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Post by blackdaisydragon on Jul 3, 2008 9:33:42 GMT -5
Hi all.
I've got this role-playing game that's been sitting on my shelf for a while, and I am really itching to play it. It's a fantasy RPG called The Burning Wheel. It's more 'gritty' than something like D&D, and it's a very character-driven game: Personal goals and beliefs are at the forefront of the system. The setting material is vague, so that people can make whatever they'd have the most fun with.
The only downside to the game is that it can take some time/effort to learn the rules, and I only have one copy of them (though the two core rulebooks are only $25 for both). So I'd probably only want to run the game for two or three people, due to lack of rulebooks, and the desire to learn the system better myself by not overloading on players and having too much to manage.
Let me know if you're interested!
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Post by frenchsnake on Jul 3, 2008 9:48:13 GMT -5
Is this something you're hoping to run this summer?
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Post by blackdaisydragon on Jul 3, 2008 9:52:17 GMT -5
I will run Burning Wheel any time, anywhere!
Really though, I'm just eager to learn how to play, because it seems like an awesome game, so I'm willing to run it for anyone who wants to give it a try. Summer, fall, whenever!
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Post by benedce on Jul 3, 2008 10:00:03 GMT -5
I am in the area, and interested. What about the new DnD 4.0 campaign??
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Post by blackdaisydragon on Jul 3, 2008 11:11:03 GMT -5
We haven't tried 4.0 yet, but we could do that too if folks are interested.
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Post by benedce on Jul 3, 2008 12:25:27 GMT -5
I have the Players Hand Book, Dungeon Masters Guide, and Monster Manual on a USB key. I love Bittorrent :-P will try to find sight again to post so everyone else can at least look at all the cool stuff they did!
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Post by blackdaisydragon on Jul 8, 2008 15:14:55 GMT -5
In case it matters to anyone, I also have the setting book for Burning Wheel that facilitates playing in Heian era Japan (with eastern fantasy stuff).
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Post by benedce on Jul 8, 2008 20:34:10 GMT -5
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Post by benedce on Jul 9, 2008 19:51:48 GMT -5
BTW why is the wheel burning???
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Post by blackdaisydragon on Jul 10, 2008 8:18:59 GMT -5
Why wouldn't it be..?
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Post by benedce on Jul 10, 2008 22:04:06 GMT -5
Very true. Question though are we going to try Burning Wheel or 4.0??? lol up for anything
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Post by blackdaisydragon on Jul 11, 2008 8:05:53 GMT -5
This thread is for discussion of Burning Wheel- make a new thread if you'd like to start a D&D 4.0 game.
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Post by benedce on Jul 11, 2008 14:57:50 GMT -5
I want to try Burning Wheel what are the character types??
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Post by blackdaisydragon on Jul 11, 2008 15:34:29 GMT -5
Characters are made using a "lifepath" system. You basically track your character's life up to that point in order to determine what skills they've picked up on the way. Maybe you were born in a poor village, and then became a conscript in the army, and then rose in the ranks as an officer. Or maybe you were born as a noble, and then became a squire, and then a knight.
The races in the core books are humans, elves, dwarves, and orcs. They're more like Tolkien versions of these races than D&D versions. In the Heian era Japan setting, everyone is a human. (Other "races" do exist but they're mostly monsters... kitsune, tengu, oni, and so on.)
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Post by benedce on Jul 11, 2008 16:27:20 GMT -5
Cool at some point can I come over and visit and see the book if possible??
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