We are happy to announce that Pagan Shores is available now through DriveThru

Great news! Anyone have any thoughts on this? It does appear the GPC could take PKs to Ireland, but it doesn't seem it would be a large part of a typical play through. Has anyone found this book be useful for a default setting GPC play through or is it more useful for playing an "Irish" campaign (that could possibly integrate into the GPC during the Conquest era)?

Either way I'll likely pick it up anyway. The other regional books I have read are interesting reads if nothing else. I'm hooked on this game right now. :)

Idea: Accompany Tristan to Ireland?

Idea: Accompany Tristan to Ireland?


We did that in our campaign and even had the love-potion-laced wine being handed around. Funnily enough, none of the PKs chose to partake. :P

King Anguish of Leinster is pretty feudal king in the 530s, though, so you can easily play it using regular rules. Pagan Shores, at least to me, feels much better suited if you wish to run a Cuchulain -style campaign of mythic Celtic heroes running around spearing one another in their battle frenzy. :)

I love Pagan Shore, which is absolutely steeped in history and lore - almost every short location description is a scenario seed in itself.

There are some shortcomings though: heavy use of Irish words make it sometimes cumbersome to read, the actual scenarios included are very formulaic and brief and most of its material is hardly suitable for knights, serving a tribal Irish campaign much better.

Nevertheless, in my campaign the PKs have visited Ireland many times:


After having helped Merlin to steal Arthur they escaped Uther's wrath to Ireland.
The runaways were out of the campaign, but later a PK son returned from Ireland to be fostered in Logres.
GPC has several wars in Ireland.
As a result, PKs owned land in the buffer regions of the feudal Ireland and experienced a few locally colored adventures while visiting there.
Later on, they rescued Balor's daugher from the crystal tower in Monster Isles (near the cost of Ireland) in an usually mythic adventure.


Also: any Galeholt, Tristan, De Ganis or De Butlers ties may add to interesting Ireland visit.

Hazzah

So Soon after the other thread on that title too

As someone who has tried to make settings out of Ireland time and again, the Pagan Shores book is one of the most coherent Irish-esque setting/guide books out there. The place is just a mess historically ;D Whoever wrote Pagan Shores did their homework and knew when to cut and when to add. It's very well-done. It's not a history book but a very fleshed out RPG setting in one of the wildest, most interesting locations in Dark Age/Medieval Europe.

Thank you Kilgs
Any chance you can go to DriveThruRPG.com and post this?



As someone who has tried to make settings out of Ireland time and again, the Pagan Shores book is one of the most coherent Irish-esque setting/guide books out there. The place is just a mess historically ;D Whoever wrote Pagan Shores did their homework and knew when to cut and when to add. It's very well-done. It's not a history book but a very fleshed out RPG setting in one of the wildest, most interesting locations in Dark Age/Medieval Europe.

As someone who has tried to make settings out of Ireland time and again, the Pagan Shores book is one of the most coherent Irish-esque setting/guide books out there. The place is just a mess historically ;D Whoever wrote Pagan Shores did their homework and knew when to cut and when to add. It's very well-done. It's not a history book but a very fleshed out RPG setting in one of the wildest, most interesting locations in Dark Age/Medieval Europe.


I've heard very similar praise for SAXONS! Please check it out if you don't already own it.

Also, Greg's right — posting brief reviews like this on RPG NOW is a great way to draw in new players! All online reviews are deeply appreciated.


Best,


T.

Unfortunately, DTRPG uses my real name if I post a review... >:(

Unfortunately, DTRPG uses my real name if I post a review... >:(

Do it on rpg,net then