Thingmaker Posted January 28, 2002 Share Posted January 28, 2002 Anybody ever play Nobilis during it's first incarnation? Anybody waiting to play when it comes out this Spring (assuming it doesn't get delayed agian)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Mal Posted January 28, 2002 Share Posted January 28, 2002 Can't say I've heard of it. Whats the premise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thingmaker Posted January 29, 2002 Author Share Posted January 29, 2002 There are powers in the universe. Time. Guns. Disability. Poetry. Humor. Traffic. Fear. Others too numerous to name.You are one of them.You are an immortal soul in a once-human body. You serve one of the Imperators. You command, wield, and protect your Estate (Time, Guns, Disability, whatever). You help support the Imperators in their millenia old war against the Excrutians (who want to destroy everything that is, because they think it all should not be here - they were here before it was, after all.)You step at will between the "prosaic" reality percieved by humans and the "mythic" reality that underpins the prosaic. You can be killed, but it's easy to get another body. You don't bother trying to kill your enemies, it is far better to take their power from them and use it yourself. The real trick is to protect yourself while fighting the war along side your allies who are also your rivals and enemies. The Excrucians are everybody's enemies, of course - but they are quite willing to make a deal with you if you like...Details are available at Hogshead Games Website - including excerpts from chapter one, a "Guide for the Newly ENobled" and links to a fan site. The editors name is "Bruce Baugh." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Mal Posted January 29, 2002 Share Posted January 29, 2002 sounds pretty funky to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Mal Posted January 29, 2002 Share Posted January 29, 2002 Hmmm.... just checked out the website for it. It seems reminiscent slightly of Sandman (Which is good seeing how much I love that), consider my order for it confirmed.(Money to burn, money to burn) :Devil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thingmaker Posted January 29, 2002 Author Share Posted January 29, 2002 Sandman? Do tell! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Mal Posted January 29, 2002 Share Posted January 29, 2002 I take it that you've read Neil Gaiman's Graphic novel masterpiece that is the Sandman, if not get out there and buy all ten books NOW! its worth every penny, trust me, they are not comics and much more like literature of the highest writing caliber.If you have (though I'm pretty sure that should be when) read them, Nobilis sounds like it has a similar setting style. All the religious pantheons are presented, each with ancient grudges, wars or alliances and the pc's could be best described as anthropomorphic personifications just like the Sandmans endless (Dream, Death, Desire etc) I can't wait to get a copy now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
needle Posted February 6, 2002 Share Posted February 6, 2002 Another great comic book is Lucifier, this is a spin off title & well its about the devil & events that spin of from the Season of Mists storyline. An excellent read. :Devil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Mal Posted February 6, 2002 Share Posted February 6, 2002 I've been meaning to get it for some time. you don't know the name of the first graphic novel in the series do you needle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
needle Posted February 8, 2002 Share Posted February 8, 2002 Not yet but when I talk to the DC people I'll let you know. MaL likes the devil. :Devil Kidding, there so many damn books that I've got to read already. Right know am going to sleep because my eyes look like this :Dozing Off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Mal Posted February 8, 2002 Share Posted February 8, 2002 When you talk to the DC people? Does this mean you know Batman? and as forMaL likes the devil.well I like anything where I'm the main character :Devil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mental_Floss Posted February 16, 2002 Share Posted February 16, 2002 Wow... someone else has actually heard of Nobilis besides me. And it's TM. So what hoops did you have to jump through to get a copy of first edition, TM? I'm still hunting for one, and it's beginning to get depressing. Know of anywhere that might have one?And of course, I'm eagerly awaiting the second edition... but Hogshead is beginning to remind me of the people who did the Lunar and Lunar 2 Playstation remakes... pushing it back, and back, and back. Of course, I'm quite willing to wait, since I'm already in over my head with games I'm running, but it would be nice to have the book just to read over sometime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thingmaker Posted April 14, 2002 Author Share Posted April 14, 2002 I have a copy of Nobilis first ed? Wow! Where is it? I'd love to thumb through it!And here I thought I only had a copy of Chapter One of the Re-Release! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thingmaker Posted April 21, 2002 Author Share Posted April 21, 2002 The following is quoted from the Hogshead website:On Sunday, 24 March Nobilis was placed on a ship and sent across the Pacific from Thailand to the warehouse in the US, where it will then be sent to distributors in late April. Copies should be start appearing in shops in early May.It's been a long wait, but considering the lousy luck the folks making it had last year, we're lucky to get it at all. Muggings, hospitalizations, divorces, allergies, - almost like the Excrutians themselves were trying to stop the thing from happening! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mental_Floss Posted May 1, 2002 Share Posted May 1, 2002 Oops. Thought you had a copy, from the way you were talking about it.Supposedly, I'll be getting a copy of first edition sometime in the not-too-distant future... whenever Zach gets around to passing it along to me. Of course, we all know that people are generally lazy creatures, and slow about getting things done, so this could take a while. But if Nobilis is anywhere near as good as it seems from what I've read about it (hunt around and you can even find a webpage that summarizes much of character creation and the plot... can't remember where), it should be worth the wait.Of course, with that quote, I may very well have the new edition from my local gaming store before I have first edition. Ah well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bard Posted July 3, 2002 Share Posted July 3, 2002 I got Nobilis 2nd ed. $70 Cdn. Looks like it's worth it.Only......err...well...you see......um......it's SQUARE!Um, yeah. That about sums up the only downside I can think of for it. Right then. Haven't really read it much yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thingmaker Posted July 31, 2002 Author Share Posted July 31, 2002 It's designed to double as a coffee-table book, Bard. That's why it's square. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
operations Posted August 1, 2002 Share Posted August 1, 2002 From the size of it, are you sure it's not supposed to double as the coffee table? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thingmaker Posted August 3, 2002 Author Share Posted August 3, 2002 I'll be attempting to pick up a copy tomorrow, along with the GlassWalkers book and some brass rods. I'll take my tape measure along, just in case. ::cheesy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHILL Posted August 3, 2002 Share Posted August 3, 2002 Its a hefty book Thingmaker I _keep_ wanting to spend a whole evening and read it through.... but I'm kinda worried i'll get a mark or something on the nice pristine _white_ cover, lol. ::hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Posted August 5, 2002 Share Posted August 5, 2002 No other reason offhand, Chill? ::rolleyes Hm. White cover. Just paint it black and be over with it. ::smokin -Joseph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHILL Posted August 5, 2002 Share Posted August 5, 2002 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thingmaker Posted August 5, 2002 Author Share Posted August 5, 2002 I know what you mean, Chill! I dropped the thing twice before getting it out of the bag (one slide off the front seat in bad traffic, and one deerhound bumping the chair it was on.) I make a point of washing my hands before handling the darn thing - after all, it represents about two hours take-home pay!I must say I'm impressed with the writing. It's elegant. What I've managed to learn of the cosmology is also very tidy.I especially like the integral ribbon bookmark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thingmaker Posted August 11, 2002 Author Share Posted August 11, 2002 This sucker is going to take off and fly like a rocket.You can explore the interpersonal and social relationships between Time and Gravity. You can go down to the malt shop and fight Destroyers From Beyond Reality.There's already a live action suppliment on it's way to stores, and a third book is well underway. "Fires of Creation" will have scenarios for play. The powers that be (pun intended) are working on ideas for two books beyond that.Sure, the core book is expensive, but the parts that the players need can be downloaded from the Hogshead website! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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