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Discussion WFRP4 Lustria just announced at gencon

Discussion in 'Fluff and Stories' started by Mr.Crocodile, Aug 7, 2022.

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    Mr.Crocodile Well-Known Member

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    As said above, Warhammer Fantasy Role Play's creators (Cubicle 7 alongsides GW) have just announced a new book all about Lustria!

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    Mr.Crocodile, Aug 7, 2022
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    Oh, i'm not into the rpg but i could buy this.
     
    Killer Angel, Aug 8, 2022
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    That is how they get you every time ;)

    But seriously good to see. Lustria has so much story(-line) potential.

    Grrr, Imrahil
     
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    nah, not this time.
    i am interested in just more fluff and bg for Lustria, ideas for stories... you know, all the stuff that can enter in Lustriapedia.

    speaking of which, maybe @Scalenex could be interested too...?
     
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    Scalenex Keeper of the Indexes Staff Member

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    Yes and no.

    At this point, I'm sure their fluff contradicts ours a lot. I think our writers are better than theirs.
     
    Scalenex, Aug 8, 2022
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    So?
    You take what's best of fanon and canon, mix it up, and then you have a new improved version of your fluff!
    That's how fandoms hav always operated.
     
    Mr.Crocodile, Aug 8, 2022
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    I wouldn't be surprised if there may be some rules on setting up booby trapped temples/tombs and the like. There was a supplement in the old WFRP attached to tomb raid on a Tomb King which also had rules for booby traps, curses, and guardians of tombs (i.e ancient Dwarf automatons, a possessed human going through uncontrolled mutation when accidently broken free, Elf wraiths, e.t.c.) So a revamp of that with more of a Lustrian angle could be very nice.

    Will I buy it? Probably not. Of my online gaming group i've only ever done a oneshot with the old WFRP and otherwise variant FFG 40k rpgs (Only War, Black Crusade, Dark Heresy, Rogue Trader) and soon Adventures in Middle Earth. One of my other friend-things has run AoS Soulbound, Starfinder, Victoriana, and WFRP4. But i'm not sure he'd do a Lustrian treasure hunt.
     
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    Scalenex Keeper of the Indexes Staff Member

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    Young marklar, your marklars are wise and true.

    I suppose I've always used or discarded elements of "canon" that I like best.

    I'm not opposed to buying this book just for background material. I just happen to have a large list of books I said I would read and hadn't gotten around to yet. Sort of like buying more models when I haven't painted the ones I got.

    I also have several writing projects both for my Klodorex L-O fluff and my burgeoning Scarterran writing that I keep procrastinating on.
     
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    That's all fair, but knowing how rpg companion books tend to go I don't think it would take you much time to read.
    People like you and I (lore obsessed, that is) will probably barely go over stuff like new mechanics or meta stuff and go directly to stuff like location or creature descriptions.
     
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    Scalenex Keeper of the Indexes Staff Member

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    Maybe, maybe not. I'm a Logician, like Albert Einstein, Bill Gates, and Kristin Stewart.

    I like both fluff and crunch. I'm trying to build TWO game mechanics systems right now (though I'm letting @Lord Agragax of Lunaxoatl do most of the work for Westhammer) so I like to see what other people are doing.

    It could very well be the gateway drug that causes me to buy more Warhammer RPG books just to find out how it works.
     
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    I have heard that a lot of companies use the Meyer's Briggs test. I heard some relationship gurus and matchmakers use it too. There is a counter argument that it doesn't help.

    It's interesting, and after taking the test and getting labeled INTP and the description of INTP is really spot on for how I think and go about my day.

    So it accurately describes me. It doesn't really give a boss insight on what kind of employee I'd be. Studies show using the Meyer's Briggs test to assign employees to certain jobs doesn't really pay off in increased productivity or anything.

    Again but I'm not sure if knowing my Meyer's Briggs personality is any real benefit to my life.

    It's interesting, but it's not much more relevant than a zodiac sign. I was already aware of all my strengths and weaknesses outlined in the description. What I wasn't aware is that this combination of strengths and weaknesses is a known quantity.
     
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