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Etienne posted this artwork by Paolo Parente:


Latest core plus SG's:

I guess she must be.. some kind of Commando. Oh Paolo, you crazy guy!

Icarus unlocked!

 Siygess wrote:
I guess she must be.. some kind of Commando. Oh Paolo, you crazy guy!

With thighs that thick, I don't think she has any other choice.

Orion looks awesome.

This is getting close to "runaway" sized KS and add-ons.... I love it!

Yeah. Just wish I'd made it in for the Early Bird. I might have been able to afford more expansions! I'm thinking the Poseidon one is irresistible, and probably the terrain one too.

RPG add-on, so you can play a big naked guy. Let your greek god wannabee RPG'ers know on the appropriate forums.

Also, ten numbered dice usable in the boardgame. Numbered dice are a $10 add-on, and are not included in the core. The core uses swordy dice.

RPG : https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/806316071/mythic-battles-pantheon/posts/1737139



Art book: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/806316071/mythic-battles-pantheon/posts/1733111

$49 is a LOT for an RPG book. I paid $41 (admittedly four years back) for the Hillfolk KS, which got me two large hardback books (the core book and the first supplement), by one of the best RPG designers (Robin D. Laws) and a bunch of other big names.


https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/robindlaws/hillfolk-dramasystem-roleplaying-by-robin-d-laws

Erwann emailed me and confirmed that a $1 pledge will get access to the Pledge Manager after the KS.

Just wanted to pass that along.

 TalonZahn wrote:
Erwann emailed me and confirmed that a $1 pledge will get access to the Pledge Manager after the KS.

Just wanted to pass that along.

Thanks , I'm a dollar poorer now

Same here!

Thanks for doing the legwork on this one TalonZahn!

 TalonZahn wrote:
Erwann emailed me and confirmed that a $1 pledge will get access to the Pledge Manager after the KS.

Thanks! It looks like I'll be buying an option.

Pledge a dollar and add on later...

"Looks like Greeks back on the menu boys"

But seriously this is looking too good to miss yet I know Kingdom Death is looming at the end of the month, so this helps immensely.

 Ian Sturrock wrote:
$49 is a LOT for an RPG book.

They're throwing in the $10 numbered dice-add on, so it's $39 for the book.

Orion down, Hecate next:

Hecate's sculpt is better than the artwork, but not as good as the original sculpt for Artemis.

Well I'm back in for a dollar then

 JohnHwangDD wrote:
Hecate's sculpt is better than the artwork, but not as good as the original sculpt for Artemis.

I would imagine it's tricky to sculpt something that can have 3 faces on one head.

Although I do agree it's not quite up to the level of some of the other stuff.

Even $39 is a lot, honestly. And of course it's not really $39... it's $49 but includes some dice.

The Conan RPG Kickstarter that Modiphius launched earlier this year was fairly expensive at $43, but that was 368 pages, full colour throughout, big name artists, and one of the most well-known licensed properties in the fantasy genre! So probably worth it.


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Still very much in for the core game, incidentally. I backed it and will likely get expansions too. The RPG does not look like good value though.

Newest stretch is up:




Along with a pretty swanky new add on.



Somewhat surprised by a lack of Helen, but whatevs.

Looks awesome. Ajax is a beast!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yhv-AClYEzI


Can't lie, first thing I thought of.

 Ian Sturrock wrote:
The RPG does not look like good value though.

Here's the update. Research and review the publisher and the author. : https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/806316071/mythic-battles-pantheon/posts/1737139

"A few months ago, Black Book Editions announced that they were going to publish an RPG based in the Mythic Battles: Pantheon universe. We are excited to be working with such an esteemed publisher, especially after the great success of their Polaris game (which was, incidentally, a KS campaign that was delivered on time, you could see it at the last Gen Con). ... We are also very happy that they chose Romain d'Huissier as the author of this new game, as he is both an expert in Greek myth as well as a well-known writer on RPGs. He was one of the authors of ENnie Award-winning RPG Qin: The Warring States, and has also been writing for the legendary Casus Belli magazine."

Another live chat going on right now!

Why when was she a fighter?

Not all the Heroes are necessarily direct combat ones.

Take heroes like Echo or Pandora for instance. They may not fight directly, but can do all sorts of wonderful things to the opponents.

I imagined Helen having some sort of charm that could cause opponents to miss rolls, cancel cards, something along those lines. Grant bonuses or extra activations when her attention is placed upon one of your own units.

I dunno.

Hector will be unlocked soon enough, and I'd imagine they'll make a big stretch for the million mark.

Maybe another Titan?

 PsychoticStorm wrote:
Why when was she a fighter?

Waa waa waa waa waa we want more females waa waa waa waa waaa

Nah. IIRC, Pan (or was that his hero) is a weak fighter, but had a Taunt ability which would disrupt opponent plans.

"HEY, ZEUS! I GOTCHER WIFE AGAIN" *slaps butt*

ced1106 wrote:

 Ian Sturrock wrote:
The RPG does not look like good value though.

Here's the update. Research and review the publisher and the author. :

(snip!)

I read that! It might be a good RPG. But it's too expensive, for what it is. I provided a couple of examples to demonstrate that. It's more expensive at KS price than the best RPGs tend to be at retail. So, even if it's one of the best (which we've not seen any evidence for -- it may be, but it may equally well not be!), it's still too expensive.

This dragged me back in again, I'm so weak...

 Ian Sturrock wrote:
I read that! It might be a good RPG. But it's too expensive, for what it is.

What did you find out about the author and publishing company? I haven't heard of the company. I don't really feel like playing a big naked guy, myself, though.

Not very much. Looks like the company mostly do French-language work -- translations and such. The author seems to have been one of four who worked on Qin, which did get a good reception at the time but was first published 11 years back and now appears to be out of print (though you can still buy a PDF). So again, it could be pretty good, but the guy doesn't appear to have the experience of (say) a Robin D. Laws. Silver Ennie award is a pretty good mark of quality, but not a perfect one -- I would expect the game to still be available in print format, especially since that doesn't cost anything significant to the publisher these days (it's available through DTRPG who can do print-on-demand as easily as PDFs). But Cubicle 7 (English edition publishers) are excellent in general.

I will admit to being a bit wary of the lack of info about the English translation -- I'm guessing it will be written in French and then translated? But Monolith don't have a great track record with this. I guess they could have improved their procedures with the lessons learned from Conan, but I'm definitely not up for a $50 RPG that may be OK, may be good, may be amazing... in the original French! And may or may not have a decent translation. With Conan, the game is so good and so easy to learn that you can work round the poor rulebook with a bit of effort. That's much harder to do with an RPG.

Thanks! Much appreciated.

Hector down, Pegasus guy next!

Two scenarios by Jake Thorton added to the Core box:



Not just one *fully clothed* female, but... THREE!!!

I laughed when I saw the "Eye Token" being included.

Need some Gorgons and Perseus now.