Sovereign Stone?

DangerDwarf · Post by **DangerDwarf** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 2:23 pm

Does anyone know anything about the Sovereign Stone products put out by Sovereign Press? What little I have read, the setting sounds fairly interesting, and even as a d20 line I can make use of setting info for C&C.

I saw them at Noble Knights for unbelievable prices. I picked up 7 books (3 hardcover, 3 softcover, 1 module) for right around $36. Figured for the price it's a pretty good deal even if I dont get much mileage out of 'em.

So, anyone have any of the books and able to tell me their thoughts? I know it's Larry Elmore's world and Weiss and Hickman wrote a trilogy set there? I've never talked to anyone who has seen these.

Dragonhelm · Post by **Dragonhelm** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 11:31 pm

Sovereign Press has initially worked on the series, but now Whitesilver Publishing is doing them. The setting initially had its own rules set, the same basic rules used for the Serenity RPG, but then it transferred to d20 when those rules became popular.

Weis and Hickman have done the Sov. Stone trilogy. I haven't read it yet myself, but I hear it's excellent.

Magic is elemental in nature, with void being the evil element. There's some nifty rules for magic in the Codex Mysterium.

Orks are sorta cool, as they're descended from the orcas (killer whales). They're related to water. Dwarves are horse-riders. Pecwae are the setting's halflings. I don't remember much about the elves, though I think the nobility has face paint.

It's been a while since I looked at it all, but it's pretty good from what I remember. I think you got a great deal and a lot of good material to work with.
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DangerDwarf · Post by **DangerDwarf** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 11:04 am

Thanks for the info, especially the fact that White Silver is now publishing the stuff. If it's any good I'll be looking for their stuff too.

Dragonhelm · Post by **Dragonhelm** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 4:04 pm

They're doing another setting now too called Ramlar. It has a fantastic cover by Larry Elmore. They're doing both novels and games for the setting, and it has its own system. It looks pretty cool at a glance.
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DangerDwarf · Post by **DangerDwarf** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 7:35 pm

Yeah, after reading your post this morning I checked out White Stone and saw some info on Ramlar. I have to admit, I'm intrigued by this as well, the game system sounds really interesting.

Great, just whe I had my RPG interests down to a few, easy to manage things. Now my 'want list' is growing.

Omote · Post by **Omote** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 3:35 am

Meh... traditional fantasy elements mixed with oriental flavor kinda grates on me. However, the Codex Mysterium is a very cool book. The novels are pretty neat, especially if you like Weis & Hickman's writing style.

Overall though... meh.

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Stratos · Post by **Stratos** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 11:34 pm

Omote wrote:
The novels are pretty neat, especially if you like Weis & Hickman's writing style.

Nothing wrong with it - IMO! I love Margaret!