarian Clockwork over their Royalist rivals’ Alchemy. Only the Adventurers, their mission aboard the moon-ship a secret at the highest levels, know that they will not be the first to visit the Moon - their nemesis is ahead of them, and up to no good as usual. As the party face ship-board skullduggery, meet wonders between the worlds and face first contact with an ancient civilisation, the race is on to find the secret of the fifth element - Quintessence. Quintessence can be played as a stand-alone adventure, but is also the fourth episode in the epic Kingdom & Commonwealth Campaign. Requires the RuneQuest II Core Rulebook from Mongoose Publishing and the Clockwork & Chivalry Core Worldbook from Cubicle 7.

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[NL] MRQII Wraith Recon

Y otra nueva ambientacion para MRQII, aunque no tan nueva para Mongoose que ya la habia publicado, compatible con D&D 4th, anteriormente...

Bienvenidos al Reino de Dardarrick, un reino en constante peligro, atacado por todas sus fronteras por otros reinos o por hordas de seres malignos y caoticos. Un reino que ya habria desaparecido hace mucho tiempo si no fuese por los soldados que forman sus unidades de elite Wraith Recon, verdaderas fuerzas especiales en una era de alta fantasia y magia, de las que el personaje del jugador formara parte.

MRQII Wraith Recon Core Book An original new setting for RuneQuest II, Wraith Recon transports the players into new roles and terrible responsibilities. The Kingdom of Dardarrick is beset on all fronts. To the east, open warfare with the Republic of Lorn has claimed tens of thousands of lives over the past decade and trenches now run parallel to the border, uprooting towns and villages in their wake. To the south, Lorn’s ally, the Kingdom of Torres constantly threatens overt military action, and has been implicated in many raids on nearby towns as the nation reaches a fever pitch of religious hatred. The wildlands to the west and north are home to goblinoids, ogres and giants, who must be constantly beaten back as they encroach on Dardarrick territory. And even within Dardarrick itself, evil lurks as the followers of the deposed theocrat Tomarsson plot their fanatical return to power. Players take the role of the legendary Wraith Recon units, dedicated special forces trained and equipped to operate far from the rest of the army. Entrusted with the most dire missions, the Wraiths are capable of overcoming almost any obstacle. Armed with the latest in Dardarrick magicks, and kept informed by the mysterious Spellcom system, Wraith Recon units are tasked with assassinations, raids, reconnaissance, and hostage rescue missions, in the name of truth, liberty and justice.

MRQII Wraith Recon Spellcom Wraith Recon is a fantasy setting where players take the role of a Wraith Recon team member – the elite and magically augmented Special Forces in the Kingdom of Dardarrick, the most powerful kingdom known to the world. Now Spellcom opens up the doors on the deepest secrets and tactics of the Wraith Recon teams. Discover new methods of ingressing to target, new uses of the Omnilens, and how the very best teams survive when faced with overwhelming odds. Spellcom is nothing less than an essential survival guide for all Wraith Recon teams.

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[NL] MRQII Deus Vult

Pero no todo van a ser ambientaciones ya vistas... en este nuevo MRQII aparecieron algunas ambientaciones interesantes, algunas nuevas, y otras que vienen de otros sistemas, como el D20.

Deus vult -en latin, Dios lo quiere- fue el grito de batalla de la gente en el momento de la declaración de la Primera Cruzada por el papa Urbano II en el Concilio de Clermont de 1095.

En esta ambientacion, nos encontramos en los ultimos años del siglo XII. Saladino ha reconquistado el Reino de Jerusalen, y la Ciudad Santa esta una vez mas en manos de los sarracenos. La Europa corrupta esta llena de herejias y hechiceria, mientras sus nobles discuten y se querellan. Incluso la Sagrada Iglesia esta cayendo presa de esta corrupcion... El mundo debe de ser salvado, a cualquier precio, por cualquier medio...

