Friday, September 7, 2018

Breaking! Osprey Games: Venturing Into The Realm of Roleplaying Games - Romance, Stone and Sorcery


Looks like Osprey Games is working on at least two roleplaying books named Paleomythic: A Roleplaying Game of Stone and Sorcery and Romance of the Perilous Land: A Roleplaying Game of British Folklore both to be released in late 2019.

Romance of the Perilous Land: A Roleplaying Game of British Folklore - Looks to be a reworked version of an existing roleplaying game, which is available online here but can be mistaken. The book is written by Scott Malthouse and illustrated by Alan Lathwell.

Romance of the Perilous Land is firmly set it the world of British folklore, from the stories of King Arthur to the wonderful regional tales found throughout this green and pleasant land. As the name suggests, this is a world of romantic chivalry, but also of great danger posed by thieving brigands, evil knights and greedy giants. Creatures are quite rare and often hidden until they are angered by the machinations of humanity. In the Perilous Land you won’t find hundreds of dragons flocking the sky, but legends of a single Long Worm who has existed since time immemorial. Monsters are beings of wonder and terror, where just a group of mischievous boggarts can be the reason for an entire quest.


Paleomythic: A Roleplaying Game of Stone and Sorcery - This particular roleplaying game seems to have been sold online before but looks to be removed from online seller DriveThruRPG, The Largest RPG Download Store! The book is written by Graham Rose and was previously published as Paleomythic, Stone & Sorcery in the Land of Ancient Mu.

"Paleomythic is a Stone & Sorcery RPG, a phrase coined to describe a genre in which the adventure concepts of sword and sorcery are applied to a stone age setting. Armed with a bone sword, a flint spear or perhaps a skull topped cudgel, characters face ancient perils in a mythic land. To assist them in their adventures, characters can make use of their remarkable abilities." Roleplay as cavemen or cavewomen who struggle to survive in a brutal wilderness filled with unpredictable weather and deadly mega-fauna. Do not, however, make the mistake of underestimating these adventurers. These early humans are hardened by their world into resourceful and skilled masters of their world capable of impressive feats of strength and agility.

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