This personal diary is devoted to the unveiling of the old fantasy role-playing games of the past (1975-1989),especially those which - for whatever reasons - are lesser known, forgotten, obscure or neglected.
Besides, it deals with overlooked movies of the same genre, of the kind you can only find in VHS if you are lucky enough.
A journey into the abysses of fantasy.
I am fascinated by this system--particularly it's tying of virtues to "real-world" abilities and attributes and the recitation by players of memorized Biblical scripture to activate miraculous effects. With those two concepts of gameplay, it makes the game ideal for allegorical adventures, and I wish the publishers had created Pilgrim's Progress and Divine Comedy campaign modules.
yes, i am fascinated as well by enchantements spoken aloud like prayers in order to achieve "miraculous" effects.
It reminds me of "Third age" a french rpg based on Tolkien's works never translate into english, where Poesy is bestowed upon elves, and its intrinsic beauty enables them to "cast" spells. A beautiful concept to explain whence magic comes.
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I am fascinated by this system--particularly it's tying of virtues to "real-world" abilities and attributes and the recitation by players of memorized Biblical scripture to activate miraculous effects. With those two concepts of gameplay, it makes the game ideal for allegorical adventures, and I wish the publishers had created Pilgrim's Progress and Divine Comedy campaign modules.
yes, i am fascinated as well by enchantements spoken aloud like prayers in order to achieve "miraculous" effects.
It reminds me of "Third age" a french rpg based on Tolkien's works never translate into english, where Poesy is bestowed upon elves, and its intrinsic beauty enables them to "cast" spells. A beautiful concept to explain whence magic comes.
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