Hail!
After a rather helpful PM from toothillman (my deepest thanks), I’ve found my way to the Slaine boards! Other than what I’ve read of the game on the Mongoose Site, I know nothing of Slaine, or the Slaine RPG, apart from the fact that the game is based upon a 2000AD comic strip.
It’s been my current interest in Celtic Mythology that’s brought me here. Currently, I’m making my way through a vast tome of Celtic myths, having never really attempted to read them before. I was wondering on the best way to run an RPG similar to these tales, when I stumbled upon OGL Ancients. Having read a little more into it, I found that the game was strictly Greek and Egyptian myths. Well, I was all into buying the book and coming up with my own rules, when yesterday, I stumbled upon Slaine.
Well, having told you my life history, I was wondering if I could ask a few simple, and probably laughable questions about the game.
1. Is the Slaine world actually Western Europe, in a mythological period? Or has the mythology merely inspired a fantasy world very similar to Mythological Western Europe? For example, can I set my games in Wales?
2. I’ve gathered that it’s a D20 system game. Are all the rules included in the book, or do I need to drag out my Players Handbook from somewhere? I’m hoping it’s like the Conan Rulebook, with all of the rules needed in one place.
3. A quick look on Wikipedia revealed that the comic has been going for some years. Is this partly due to them reviving the series recently, and remaking several of the stories? Or are there really 20 years worth of comic material for me to read on the matter?
4. Finally, is there a paperback, which contains several of the essential stories? Perhaps I can have a taste of the game before buying the Rulebook, then.
My thanks for any advice or answers given. And again, my deepest thanks to toothillman for pointing me in the right direction!
Lucius
After a rather helpful PM from toothillman (my deepest thanks), I’ve found my way to the Slaine boards! Other than what I’ve read of the game on the Mongoose Site, I know nothing of Slaine, or the Slaine RPG, apart from the fact that the game is based upon a 2000AD comic strip.
It’s been my current interest in Celtic Mythology that’s brought me here. Currently, I’m making my way through a vast tome of Celtic myths, having never really attempted to read them before. I was wondering on the best way to run an RPG similar to these tales, when I stumbled upon OGL Ancients. Having read a little more into it, I found that the game was strictly Greek and Egyptian myths. Well, I was all into buying the book and coming up with my own rules, when yesterday, I stumbled upon Slaine.
Well, having told you my life history, I was wondering if I could ask a few simple, and probably laughable questions about the game.
1. Is the Slaine world actually Western Europe, in a mythological period? Or has the mythology merely inspired a fantasy world very similar to Mythological Western Europe? For example, can I set my games in Wales?
2. I’ve gathered that it’s a D20 system game. Are all the rules included in the book, or do I need to drag out my Players Handbook from somewhere? I’m hoping it’s like the Conan Rulebook, with all of the rules needed in one place.
3. A quick look on Wikipedia revealed that the comic has been going for some years. Is this partly due to them reviving the series recently, and remaking several of the stories? Or are there really 20 years worth of comic material for me to read on the matter?
4. Finally, is there a paperback, which contains several of the essential stories? Perhaps I can have a taste of the game before buying the Rulebook, then.
My thanks for any advice or answers given. And again, my deepest thanks to toothillman for pointing me in the right direction!
Lucius