Clans of the Aslan - has just arrived!

[MongooseMatt]

Just in time for your Christmas reading, Clans of the Aslan is here!

You can grab your own 184 pages of Aslan goodness at https://www.mongoosepublishing.com/products/clans-of-the-aslan



The Aslan know no emperor, no moot, no grand fleet, no central government of any kind. Their society is founded upon Aslan families and the intricate interrelationships knitting them together. These families form larger prides, and these prides form even larger clans, over 4,000 in number and bound by common heritage and tradition. An Aslan’s allegiance is to their clan lord and the clan that he leads.

Explore the inner workings of a clan, learn about the secret warrior schools, and see what life inside the Aslan Hierate is really like – insights rarely granted to outsiders. Clans of the Aslan provides tips and ideas on running a campaign set amongst the Aslan, along with new options for creating and playing Aslan Travellers. Furthermore, Clans of the Aslan provides rules for creating and running your own clans, as well as descriptions of important Aslan clans and worlds drawn from across Charted Space.

 

[MasterGwydion]

Just in time for your Christmas reading, Clans of the Aslan is here!

You can grab your own 184 pages of Aslan goodness at https://www.mongoosepublishing.com/products/clans-of-the-aslan

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The Aslan know no emperor, no moot, no grand fleet, no central government of any kind. Their society is founded upon Aslan families and the intricate interrelationships knitting them together. These families form larger prides, and these prides form even larger clans, over 4,000 in number and bound by common heritage and tradition. An Aslan’s allegiance is to their clan lord and the clan that he leads.

Explore the inner workings of a clan, learn about the secret warrior schools, and see what life inside the Aslan Hierate is really like – insights rarely granted to outsiders. Clans of the Aslan provides tips and ideas on running a campaign set amongst the Aslan, along with new options for creating and playing Aslan Travellers. Furthermore, Clans of the Aslan provides rules for creating and running your own clans, as well as descriptions of important Aslan clans and worlds drawn from across Charted Space.

Purchased!

 

[G'Naakbusters]

Woohoo!

I just finished my taxes, and apparently I was due an award.

You're on notice now -- next year, I expect a new sourcebook as soon as I finish my taxes as well.

 

[Geir]

That's what I get from reading bottom up... took me a whole hour to get to it... and buy it
Is it just me, or do the Aslan keep getting taller (p.3)?
I have a nephew-in-law that's 6'8" and a wife whose family circles the 5' even mark (more than 2 m and about 1.5m, and the difference isn't that great...)

 

[Terry Mixon]

Grabbed!

 

[WHULorigan]

Is it just me, or do the Aslan keep getting taller (p.3)?

It's all those anomalies in the Great Rift . . .

They'll soon have to rename it the Aslan Titanate.

 

[G'Naakbusters]

The more honour an Aslan accumulates, the bigger they get. Kusyu itself may be nothing more than a very, very large Aslan curled up into a ball.

 

[Geir]

The more honour an Aslan accumulates, the bigger they get. Kusyu itself may be nothing more than a very, very large Aslan curled up into a ball.

So those aren't hills... time to bring in a very large dermatologist.

 

[Terry Mixon]

So those aren't hills... time to bring in a very large dermatologist.

Dermatologist Bots.

 

[Vormaerin]

That's what I get from reading bottom up... took me a whole hour to get to it... and buy it
Is it just me, or do the Aslan keep getting taller (p.3)?
I have a nephew-in-law that's 6'8" and a wife whose family circles the 5' even mark (more than 2 m and about 1.5m, and the difference isn't that great...)

There are some later pictures that show the Aslan properly proportioned (ie slightly taller than the humans). But, yeah, somewhere this idea of giant Aslan is slowly taking hold. It isn't in Aliens of Charted Space or anything pre-Mongoose.

The artwork is pretty cool, but I have to admit the ever elongating Aslan irritate me. I like to be able to show the art to players...

 

[G'Naakbusters]

the ever elongating Aslan

This phrase pleases me, for some reason.

 

[WHULorigan]

The more honour an Aslan accumulates, the bigger they get. Kusyu itself may be nothing more than a very, very large Aslan curled up into a ball.