Los personajes de los jugadores forman parte de una Orden secreta de la Iglesia, dedicada a proteger a la Humanidad y el plan del Señor de los horrores sobrenaturales que se esconden tanto dentro como fuera del mundo civilizado. De los paganos de Oriente a los brujos de Europa, desde los cultos paganos, sedientos de sangre, de Inglaterra a la corrupcion dentro de las familias mas nobles... los monjes de esta Orden deben luchar contra los mas oscuros enemigos, al mismo tiempo que evita que la gente comun descubra las verdaderas raices de todos los males. Nada va a impedir que los monjes de la Orden lleven a cabo la Voluntad de Dios. ¡Deus Vult!

MRQII Deus Vult Core Book In 1095, Pope Urban II called on the kings and knights of Europe to liberate the Holy Land in a great crusade. As one they lifted their voices to Heaven, crying deus vult - God wills it! This cry was taken up by thousands of knights and peasants, martyrs and madmen, as a great tide of righteous fury flooded across the world. This cry was heard in the shadows, too. Since the days of the apostles, a secret order of warrior monks guarded the church and protected Christendom from all enemies, both natural and supernatural. Trained from birth and equipped with lost secrets of ancient civilisations, this secret order also hears the call to crusade. Deus vult - God will it, and they are the instruments of His divine Will. It is the closing years of the twelfth century. Saladin has reconquered the Kingdom of Jerusalem, and the holy city is once more in the hands of the Saracen. Heresies and sorcery rot Europe from within, while the nobles quarrel and bicker. Even the church is falling prey to this corruption. The world must be saved, through any means necessary. No enemy, no sorcery, no doubt and no fear will prevent the monks of the Order from carrying out the Will of God. Deus Vult!

MRQII Deus Vult Ex Cathedra A cathedral is a prayer in stone, a vaulted hymn of masonry and devoted labour. The great cathedrals are symbols of the great faith of the people and the power of the Church. Soon, they will burn. Madness and misrule are loose upon the world, and only the assassin-monks of the secret Order can set things right again. From the Champagne Fair at Troyes to the uttermost depths of the Earth, the hunt is on - but who is the hunted, and who is the hunter, in a time when all law and even sanity itself is overturned. Ex Cathedra is a series of three linked adventures for Deus Vult.

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[NL] MRQII Lankhmar

Y si tenemos la reedicion de las dos anteriores para MRQII, lo mismo pasa con la adaptacion del fantastico mundo de Fafhrd y Ratonero Gris, y la ciudad de Lankhmar, creados por Fritz Leiber.

La version de la primera edicion la podeis encontrar en esta entrada.

MRQ Lankhmar Lankhmar Unleashed City of Thieves. City of Adventure. City of the Black Bones. City of Seven-Score Thousand Smokes. The Imperishable City. Lankhmar. It is here that the dynamic heroes of Fritz Leiber’s tales plied their trade and used as a base for their many adventures. Now you too can experience the thrill of adventure in a world populated by thieves, madmen and evil sorcerers. This is a completely updated volume covering Lankhmar and the world of Nehwon, compatible with both MRQ and MRQII. Lankhmar Unleashed provides everything you need to explore the world of Nehwon. Contained within are rules covering character creation, the unique creatures of the world and for black magic, against which the heroes Fafhrd and Grey Mouser were often in conflict. Packed full of detail it covers the city in detail with its major factions and individuals plus many of the locations found within the stories. The rest of the world is not neglected, from the frigid barrens of the Cold Waste to the stinking rat-worshipping city of Ilthmar and the grim, underground domain of Quarmall, the neighbouring lands are all covered allowing new heroes (or scoundrels) to seek their fortunes and create new legends beyond the city itself.. Follow in the footsteps of the two heroes and track down the fabulous treasures of half-forgotten myths and legends! Welcome to Lankhmar!

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[NL] MRQII Glorantha, The 2nd Age

Y naturalmente, tampoco puede faltar la revision para MRQII de la ambientacion de Glorantha en la Segunda Edad desarrollada para el MRQ, que para algo estan pagando esta licencia, junto con el nombre del juego...

