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First bundle of the year - Midderlands
Jan. 2nd, 2024 06:18 pmThis is a "grim, green, grime-smeared old-school campaign setting from MonkeyBlood Design," set in a parody fantasy world based very loosely on the British Midlands, and drawing on sources that might possibly include Monty Python, Fungus the Bogeyman, etc.:
This probably isn't something I want to run, given my general dislike of fantasy settings and the "Old School Revival" tropes in particular. If that isn't a problem for you it could be fun if you can manage the weird regional accents and general air of gloom and despair. Presentation is very good, and for once the art-work of the main rulebook avoids depicting characters completely - only one human is shown (dying horribly) in more than 200 pages. The source book for Lunden shows more, a gallery of grotesques where even the Queen appears to be distorted (although nobody dares mention it), and a lot of fantasy tropes and authors are parodied. The pricing seems reasonable, and if you like this sort of thing it's probably worth taking a look.
( Midderlands )
This probably isn't something I want to run, given my general dislike of fantasy settings and the "Old School Revival" tropes in particular. If that isn't a problem for you it could be fun if you can manage the weird regional accents and general air of gloom and despair. Presentation is very good, and for once the art-work of the main rulebook avoids depicting characters completely - only one human is shown (dying horribly) in more than 200 pages. The source book for Lunden shows more, a gallery of grotesques where even the Queen appears to be distorted (although nobody dares mention it), and a lot of fantasy tropes and authors are parodied. The pricing seems reasonable, and if you like this sort of thing it's probably worth taking a look.
