| evilleMonkeigh | 24 May 2012 9:04 p.m. PST |
I've been wanting to play muskets and monsters for a while now, inspired by the surprisingly good recent Solomon Kane movie. I tried "Witchfinder General" but found it a bit limited in scope. I was considering mixing "Flashing Steel" + "Fear and Faith" but when looking through my Great Rail Wars rules, I remembered Pinnacle had done a Solomon Kane RPG using the same Savage World Engine. How would work as a miniatures game? Extensive rulebook review here:
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| evilleMonkeigh | 24 May 2012 9:21 p.m. PST |
Yup. Ordered it online a week ago. I really recommend it as it is 10x better than the Disneyfied Van Helsing movie. James Purefoy was well cast and movie surprisingly good for low profile non-blockbuster affair. |
| Pictors Studio | 24 May 2012 9:34 p.m. PST |
I'll have to check that movie out as well. I expected it to be horrible but maybe that was too much Jonah Hex. |
| evilleMonkeigh | 24 May 2012 9:40 p.m. PST |
Pictors, not comparable. Jonah Hex was a massive disappointment. It was like discovering the white on the outside of your wedding cake is not icing but dried white dog poop. Solomon Kane was a pleasant surprise – like discovering the instant coffee you expected from the cafeteria was actually a decent blend from an expresso machine. |
| JimSelzer | 25 May 2012 1:45 a.m. PST |
wow there is one that flew under my radar going to hsve to check for it |
| mad monkey 1 | 25 May 2012 7:06 a.m. PST |
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| Angel Barracks | 25 May 2012 11:51 a.m. PST |
I saw the trailer for the film and was impressed, glad it seems to live up to its image. |
| SortiumSought | 30 May 2012 3:26 p.m. PST |
Agree the movie is well worth a look. Can't say much about jonah hex as I turned it off after about 20 minutes. Though that maybe says everything I need to say LOL.
Loving the look of the Solomon Kane rpg and thanks for the excellent review. Wish I'd seen it before I bought Flashing Steel and Witchfinder. What am I talking about I know there's always room for a few more rule books. Am I right? ;-) |
| evilleMonkeigh | 05 Jun 2012 5:55 a.m. PST |
@ Sortium – I went down the same path you did. It is a great rulebook, but you could use the other SoBH based game "Fear and Faith" for monsters and mix it with Flashing Steel without major problems, for a $10 USD pdf. |
 miniMo  | 06 Jun 2012 7:26 p.m. PST |
Superb movie, got it awhile ago. |
| Stewbags | 09 Jun 2012 3:10 p.m. PST |
Yeah, not bad at all but the end does not do justice the elements involved(sorry to be criptic, trying to avoid spoiling ending), it just felt rushed to me. |
| Ashenduke | 09 Jun 2012 5:38 p.m. PST |
The movie can be found on youtube if you don't mind subtitles. I liked but you could tell the director just watched Lord of the RIngs before making the ending. |
takes the plunge.
