I compiled a list of all swedish vassen/väsen names. I wrote the anme in swedish (put a short description of the illustration in parenthesis) and then a direct translation to provide a feeling of what the words communicate. have I written no translation, the directtranslation is the englis name (such as troll and giant). Askefroa (green elf-looking-thing in tree), - Ash lady (ash as the tree) Bäckahäst (the horse on an isle), - stream horse Gast (ghoul-looking fellow), - Ghost Gengångare (the ghost looking one), - walks again Havsfru (mermaid), - sea lady Jätte (Giant), - Giant Kyrkogrim(the black cat), Church grim Lindorm (the dragon-snake), - Lyktgubbe (the creepy gnome with a lantern), old Lantern man Mara (the nightmare hag/harpy lady), - Mare Myling (the dead child), - not translatable Nattramn (raven), - Night raven Näcken (the fiddler in the river), - Nude Sjöorm (sea-monster), Sea serpent Skogsrå (the forest lady with deer-legs), - forest adviser Spiritus (the bug thing), Tomte (the tiny fella with a big axe), tomte is the same word as Santa Claus Troll, Varulv (werewolf), Vätte (the cute one with a frog), Älva (Fairy),
@@DaveThaumavore Thank you for the great video. I kickstartered this but (not having played any Fria Ligan game before) had trouble undrestanding the game mechanics. Reading the book after this video really made it click.
Dane here! This looks super interesting! And the pop-up was the right choice. If you speak English natively, the æ sound is almost impossible to get right. Væsen means "Creature", and yes, refers to supernatural beings. But another meaning is "department", leading to a pun l heard once: "What kind of creature are you? Oh, a fire department!"
In sweden Väsen in a word for a bad noise and it can also be used for to refer to your self, not exactly a soul, it doesn't have any exact translations to english
Easily one the of best RPGs I've ever read and played. Super simple efficient rules, great setting and lore, and in the hands of a good GM, fantastic horror.
I am really looking forward to running a game of Vaesen for my regular D&D group, and this video has been a great help with wrapping my head around it that bit more. So thank you for that. The only thing I'm planning to do differently is to set the game in 19th century Ireland instead, as we have some nice twists of our own on a lot of these mythological and faerie creatures that appear in the book. While I would appreciate the Swedish names being included, I'll likely end up using the Irish and Celtic versions where I can for my own game.
This was a seriously awesome review! Great use of visuals to keep things engaging, and the idea of doing a quick character creation to showcase the rules was brilliant. Great presentation overall, and not too much detail so things don't get boring, but at the same time just enough to give a solid understanding of what the game is about. I have watched/read a lot of RPG reviews... a LOT! But this one definitely ranks up there among the best I've encountered. Subbed!
Vaesen is my next purchase from Free League, who have rapidly become my favorite RPG publisher. My group and I greatly enjoyed Forbidden Lands, Mutant Year Zero and Coriolis - although all of these are more conducive to smaller groups (3 was the ideal number for Forbidden Lands and MYZ for us) and shorter campaigns (8-12 sessions). My players aren't very much into Alien, which also uses MYZ system, so Vaesen is the next one on the list!
Thanks, Dave! This is fascinating--love the setting and mystery focus, and I'm already a fan of the Year Zero Engine. I just bought the Vaesen RPG Bundle off the Fria Ligan site, with the GM screen, map, cards, and hardcover book. Can't wait to dig into this!
I ordered the bundle too a week ago and I'm curious to hear if you have received the pdf or the shipment notification yet? I haven't heard anything from them... :(
@@nagaenigma I emailed support@frialigan.se about the PDF with my order number and they got back to me quickly with a link. I just received the DHL shipping notification--says it's going to be here Tuesday or Wednesday.
I bought Vaesen based on your review. Haven't played it yet with the gang yet but have spent ages creating characters and testing the rule system. Definitely a RPG Design Classic.
Great review. Loved Magnus! Didn’t like having you down there in the corner before, but maybe I’ve just got used to it or you’ve changed something. Great choice of music to fit the mood of the game and the visuals. Love the look and feel of the game. Might just give this to myself for my birthday, despite the quite hefty price tag. Great review and seems like a great game. Thanks!
