Chivalry & Sorcery

Chivalry & Sorcery

Ridiculossus 27 Jan 2012 23:15

So, with all this Pendragon talk, I asked James if it was the mechanics of the game or its simulationist ties with Arthurian Legends that really excited him about it. I then was thinking about games to straddle the line between this and D&D, and that brought me here.

Apparently in 2000, they re-released the 1st edition as a revised PDF so it wasn't in 5 pt type anymore (the original's text was reduced, I guess) but now it clocks in at over 300 pages.

Apparently the original D&D gamers who made this didn't think D&D was anywhere near right when it came to topside and wilderness exploring. The magic system is supposedly crazy complicated as well, but.. hell, I'm intrigued.

I'll post more as I read more… maybe?

Re: Chivalry & Sorcery

Ridiculossus 28 Jan 2012 13:41

First 10 pages: seasonal play, winter bookkeeping and a gaming calendar are noted: all like Pendragon.

This game is noteworthy in that it seems to equally emphasize large scale battles and resource allotment and individual knightly play, which seems consistent, since this game's creation timeline seems to be around 0e D&D.

I also ordered a printup of this, hardcover, on lulu. I'm curious to see how it will look and whether the pages will be offset from the binding sufficiently. I also added my own knight picture as a cover. A month from now I'll let you know how this 30 dollar product looks!

Re: Chivalry & Sorcery

Double King 28 Jan 2012 19:42

I have fond, albeit ancient, memories of C&S. It is a game that makes Rolemaster look rules-lite. Looking forward to your reports once the book arrives. I have a fuzzy memory that IO had some experience with this system also.