The original Aslan Cultural Crisis was when the first Tlaukhu Clan Lord got too big for his britches . . .

 

[Sigtrygg]

I read the preview on drivethru.

I won't be purchasing this and will stick to CT/MT/GT resources for the Aslan - and CJ Cherryh's Hani

 

[G'Naakbusters]

As an addendum to the tax matter, it is outrageous that I had to do it rather than my trusty wyoeua. If any shrewd, commercially-minded cat women are reading this, the position is open. My landhold is vast, stretching from my bedroom to my living room. I am a veteran of many honourable battles against my own inadequacies. Don't miss out on this opportunity!

 

[J. L. Brown]

Is it just me, or do the Aslan keep getting taller (p.3)?

That Aslan is a giant among his kind, renowned for the astronomical medical bills from fixing chronic problems with his spine & joints -- and he has an especially geneered human dwarf to ceremonially hand his weapons to him. And, in this picture, that dwarf is kneeling.

/s

Sorry, I couldn't resist trying to come up with any sort of rationale to justify the art. That picture is egregiously out of scale.

So -- this includes guidance on how to generate & play Aslan clans? Is it built on or compatible with the 'Dynasties' system that Mongoose rolled out in 1e? If not, is this a foretaste of a 2e ruleset akin to an (upgraded & expanded) 'Dynasties'?

 

[NOLATrav]

It’s not that the Aslan is too big. It’s that the Human is too small.

That big hulking Aslan is wonderful.

 

[andrewza]

So well the book is good i feel the weapons section is the disappointment. Its only weapons no armour, gear or other cool things and it mostly guns we have seen in Alien book volume 1. I feel that the pages could of been better spent on more lore, culture, art or brand new equipment not in other books.

 

[PogoLeaf]

Okay, so this book has some cool additions, however, I have a small issue with the inclusion of the weapons, I’d have preferred culturally specific weapons, cause a pistol is pistol and gauss rifle the same. I’m disappointed there wasn’t an attempt to add any weird or wacky aslan items, weapons and armours cause it just seems like this take up pages for no reason with items that are included in the core book.

That aside it’s seems like a good run at the hierate and how it functions, along with simulating it for a game.

 

[Vormaerin]

I do like that they try to address some of the impacts of the 3:1 gender split and how Ihatei work. I still personally think that the idea of the ihatei being a major factor doesn't work unless the gender ratio is the other way around.

Every Aslan who has Territory will pass that on to his heir. With only 1/4 of children being male, it is at least as likely that any given Aslan with Territory will have no sons as it is that they will have extra sons. So a lot of "extra" sons in the clan probably have a good shot at being adopted as heirs by clan uncles with no sons. So a lot of ihatei are probably the sons of low ranking males who don't have any Territory to pass down and aren't satisfied with working for the clan as a soldier or other male job. So they aren't going to have a lot of resources.

Like, small bands of ihatei are definitely going to be a problem for neighbors. But hordes of ihatei seem a real stretch. There just doesn't seem like there's gonna be enough non-inheriting male Aslan who aren't going to join the clan military or a clan mercenary or exploration company to get land that way.

 

[Terry Mixon]

I do like that they try to address some of the impacts of the 3:1 gender split and how Ihatei work. I still personally think that the idea of the ihatei being a major factor doesn't work unless the gender ratio is the other way around.

Every Aslan who has Territory will pass that on to his heir. With only 1/4 of children being male, it is at least as likely that any given Aslan with Territory will have no sons as it is that they will have extra sons. So a lot of "extra" sons in the clan probably have a good shot at being adopted as heirs by clan uncles with no sons. So a lot of ihatei are probably the sons of low ranking males who don't have any Territory to pass down and aren't satisfied with working for the clan as a soldier or other male job. So they aren't going to have a lot of resources.

Like, small bands of ihatei are definitely going to be a problem for neighbors. But hordes of ihatei seem a real stretch. There just doesn't seem like there's gonna be enough non-inheriting male Aslan who aren't going to join the clan military or a clan mercenary or exploration company to get land that way.

Well, with multiple wives it can still add up.