Rolemaster Actual Play: (E81) Ain’t no place for a Hero “Meat Shields with Friends”

Of Horrors & Heroes

"As the tale unfolds, we plunge into the thick of battle. Our heroes, trapped in a fierce maelstrom of arrows and adversaries, witness the devastating sight of Mithan and Demos, struck down by bow shots. The quest has taken an unexpected and perilous turn."

ABOUT THIS PODCAST:

The audio is from YouTube - if you are wanting to see what we are talking about check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@ofhorrorsandheroes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

This is a Rolemaster Actual Play using both Discord and Tabletop Simulator. Rolemaster is a "crunchy" tabletop roleplaying game from which started in the 1980s

“Twilight of the Old Order” is a campaign set in the World of Duranarki, The Continent of Men, a homebrew setting.

The campaign started in July 2019, originally in person in Auckland, New Zealand. The first recording of this campaign and subsequent posting to YouTube, took place in December 2022 - January 2023. The first recorded episode was Episode 82 of Twilight of the Old Order.

For a summary of what has happened previously the in the game please watch the “Episode 1 – Episode 81: The Tale So Far” video (coming soon if not already uploaded).

The game system used in our game is Rolemaster 2nd Edition/Classic, with a very liberal inclusion of home rules.

For an overview of the characters from the two parties check out the following link https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=125791413713909&set=pcb.125792150380502

If you want to learn more about Rolemaster please check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/461/Iron-Crown-Enterprises/subcategory/1361_6493/Rolemaster-Classic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

We would love to hear any feedback or comments you may have! Comments below are most welcome or if you prefer drop me an email.

Credits for any music used can be found in YouTube.

ABOUT THE SETTING:

World of Duranarki, The Continent of Men;

It is a time of high international tension, particularly between the three major world powers; The Kingdom of Thrayce, The Empire of Thamazaul & the Confederation of the Sarn Kush.

While, humans predominate both other species also clamour and strive to make their mark in this tired, war torn land.

In this gritty, cut throat, world, politics, religion and commerce reign supreme. Characters need to be both smart and ruthless to survive.

This setting is a labour of love for myself, Chris (aka GM Chance), having been started in ~1992 and worked on ever since.

ABOUT THE YOUTUBE CHANNEL:

"Of Horrors & Heroes", is a Tabletop Roleplaying (RPG) Game Channel which focuses on:

· · Rolemaster Actual Play

· · Opinions

· · RPG Tips & Tricks

This channel features the excellent Rolemaster system but touches on other games.

Check out the Facebook page too, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/OfHorrorsandHeroes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ which has many of the downloads mentioned in the videos here.

Hope you find something interesting and fun to watch.

May the dice always roll in your favour!

Chris/GM Chance

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Check out some previous campaigns: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.obsidianportal.com/profile/GM_Chance⁠