I love GM screens. The "privacy" is so-so. In some games it's nice for keeping your notes behind so that players don't accidentally get a glimpse of something that gives the mystery away. But _mostly_ I like them for the easy reference. I've even made my own custom GM screen for games that don't have them -- it's how I played Scum And Villainy, a Forged in the Dark game that was the first I ran or that my players played, so that anything I might need was probably already there for me to see. Makes things go a lot smoother and swifter. Also, _sometimes_ there are rolls I want to keep secret (that is, if the system I'm running even has GM rolls). Typically these are informational like perception or reading people or similar things where the player knowing they failed or succeeded would give away the truth. I trust my players not to metagame those moments, but it's more genuine if they actually don't know. ======================================== I really need to do a Vaesen game... I've gotta finish up my current game (maybe 5 to 6 more sessions?), then later I'll run a Fate game I promised to do over a year ago -- the Secrets of Cats. And then... well, it's a long list of stuff. Vaesen is competing with Heart: The City Beneath, Dragon Bane [or] Forbidden Lands, RuneQuest Glorantha, 7th Sea, Wildsea, Mausritter, Brinkwood: The Blood of Tyrants, Symbroum, Cyberpunk Red [OR] The Veil, Coriolis, and Blades in the Dark [OR] Band of Blades. It's a lot. I wish I could retire right now and just have 2 or maybe 3 game nights a week.
I already own this game and all the extra items that came with the Kickstarter. But man, I love your reviews so bad!. You are so good at this and I like your in depth reviews. Always, before I start a game with mu friends I check if you reviewed that game before and after that is when I share your videos to them! And they seem to love them to!
7:05 - Even Magnus pronouncing Bäcklund wrong 😂 I assume they spellt the name as Backlund when they sent Magnus the message. For non-Swedish speakers: • _Bäcklund_ = Brook-Grove • _Backlund_ = Slope-Grove They used the first letter of the alphabet (a) instead of the 28th letter (ä). Pronounciaton of Bäcklund is closer to "Becklund" than "Backlund
I always thought this was some dungeons and dragons clone from hearing the name. Might have to buy it now as it apparently is based in my hometown of Uppsala. Feel free to ask any questions about it if you like.
Subbed! In MY sorting eyes Nisser is separate from Gnomes, Halflings, Dwarfs. Redcaps from D&D is basically evil nisser! Nisser is Imo a bit smaller than even gnomes or halflings, live in different environments ( mountains/ farms.grasslands/ woods.forests/ coasts). They help out and are really nice IF you treat them, your closests and any fellow animal well. Tusser is Goblins, translated. Vetter is an umbrella term for any supernatural being, be it etheral or of flesh and bone. I agree as a norwegian I would love to see our swedish Frie Ligan solidify swedish names for beings and such too instead of englishfy/americanize such a wealth of nordic culture, have a spine darnit. Non scandinavians could at least pay the respect of learning our languages, norse, pre-christian traditions and we too should do a better job showcasing say language and translations or worst case, as a whole die totally out..
I wonder if they will release a source book set in Portland, Oregon in the 2010's? I loved the Grimm TV series. Also, I guess that this could form the basis of a more general horror investigation game, or for a wider range of Gothic Romance games.
Fantastic review. When I was in Poland last year I picked up an illustrated book on creatures from their folklore, and they have a similar feel to those in Vaesen. Could come in useful.
For anyone interested, Bestiariusz Słowiański is the title of the illustrated folklore book, and it is part of a series. I think they may be available on eBay.
I think the base Y0 engine is pretty solid but my experience so far has been a slight limit on how long one game can last. Unlike a lot of other systems what you have to spend xp on tends to be a bit limited which does curtail lengthy game play which my group tends to lean toward. However if you are doing one shots or want something to do for a few months vs a year or more, they have all treated my group quite well.
So I have a book called vaesen which uses the same illustrations so I can only assume it’s by the same people. Didn’t know there was a ttrpg of this and now I need to have it.
Loved the review and the Swedish bits 😀 Looks like a really cool atmospheric game! Just about to dive into Coriolis keeping this in mind. I'm amazed at how the Year 0 has been adapted into these different themes. So far played only Forbidden Lands, had session 0 work Coriolis and read Tales from the loop for fun.
Just received the Mythic Britain and Ireland Kickstarter and it's gorgeous and fascinating. Free League's artistic sensibilities are, imho, the finest in the industry Also worth nothing that Gaelic is basically as difficult to pronounce correctly as Swedish. 🙂
Funny you mentioned that book. I just started reading it today with the intent to do a review of it, and I am finding it to be super fun and very well executed. I’m not even going to attempt any Gaelic in the review video.
Would you consider giving the GURPS system a review? I know it's more well known in gaming circles, but I would appreciate your two cents on the system.
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From page 73: “You can wear armor to protect yourself from attacks. Armor gives you a Protection value. When hit by an attack, you roll the number of dice indicated by the armor’s Protection. Each success reduces the damage by 1. Wearing armor also makes you clumsy and imparts a penalty to AGILITY.”
Well constructed and informative review, thank you! Also: did you actually say you wished there were 'trigger warnings'? Were you surprised to be horrified, to find horror, in a horror ttrpg?
