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Two offers for the venerable Torg RPG (in the relaunched Torg Eternity form), one a repeat and the other all-new:
( Torg Essentials )
( Torg Eternity Cosms )
When I saw the original bundle in 2019 I said: "This is basically a grimmer, darker version of the original Torg game - in fact the first twelve pages of the rule book are largely introductions saying that, before actually explaining what the game is about - and suffers from many of the same flaws; you're going to have problems using it if you don't want to run the official campaign, and there really isn't anything for characters to do if they don't want to be "storm knights". This isn't exactly a unique flaw, lots of games are built around their campaign settings, but most have room for some variation in adventurer goals, and for characters who aren't "Big damn heroes". This was one of the reasons why I never got into the original system, and unfortunately I'm seeing nothing here to change my mind. On a more positive note, this is a cheap way to find out if you like the system, if I remember correctly the whole lot including the bonus collection costs less than the original rules did, and there might be something there you like." While the revisions and the new bundle make the settings of the second pack more playable, I don't think that they really fix my main reasons to dislike this game. But if my objections aren't a problem for you, it's worth a look.
( Torg Essentials )
( Torg Eternity Cosms )
When I saw the original bundle in 2019 I said: "This is basically a grimmer, darker version of the original Torg game - in fact the first twelve pages of the rule book are largely introductions saying that, before actually explaining what the game is about - and suffers from many of the same flaws; you're going to have problems using it if you don't want to run the official campaign, and there really isn't anything for characters to do if they don't want to be "storm knights". This isn't exactly a unique flaw, lots of games are built around their campaign settings, but most have room for some variation in adventurer goals, and for characters who aren't "Big damn heroes". This was one of the reasons why I never got into the original system, and unfortunately I'm seeing nothing here to change my mind. On a more positive note, this is a cheap way to find out if you like the system, if I remember correctly the whole lot including the bonus collection costs less than the original rules did, and there might be something there you like." While the revisions and the new bundle make the settings of the second pack more playable, I don't think that they really fix my main reasons to dislike this game. But if my objections aren't a problem for you, it's worth a look.
