Fall of Magic Is A Complete RPG On A Scroll

Fanghawk

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Fall of Magic Is A Complete RPG On A Scroll

Need an authentic fantasy feel for your next tabletop game? Fall of Magic is a Kickstarter RPG written on a 5' scroll.

Spend long enough following games, and you'll tabletop RPG written entirely on a handmade scroll. Currently making the rounds on Kickstarter, Fall of Magic's story unfolds with the scroll itself, unlocking new locations, NPCs, and challenges along the way.

Fall of Magic has a very simple premise: Magic is ending, which means the mysterious Magus will die along with it. To stop that from happening, a group of travelers accompany the Magus to the distant realm of Umbra where magic was born. This journey is charted out over a 6' x 13" scroll - with over 5' of gameplay space - where challenges are resolved using a simple six-sided die.

Outside of that basic framework, the entire story is created by players. On every turn a character moves to a location with either a description or loosely-defined challenge, which the player creates details for. This helps make the game replayable, as the setting itself changes based on which roads are chosen by each player at the table. Prototypes of Fall of Magic have already been tested at conventions over the past two years, but now creator Ross Cowman hopes to complete the game and release it to the public.

[kickstarter=rosscowman/fall-of-magic-a-role-playing-game-of-profound-fant]

Fall of Magic's scroll edition will including a canvas scroll, custom metal counters, the die, and more. Digital print-and-play editions will also be available, and there's even a Magus Edition that includes original artwork and a prototype black-bordered scroll. I think it's safe to say few gamers will have played anything quite like it - we'll find out when it launches in Oct. 2015.

Source: <a href=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rosscowman/fall-of-magic-a-role-playing-game-of-profound-fant>Kickstarter

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Caffiene

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Looks very cool, even though Im not so big on storyteller games compared to crunchy stuff.

Only thing that looks like a downside to me is... am I the only one that thinks the massive blue splotch of sea that they show in the video looks completely out of place?
 

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Caffiene said:
Looks very cool, even though Im not so big on storyteller games compared to crunchy stuff.

Only thing that looks like a downside to me is... am I the only one that thinks the massive blue splotch of sea that they show in the video looks completely out of place?
Yah, I've never played a table top rpg or d&d or anything like that before; but I would totally play this. Seems fun. I do agree though. That big blue looks REALLY out of place. It wouldn't stop me from playing, but it does stick out.
 

008Zulu_v1legacy

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When you said RPG, I thought you meant they had managed to cram entire D&D-like system on to a single scroll-like document.
 

SweetShark

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It woulb be a b*tch to want to see something specific inside the Scroll....

DrownedAmmet said:
I bet Bethesda's lawyers are trying to figure out if they can sue them for this
Having failed with the other game series, I am very sure they are safe.
But if they put a porn picture of a Argonian, oh my, they are f*cked.
 

JonB

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Had a chance to play a bit of this last night, and it was quite fun. No conflict resolution, so a total storytelling game. Found I wanted a minor conflict resolution mechanic for it, but I realized that you could take *literally any other fantasy RPG* and put those mechanics to Fall of Magic's story frame for a charged, interesting scenario that your group made together!