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Dark Wizard
Senior Scribe
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 Posted - 26 Jul 2013 : 03:04:53
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Bundle of Holding (the same idea as Humble Bundle, but for tabletop RPGs and operated by Allen Varney) currently has a bundle event for Kobold Press's Zobeck books, including the Midgard campaign setting book and the Midgard Bestiary.
For those interested in Midgard and Zobeck, this is a great deal to grab many of the major PDFs (DRM-free) for a pay as you like amount.
Plus, a portion of the proceeds benefits charities of importance to the setting's creator. The book PDFs offered are all for the Pathfinder system.
Here's Wolfgang's words on this deal as he posted on the Paizo boards (the actual Bundle text is much longer and accessible through the link for in depth details):
http://bundleofholding.com/index/current
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You may have heard of the humble bundles of indie games. The Bundle of Holding is the same sort of deal: A top-quality collection of DRM-free Pathfinder sourcebooks — pay what you want and support charity.
This Pathfinder Bundle offers an outstanding collection of Kobold Press Pathfinder sourcebooks — characters, locations, magic, and adventures.
For one price you set yourself, you can get the complete collection — over 500 pages of DRM-free watermarked PDFs including the bustling, ever-ticking Free City of Zobeck, heart of the Midgard campaign setting.
Though these ebooks include many details about Midgard’s deities, clockwork technology, and neighboring territories, you can easily transplant the Free City to your existing fantasy campaign with only slight modifications.
Every Bundle includes PDF versions of the 96-page Zobeck Gazetteer (retail price US$10) and the large Zobeck City Map (retail $4). And if you pay more than the current average price, you also receive these bonus ebooks:
* Midgard Campaign Setting (298 pages, retail $20) – the complete ENnie-nominated worldbook
* Streets of Zobeck (94 pages, retail $10) – dark and daring fantasy-noir adventures in the city’s seedy underbelly. ENnie Winner, Best Adventure 2012.
* Midgard Bestiary (109 pages, retail $10) – over 100 monsters and creatures suitable for any fantasy setting
If you paid full price for all these PDFs, you’d spend nearly US$74. But we let you set your own price for the entire collection. You can designate a portion of your payment for two of my favorite charities: Heifer International and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
Act fast — this Pathfinder-specific Bundle of Holding is a time-limited offer.
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 29 Jul 2013 : 03:50:15
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Meant to speak on this the other day, but the recent forum issues kinda got in the way...
I'm torn about this one. I'm more than willing to give what I think is a fair amount for 5 pdfs, provided that I don't already have them.
But I already have 3 of the listed 5. So there are only 2 that I need.
And if I give what I feel is a fair price for those 2, then I'll feel like I'm not giving a fair price for the rest of the bundle... It'll be like I'm ripping them off.
I know it's a pay-what-you-want thing, but I still want to be fair about it... So I'm not sure on this one.  |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 29 Jul 2013 : 06:02:02
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| Oh, I'll be giving them money. I just can't decide how much I think is fair for 2 pdfs I want and 3 I already have... |
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Jeremy Grenemyer
Great Reader
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Posted - 29 Jul 2013 : 06:33:41
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Of the sourcebooks listed, can any of you who've purchased/own these books tell us if they have some crossover value for Realms campaigns?
As a DM I can make use of pretty much anything, but I prefer outside (the Realms) material that I know from experience works well in the Realms.
Zobeck is just not something I'm familiar with. |
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Dark Wizard
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 29 Jul 2013 : 19:53:21
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That depends on how open you are to injecting whole pieces of another setting into the Realms.
I'd probably rank them so in order of ease of adaption:
1. Midgard Bestiary: More monsters, always good and relatively simple to introduce into a game. All the PDFs are Pathfinder-centric, not so hard to convert to 3.5E. Though 4E players may want to pick up the 4E Midgard Bestiary instead (not part of this bundle however).
2. Zobeck Map: Maps are always good, could probably stand in as the city map for an unmapped Realms city.
3. Players Guide to the Crossroads (since added to the bundle): It's a 30ish page brief on the Crossroads region, but it also contains player feats, archetypes, schools of magic & spells, equipment and the Shadowsworn base class (latter is probably a decent stand-in for the Shadow Walker in Wizards & Rogues).
4. Streets of Zobeck: An Ennie winning book of adventures, city-based locations and NPCs. Most could probably be stripped of Zobeck specifics and adapted to any trade-oriented city-state of the Realms while keeping the core hooks and conflicts intact.
5. Zobeck Gazetteer: A portion of this is more player and GM mechanics and tools, so as adaptable as the Player's Guide. This book starts to get into setting specific lore, but like Streets of Zobeck above, pieces of it can be cut up and applied to a corresponding Realms city.
With some modifications Zobeck could probably be plopped wholesale into the Western Heartlands, tying the Fey & shadow magic to the Talfir shadow magic or perhaps a rogue branch of the Fey'ri. Maybe move it up near the High Forest. Alternatively, to preserve the Central/Eastern Europe feel, moving it to the Rawlinswood/Great Dale/Forest of Lethyr/Thesk and establishing it as a major trade hub could do just fine.
6. Midgard CS: Nominated for an Ennie this year (voting poll is still up until the 31st). Keeping in mind parts of the book are more Pathfinder rules and options for players, and also the Leyline system (there's already a discussion about this here at Candlekeep) and the Status system for DM use/implementation. Also, if you play Green Ronin's AGE system, the appendix in the back is probably the largest expansion of the system outside of GR's own boxed set releases.
With those points in mind, the CS is mostly setting specific. Again, you could adapt bits and pieces of the setting. The regional setup of Midgard helps facilitate the piecemeal incorporation into other settings.
Here is a detailed review by a gaming blogger done in a chapter-by-chapter read-thru format: http://tolrendor-world.net/collections/midgard-campaign-setting/
He highlights what stood out for him about each region/chapter. It's a great summary of the setting, probably the most comprehensive one I've seen. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
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Posted - 30 Jul 2013 : 03:31:07
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I'm going from memory, but I think either Ed or the Lady Hooded One have provided some insights that suggested possible crossover value with Realmslore.
I just can't remember whether it was from an email between Ed and myself, or something he posted here when I brought up a similar query some time back. |
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Jeremy Grenemyer
Great Reader
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Posted - 30 Jul 2013 : 16:16:14
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Originally posted by Dark Wizard
1. Midgard Bestiary: More monsters, always good and relatively simple to introduce into a game. All the PDFs are Pathfinder-centric, not so hard to convert to 3.5E. Though 4E players may want to pick up the 4E Midgard Bestiary instead (not part of this bundle however).
2. Zobeck Map: Maps are always good, could probably stand in as the city map for an unmapped Realms city.
3.5 is my preferred game system so it sounds like the Bestiary will be immediately useful (I found the same to be true with Sword & Sorcery Studios' Creature Collection books several years ago).
I'm a map hoarder and I agree: maps are always good.
Thank you for the concise summary. I appreciate it.
[EDIT] Thanks also for the blog link. The RPG Blog Alliance looks pretty useful too. |
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Edited by - Jeremy Grenemyer on 30 Jul 2013 16:17:21 |
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[Bundle of Holding] Bundle of Zobeck (& Midgard)
