Comments on: Ordo Draconis, a review… http://www.stargazersworld.com/2010/03/18/ordo-draconis-a-review%e2%80%a6/ A Role Playing Games Blog Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:50:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Cameron Smith http://www.stargazersworld.com/2010/03/18/ordo-draconis-a-review%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-2759 Cameron Smith Sun, 28 Mar 2010 12:01:26 +0000 http://www.stargazersworld.com/?p=3481#comment-2759 Well Stargazer, if you want to merely dip your toe you'd be welcome to lurk on my RPOL campaign. If so, just send me your RPOL username. .-= Cameron Smith´s last blog ..<a href="http://draconismag.com/?p=80" rel="nofollow">Ordo Draconis and EN World</a> =-. Well Stargazer, if you want to merely dip your toe you'd be welcome to lurk on my RPOL campaign. If so, just send me your RPOL username.
.-= Cameron Smith´s last blog ..Ordo Draconis and EN World =-.

]]> By: Stargazer http://www.stargazersworld.com/2010/03/18/ordo-draconis-a-review%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-2758 Stargazer Sun, 28 Mar 2010 11:04:25 +0000 http://www.stargazersworld.com/?p=3481#comment-2758 Hmm, DW sounds worth a look. Perhaps I should check it out sometimes. Hmm, DW sounds worth a look. Perhaps I should check it out sometimes.

]]> By: Cameron Smith http://www.stargazersworld.com/2010/03/18/ordo-draconis-a-review%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-2757 Cameron Smith Sat, 27 Mar 2010 22:19:52 +0000 http://www.stargazersworld.com/?p=3481#comment-2757 In reply to Sven: yes, DW and WFRPG are similar in some ways. The biggest difference (and the reason I end up preferring DW 60:40) is the tone. DW is grim but not suicidal. Not all bad things are truly evil and human frailty can sometimes be overcome or forgiven. Whereas IMHO canon Warhammer (especially at the beginning of the 90s when I gave up on it for a long while) is just TOO depressing. Why bother try to achieve anything when some inevitable swarm of chaotic beastmen/skaven/dark elves/warped dudes has already undermined the government and will shortly kill everyone you love? That said, if the GM can soften the tone a bit the WFRP world is great. The second difference is the technology/social level. Legend (DW's default setting) takes elements from 9th-14th century eurasia. Whereas WFRP seems more 14th-16th century. WFRP is rarer in this regard but I think it gets it about right. .-= Cameron Smith´s last blog ..<a href="http://draconismag.com/?p=80" rel="nofollow">Ordo Draconis and EN World</a> =-. In reply to Sven: yes, DW and WFRPG are similar in some ways. The biggest difference (and the reason I end up preferring DW 60:40) is the tone. DW is grim but not suicidal. Not all bad things are truly evil and human frailty can sometimes be overcome or forgiven.

Whereas IMHO canon Warhammer (especially at the beginning of the 90s when I gave up on it for a long while) is just TOO depressing. Why bother try to achieve anything when some inevitable swarm of chaotic beastmen/skaven/dark elves/warped dudes has already undermined the government and will shortly kill everyone you love?

That said, if the GM can soften the tone a bit the WFRP world is great.

The second difference is the technology/social level. Legend (DW's default setting) takes elements from 9th-14th century eurasia. Whereas WFRP seems more 14th-16th century. WFRP is rarer in this regard but I think it gets it about right.
.-= Cameron Smith´s last blog ..Ordo Draconis and EN World =-.

]]> By: Sunglar http://www.stargazersworld.com/2010/03/18/ordo-draconis-a-review%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-2694 Sunglar Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:40:19 +0000 http://www.stargazersworld.com/?p=3481#comment-2694 Sven that looks like a win/win situation... If you do I'd love to know what you make of the game. Sven that looks like a win/win situation… If you do I'd love to know what you make of the game.

]]> By: Sven http://www.stargazersworld.com/2010/03/18/ordo-draconis-a-review%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-2693 Sven Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:35:04 +0000 http://www.stargazersworld.com/?p=3481#comment-2693 Good review. I have been intrigued by Dragon Warriors since it came out. What could go wrong? It's an old school british RPG - just like my favorite RPG Warhammer FRP. And it's published by Magnum Opus Press, which is the new project of James Wallis, who was head of Hogshead Publishing - former publisher of, you guessed it, my favorite RPG Warhammer FRP. :-P I guess I should pick the book up... Good review. I have been intrigued by Dragon Warriors since it came out.

What could go wrong? It's an old school british RPG – just like my favorite RPG Warhammer FRP. And it's published by Magnum Opus Press, which is the new project of James Wallis, who was head of Hogshead Publishing – former publisher of, you guessed it, my favorite RPG Warhammer FRP. :-P

I guess I should pick the book up…

]]> By: Sunglar http://www.stargazersworld.com/2010/03/18/ordo-draconis-a-review%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-2692 Sunglar Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:10:18 +0000 http://www.stargazersworld.com/?p=3481#comment-2692 Thank you Michael... Thank you Michael…

]]> By: Stargazer http://www.stargazersworld.com/2010/03/18/ordo-draconis-a-review%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-2688 Stargazer Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:41:53 +0000 http://www.stargazersworld.com/?p=3481#comment-2688 Great review, Sunglar! Great review, Sunglar!

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