 Parageology released |
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  Nov 27 2012, 08:20 PM
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Immortal Elf  Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,358 Joined: 2-December 07 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Member No.: 14,465  |
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Nov 27 2012, 08:38 PM
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Man Behind the Curtain Group: Admin Posts: 14,871 Joined: 2-July 89 From: End of the Yellow-Brick Road Member No.: 3 |
QUOTE The earth is full of magic. Mana lines wriggle and writhe in different locales, and strange elements bubble up from the core of the planet. Some areas boost magic to seemingly impossible heights, while others drain it away, sucking mana into nothingness. There are powers out there, just waiting for you to call on—powers that may also be waiting to swallow you whole. Parageology is an essential guide to the magical powers that imbue the ground of the Sixth World. From the location and effects of mana lines across the globe to the powers of strange minerals unearthed since the Awakening, Parageology provides resources, plot hooks, and game rules to fuel adventures and campaigns tapping into the magic springing up from the earth. Battleshop DriveThruRPG |
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Nov 27 2012, 08:48 PM
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Tilting at Windmills Group: Members Posts: 1,636 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Amarillo, TX, CAS Member No.: 388 |
Should probably merge in CanRay's slightly more succinct post just for the purpose of completeness.
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Nov 28 2012, 01:25 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 1,755 Joined: 5-September 06 From: UCAS Member No.: 9,313 |
True element updates and ley line info make this my fave of the "para" series so far.
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Nov 28 2012, 06:57 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,018 Joined: 3-July 10 Member No.: 18,786 |
Obsidimen, yes/no?
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Nov 28 2012, 07:08 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,642 Joined: 22-April 12 From: somewhere far beyond sanity Member No.: 51,886 |
No. Fortunately not. ^^
Those are in Clutch -.- |
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Nov 28 2012, 10:21 PM
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Runner Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,801 Joined: 2-September 09 From: Moscow, Russia Member No.: 17,589 |
Okay, mana lines rules and geomancy rituals are interesting (although it's a bit puzzling to see that Russia is off the maps of the world completely).
But there's just one thing I want to address about the awakened minerals: cost. With next to everything costing upwards from 750k, do you really think it's usable? Well, unless you want your campaign ended in a couple sessions after that, with everyone settled for life on the Carribean? |
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Nov 29 2012, 09:00 AM
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The King In Yellow Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,922 Joined: 26-February 05 From: JWD Member No.: 7,121 |
I wondered about that, too. Lake Baikal, anyone?
The minerals look usable as MacGuffins for a wildernes themed run or a snatch&grab, and give a face to 'exotic reagents' many focus formulae will require, so I think they're usable. QUOTE Those are in Clutch -.- Still have to read this, the cover always turns me off. That bad? |
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Nov 29 2012, 10:15 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,642 Joined: 22-April 12 From: somewhere far beyond sanity Member No.: 51,886 |
No, it's just a short blurb about rock-skinned trolls somewhere near a lair. I enjoyed it, tbh (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
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Nov 29 2012, 10:31 PM
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Runner Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,801 Joined: 2-September 09 From: Moscow, Russia Member No.: 17,589 |
QUOTE (hermit @ Nov 29 2012, 01:00 PM)  The minerals look usable as MacGuffins for a wildernes themed run or a snatch&grab, and give a face to 'exotic reagents' many focus formulae will require, so I think they're usable. Sure, but trinkets that give you +2 to this and that are not worth 750k, and macguffin's properties other than cost are hardly relevant.
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Nov 30 2012, 01:44 AM
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Immortal Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,358 Joined: 2-December 07 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Member No.: 14,465 |
Yes, I can finally have Shadowruns where the players will go, "We're stealing... Rocks." "Ore, actually." "Right, rocks."
And I can use the knowledge I learned from having grown up in a mining town! |
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Nov 30 2012, 01:22 PM
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The ShadowComedian Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,538 Joined: 3-October 07 From: Hamburg, AGS Member No.: 13,525 |
QUOTE (CanRay @ Nov 30 2012, 02:44 AM) Yes, I can finally have Shadowruns where the players will go, "We're stealing... Rocks." "Ore, actually." "Right, rocks." And I can use the knowledge I learned from having grown up in a mining town! CanRay:"Rocks fall, everybody dies!" |
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Nov 30 2012, 05:28 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,358 Joined: 2-December 07 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Member No.: 14,465 |
QUOTE (Stahlseele @ Nov 30 2012, 09:22 AM) CanRay:"Rocks fall, everybody dies!" If the truck tips over on the GMC Bulldog, yes.
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Nov 30 2012, 07:45 PM
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Runner Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,801 Joined: 2-September 09 From: Moscow, Russia Member No.: 17,589 |
Tunnel supports snap like twigs, and you find yourself pressed against cold stone in a silent dark grave! You have about two hours worth of air, what do you do, runners, what do you do?
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Nov 30 2012, 07:54 PM
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The ShadowComedian Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,538 Joined: 3-October 07 From: Hamburg, AGS Member No.: 13,525 |
shoot the others so i have more time to think and get out of there . .
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Nov 30 2012, 08:06 PM
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Runner Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,801 Joined: 2-September 09 From: Moscow, Russia Member No.: 17,589 |
You burn the oxygen out shooting and suffocate.
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Nov 30 2012, 08:10 PM
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Great, I'm a Dragon... Group: Retired Admins Posts: 6,699 Joined: 8-October 03 From: North Germany Member No.: 5,698 |
Back to topic?
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Dec 1 2012, 03:38 AM
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Immortal Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,358 Joined: 2-December 07 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Member No.: 14,465 |
Nice to see old and new products getting released together, especially ones that I have a big interest in. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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Dec 21 2012, 06:30 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,300 Joined: 6-February 08 From: Cologne, Germany Member No.: 15,648 |
QUOTE (CanRay @ Nov 30 2012, 02:44 AM) Yes, I can finally have Shadowruns where the players will go, "We're stealing... Rocks." "Ore, actually." "Right, rocks." QUOTE (Stahlseele @ Nov 30 2012, 02:22 PM) CanRay:"Rocks fall, everybody dies!" Jesus, Mary, they are MINERALS! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rotfl.gif) |
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Dec 31 2012, 01:23 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,575 Joined: 5-February 10 Member No.: 18,115 |
QUOTE (Fatum @ Nov 30 2012, 02:06 PM) You burn the oxygen out shooting and suffocate. That's not how physics works. ~Umi |
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