Thanks! The mention of trigger warnings does tend to trigger certain people. Is that irony? There are dead children in one of the scenarios and it gets a bit disturbing. For me.
I actually feel guilty. My next review is already completed but I’m spacing out its release because I need time to read and actually play test the NEXT two RPGs.
More important is the paper made in Hallstavik or any of the paper making plants close to Uppsala Sweden?! Maybe it is then from spruces I have cut down. Very unlikely but it would be fun.
It’s just a tabletop role playing game. It’s primarily just a book with extra stuff like themed dice and maybe a map. It’s not a board game. Free League sells everything for this RPG at any rate.
Im so happy there isn't a trigger warning. I could understand if its a game for children. But its a game for adults and im happe the books treats us as adults. So tiered of all the wierd trigger varnings 😅 Proud of my fellow Swedes. Amazing game
they call disabilities “defects” and then the use game mechanics to enact social stigma and prejudice for having those disabilities. You could argue they are trying to capture how the Victorian era is, but as someone with disabilities all I see is yet another rpg that that’s shitty with its tropes and unwelcoming. This was a great review though. Vaesen angers me because I wanted to like it. doubt I’ll buy any more free league after this
The Magnus Approved Review
Tack!!!
I compiled a list of all swedish vassen/väsen names. I wrote the anme in swedish (put a short description of the illustration in parenthesis) and then a direct translation to provide a feeling of what the words communicate. have I written no translation, the directtranslation is the englis name (such as troll and giant).
Askefroa (green elf-looking-thing in tree), - Ash lady (ash as the tree)
Bäckahäst (the horse on an isle), - stream horse
Gast (ghoul-looking fellow), - Ghost
Gengångare (the ghost looking one), - walks again
Havsfru (mermaid), - sea lady
Jätte (Giant), - Giant
Kyrkogrim(the black cat), Church grim
Lindorm (the dragon-snake), -
Lyktgubbe (the creepy gnome with a lantern), old Lantern man
Mara (the nightmare hag/harpy lady), - Mare
Myling (the dead child), - not translatable
Nattramn (raven), - Night raven
Näcken (the fiddler in the river), - Nude
Sjöorm (sea-monster), Sea serpent
Skogsrå (the forest lady with deer-legs), - forest adviser
Spiritus (the bug thing),
Tomte (the tiny fella with a big axe), tomte is the same word as Santa Claus
Troll,
Varulv (werewolf),
Vätte (the cute one with a frog),
Älva (Fairy),
Amazing! Thank you!
@@DaveThaumavore Thank you for the great video. I kickstartered this but (not having played any Fria Ligan game before) had trouble undrestanding the game mechanics. Reading the book after this video really made it click.
Seems accurate, if we talk about Näcken in english we normally just call him the man in the river or or the neck, näck does however mean nude.
Wait, they used Nisse for Tomte? Isn't Johan swedish himself, nisse is the Norwegian/Danish name for it.
@@tomorbataar5922 Well, Tomte and Nisse are somewhat interchangeable in swedish. We have the word tomtenisse as well.
Great to see Fria Ligan linking to this review. I hope it brings you many more subscribers so your channel continues!
Thanks! Me too!
The guy popping up to 'correctly' speak the foreign worlds was hilarious! Clever humour
Be polite to the fireplace mice-people. Got it.
Dane here! This looks super interesting! And the pop-up was the right choice. If you speak English natively, the æ sound is almost impossible to get right. Væsen means "Creature", and yes, refers to supernatural beings. But another meaning is "department", leading to a pun l heard once: "What kind of creature are you? Oh, a fire department!"
In sweden Väsen in a word for a bad noise and it can also be used for to refer to your self, not exactly a soul, it doesn't have any exact translations to english
Well... Æ is is the exact same sound as in when.
Try to have americans say Danish Y. This is way harder than Ø
Easily one the of best RPGs I've ever read and played. Super simple efficient rules, great setting and lore, and in the hands of a good GM, fantastic horror.
I am really looking forward to running a game of Vaesen for my regular D&D group, and this video has been a great help with wrapping my head around it that bit more. So thank you for that.
The only thing I'm planning to do differently is to set the game in 19th century Ireland instead, as we have some nice twists of our own on a lot of these mythological and faerie creatures that appear in the book. While I would appreciate the Swedish names being included, I'll likely end up using the Irish and Celtic versions where I can for my own game.
That’s awesome that you’re making it your own. I’m pretty sure the creators would be pleased to hear that as well.
Damn, that sounds hella fun; can I join your game, lol?
This was a seriously awesome review! Great use of visuals to keep things engaging, and the idea of doing a quick character creation to showcase the rules was brilliant. Great presentation overall, and not too much detail so things don't get boring, but at the same time just enough to give a solid understanding of what the game is about.