La version de la primera edicion la podeis encontrar en esta entrada.

MRQII Glorantha, The 2nd Age Core Book One of the oldest settings of any roleplaying game is back, and more comprehensive than ever! Covering every nation of Glorantha, this book lists the histories, myths and cultures of the world, complete with maps and detailed illustrations that bring the setting to life. Glorantha is a world permeated by magic and shaped by myths. Its heroes achieve power by questing for runes, physical manifestations of the eternal abstract forces that shape its destiny. Eventually they graduate to even more powerful magics, learning to gain power by emulating the deeds of the gods, mastering the arcane formulae of the sorcerous arts, allying with spirits, or achieving meditative awareness of life's unknowable secrets. In doing so, they draw on one or more of the mythic Otherworlds surrounding their everyday material world. With the right magic, they can travel to the realms of the gods, become participants in their ancestral myths, and return with wondrous new abilities. Those who fail these daunting tests may be diminished, destroyed or eternally lost in the mythic realms. Welcome to Glorantha!

MRQII Glorantha, The 2nd Age Cults of the Glorantha In a world where the gods are real and shape the daily lives of their adherents, cults are an everyday necessity for every culture in Glorantha. This book provides the structures, myths and modus operandii for the key human and non-human cults of the Orlanthi, Solar Pantheons, God Learners and EWF. From the barbarian cults of Prax through to the esoteric mysticism of the the draconic orders; from the ancient Storm Tribe to the Saints of the Invisible God. Fully revised and compatible with RuneQuest II, Cults of the Glorantha is an indispensable RuneQuest resource.

MRQII Glorantha, The 2nd Age Races of Glorantha, Vol 1 The first of a series of books describing the appearance, culture, psychology, cults, magic and settlements of the major races of Glorantha. Within these pages you will discover the secrets of the Dragonnewts, Durulz and Trolls: both how to use them as a protagonist and how to play one as an Adventurer. This book includes rules to create Adventurers, equip them and generate interesting backgrounds and scenarios. Carefully updated to be fully compliant with the RuneQuest II rules, Races Of Glorantha Volume 1 is an essential guide to understanding and roleplaying the wonderful creatures of Greg Stafford's amazing world. Races Of Glorantha is an invaluable insight into roleplaying these unique species, bringing greater diversity and depth to campaigns.

MRQII Glorantha, The 2nd Age The Abiding Book The Abiding Book is the most sacred of all God Learner scriptures. Written by the hand of the Invisible God himself it documents the mythical history of the Malkioni, prescribes the nature of worship, truth and heresy, and forms the basis for all sorcery grimoires in use and at large across the Middle Sea Empire. It defines the God Learners; guides them, informs them and sometimes, misleads them. It may be the most powerful accumulation of mythical knowledge anywhere in Glorantha: it may also be the most dangerous. The Abiding Book for Second Age Glorantha is a highly detailed overview of the Middle Sea Empire: its people, its territories and dominions, its hopes, schemes and ambitions, its myths and its magic. Within these pages you will find a wealth of information concerning every aspect of God Learnerism. From descriptions of its great cities through to profiles of its psychology. The nature of sorcery and the empire's approach to it is examined and the book offers more spells, new grimoires and new sorcery orders to fuel God Learner campaigns. With this book you have everything you need to explore the Middle Sea Empire and create compelling God Learner characters.

MRQII Glorantha, The 2nd Age Pavis Rises The city of Pavis is one of the most diverse and impressive colonies of the Empire of Wyrm's Friends, containing communities of elfs, dwarfs, dragonewts and several cultures of men. Its walls are made from the flesh of giants, its magic is strong and its founder is revered as a legendary hero. It is, in all respects, one of the greatest cities of Glorantha. It is about to be turned upside down. Pavis Rises is a collection of linked scenarios that frame the events that transform Pavis from bustling city of wonders to treacherous collection of ravaged streets and war torn peoples. It takes a group of unlikely Gloranthans from a chance meeting at the gates of the city all the way to creating their own place in the city's history.

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