The Chronicles of Ramlar

Metathiax · Post by **Metathiax** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 9:25 pm

Has anyone ever played this RPG? If so, what are your thoughts about it?
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Omote · Post by **Omote** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 10:55 pm

Nope. Never even heard of it.

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Metathiax · Post by **Metathiax** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 11:15 pm

There are quite a few reviews for the core book at RPGnet. They sound good to me.
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Orpheus · Post by **Orpheus** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 1:07 am

Hmmmm. That does sound pretty cool. I'm still a stickler for percentile rolls though.

allensh · Post by **allensh** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 3:38 pm

As a matter of fact, I have run some Ramlar just recently. I am also good online friends with Tony Lee, who I started chatting with while playtesting WWE Know Your Role. I will have a couple character write-ups in their Allies and Adversaries supplement. I wrote a review of Ramlar that should show up on RPG.net.

Short form: interesting system, the Momentum mechanic is awesome, the improvised spellcasting and weapon specialization is fun. The world of Ramlar is fairly standard, with a few interesting twists here and there. Combats are a lot slower than C&C due to hit location rolls.

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Metathiax · Post by **Metathiax** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 6:36 pm

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I wrote a review of Ramlar that should show up on RPG.net.

I think your review is already up on RPGnet. I didn't read it all but is this a rules-heavy game?
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allensh · Post by **allensh** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 7:37 pm

Metathiax wrote:
I think your review is already up on RPGnet. I didn't read it all but is this a rules-heavy game?

I would say it is "rules-medium". Not as rules light as C&C, far less rules heavy than 3rd edition D&D. It seems to promote a somewhat cinematic style.

Allen

Dragonhelm · Post by **Dragonhelm** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 1:02 am

I remember speaking to Whitesilver about it when it came out. Love the cover art by Elmore. Classic Elmore style, and one of the more inventive pieces by him in a while. Those dragons rock.

I'm not sure I like the rules, what little I know of them. The setting sounds neat, though.
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gideon_thorne · Post by **gideon_thorne** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 1:46 am

Nice to see they finished it. I saw that lot at GenCon last.
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Stratos · Post by **Stratos** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 11:25 pm

I've not only heard of it... but I've played it a few times with my buddies AND I'm releasing the this weekend at UKon in Lexington, KY.

Omote · Post by **Omote** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 1:52 am

Well I wanted to go check out everything there is to know about Ramlar, but the website is... um, rather useless.

Does anybody know of any alternate sites, fan sites, etc.

The map alone intriques me lots.

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Stratos · Post by **Stratos** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 3:59 am

Omote wrote:
Well I wanted to go check out everything there is to know about Ramlar, but the website is... um, rather usless.

Does anybody know of any alternate sites, fan sites, etc.

The map alone intriques me lots.

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http://www.myspace.com/ramlarsoundtrack has some art on it. I haven't updated it much yet but plan to this week and next with the release of the soundtrack. The main releases so far are the Core Rules and two novels. This month and next bring about the next wave of supplements. I don't think there is a strong fan base yet - but there is a forum where Tony Lee and John P (creators / owner) openly post and Q&A.
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Omote · Post by **Omote** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 2:59 pm

I checked out your MySpace, and as of now it has more content then the Ramlar page. Some nice snippites of music there 8) Let hope these guys can get the site updated with some content!

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DangerDwarf · Post by **DangerDwarf** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 4:11 pm

Omote wrote:
Well I wanted to go check out everything there is to know about Ramlar, but the website is... um, rather useless.

Yeah, I cant even see the map. About half the things I look up on the site I get the Error 404 message.

Omote · Post by **Omote** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 4:17 pm

Yup, that was the same thing I got. I won't hold it against the product itself, but going to the Ramlar homepage was frustrating none-the-less.

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Stratos · Post by **Stratos** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 5:35 pm

are you guys using:
http://www.whitesilverpublishing.com/ramlar as the main site?
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DangerDwarf · Post by **DangerDwarf** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 5:58 pm

Stratos wrote:
are you guys using:
http://www.whitesilverpublishing.com/ramlar as the main site?

Yeah, and about half of the items in the Download section give you the error message.

Omote · Post by **Omote** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 6:00 pm

There are a bunch of "404's" and some "File Not Founds" I just tried again, and same result.

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DangerDwarf · Post by **DangerDwarf** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 6:01 pm

The Articles section.

Map Download

Character Sheet

These ones spring to the top of my head. I know there were more.

Stratos · Post by **Stratos** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 6:15 pm

Omote wrote:
There are a bunch of "404's" and some "File Not Founds" I just tried again, and same result.

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Hmm... you're right. They weren't always like that. I got all the info for my Myspace site from their website (thanks for checking it out btw).

I'll let the guys know.
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Grimmstorm · Post by **Grimmstorm** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 6:57 pm

It did work a couple of days ago. But I guess the site will get a complete revamp soon anyway...?!

Anyway - they have two adventures, pictures, rules, and errata for download as well as a very nice and cosy forum and other things on their website.

So stay tuned. Ramlar gets strong support from WSP.

Stratos · Post by **Stratos** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 9:21 pm

It should be fixed now. LMK!
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allensh · Post by **allensh** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 1:00 am

Omote wrote:
Yup, that was the same thing I got. I won't hold it against the product itself, but going to the Ramlar homepage was frustrating none-the-less.

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The page got hacked awhile back and my understanding is they plan to revamp it soon, but have been busy trying to get product out
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Stratos · Post by **Stratos** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 1:08 am

The Products page link on the left is still broke but the Online Store link on top works fine and gives you the same info and a convient place to buy. The Downloads section seems intact once again - now with two versions of the map (high res and low). The Articles link is broke but you can read most of it under the News window.
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DangerDwarf · Post by **DangerDwarf** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 1:43 am

Glad to see the parts are working again. Now to figure out how to slip yet another RPG book under the wife's radar.
From what I've read of the system, it sounds pretty intriguing.

andakitty · Post by **andakitty** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 9:28 pm

Thread necromancy!

So they have a snazzed up second edition coming, and it sounds like they were listening to input from fans. And the site works now.

Thoughts?

DangerDwarf · Post by **DangerDwarf** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 9:36 pm

I have the main book. It looks completely awesome.

It's still in my queue of games to play. But I think it has a lot of potential.

DangerDwarf · Post by **DangerDwarf** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 10:15 pm

I wasn't even aware of the revised edition until you brought this thread back to life. I went and checked out the talk on it. Looks like some sweet improvements.

I'll be picking it up. Some of the changes make it more likely that this will bet bumped up higher on my "to play" list.

kaomera · Post by **kaomera** » Tue Aug 28, 2007 12:27 am

Stratos wrote:
The Products page link on the left is still broke but the Online Store link on top works fine and gives you the same info and a convient place to buy. The Downloads section seems intact once again - now with two versions of the map (high res and low). The Articles link is broke but you can read most of it under the News window.

I should note: I just tried to check this stuff out and every link to the online store brought up a Trojan warning from avast!.
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andakitty · Post by **andakitty** » Tue Aug 28, 2007 2:16 am

Huh? It has been fine for me since I started going in there a week or so ago. I looked at most of the downloads, too. No problem.

You are in Seattle? Have a game going? I don't, its almost all 3.5, or at least it has been. Don't know anybody that plays C&C, much less BRP, Ramlar, or EPIC. Some Exalted and Shadowrun, neither of which I am interested in.

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