I have watched/read a lot of RPG reviews... a LOT! But this one definitely ranks up there among the best I've encountered.
Subbed!
Thanks for tuning in!
Vaesen is my next purchase from Free League, who have rapidly become my favorite RPG publisher. My group and I greatly enjoyed Forbidden Lands, Mutant Year Zero and Coriolis - although all of these are more conducive to smaller groups (3 was the ideal number for Forbidden Lands and MYZ for us) and shorter campaigns (8-12 sessions). My players aren't very much into Alien, which also uses MYZ system, so Vaesen is the next one on the list!
The new style looks like its working pretty well. Keeper up.
Thanks, Dave! This is fascinating--love the setting and mystery focus, and I'm already a fan of the Year Zero Engine. I just bought the Vaesen RPG Bundle off the Fria Ligan site, with the GM screen, map, cards, and hardcover book. Can't wait to dig into this!
I ordered the bundle too a week ago and I'm curious to hear if you have received the pdf or the shipment notification yet? I haven't heard anything from them... :(
@@nagaenigma I emailed support@frialigan.se about the PDF with my order number and they got back to me quickly with a link. I just received the DHL shipping notification--says it's going to be here Tuesday or Wednesday.
@@ChrisHoward I guess I'll do the same then. Thanks!
I bought Vaesen based on your review. Haven't played it yet with the gang yet but have spent ages creating characters and testing the rule system. Definitely a RPG Design Classic.
Brilliant review. Thank you.
Great review. Loved Magnus! Didn’t like having you down there in the corner before, but maybe I’ve just got used to it or you’ve changed something. Great choice of music to fit the mood of the game and the visuals. Love the look and feel of the game. Might just give this to myself for my birthday, despite the quite hefty price tag. Great review and seems like a great game. Thanks!
I was blown away by this game! Great review, Sir.
Thanks, Eric! Yeah, this is a pretty awesome product.
I love GM screens. The "privacy" is so-so. In some games it's nice for keeping your notes behind so that players don't accidentally get a glimpse of something that gives the mystery away. But _mostly_ I like them for the easy reference. I've even made my own custom GM screen for games that don't have them -- it's how I played Scum And Villainy, a Forged in the Dark game that was the first I ran or that my players played, so that anything I might need was probably already there for me to see. Makes things go a lot smoother and swifter.
Also, _sometimes_ there are rolls I want to keep secret (that is, if the system I'm running even has GM rolls). Typically these are informational like perception or reading people or similar things where the player knowing they failed or succeeded would give away the truth. I trust my players not to metagame those moments, but it's more genuine if they actually don't know.
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I really need to do a Vaesen game... I've gotta finish up my current game (maybe 5 to 6 more sessions?), then later I'll run a Fate game I promised to do over a year ago -- the Secrets of Cats. And then... well, it's a long list of stuff. Vaesen is competing with Heart: The City Beneath, Dragon Bane [or] Forbidden Lands, RuneQuest Glorantha, 7th Sea, Wildsea, Mausritter, Brinkwood: The Blood of Tyrants, Symbroum, Cyberpunk Red [OR] The Veil, Coriolis, and Blades in the Dark [OR] Band of Blades.
It's a lot. I wish I could retire right now and just have 2 or maybe 3 game nights a week.
Man you ARE the best at what you do.
I already own this game and all the extra items that came with the Kickstarter. But man, I love your reviews so bad!.
You are so good at this and I like your in depth reviews. Always, before I start a game with mu friends I check if you reviewed that game before and after that is when I share your videos to them! And they seem to love them to!
Thanks, Miguel! I'm honored to hear that.
Thanks for yet another awesome review vid. Vaesen is a book I will likely purchase. 😉
Top shelf channel!
Cheers!
7:05 - Even Magnus pronouncing Bäcklund wrong 😂
I assume they spellt the name as Backlund when they sent Magnus the message.
For non-Swedish speakers:
• _Bäcklund_ = Brook-Grove
• _Backlund_ = Slope-Grove
They used the first letter of the alphabet (a) instead of the 28th letter (ä).
Pronounciaton of Bäcklund is closer to "Becklund" than "Backlund
I always thought this was some dungeons and dragons clone from hearing the name. Might have to buy it now as it apparently is based in my hometown of Uppsala.
Feel free to ask any questions about it if you like.
Nice review as usual!
Can't wait to try this out for Halloween :D
Yeah this would be a perfect game for Halloween.
Picked it up at the weekend. Really excited to get started.
Subbed! In MY sorting eyes Nisser is separate from Gnomes, Halflings, Dwarfs. Redcaps from D&D is basically evil nisser! Nisser is Imo a bit smaller than even gnomes or halflings, live in different environments ( mountains/ farms.grasslands/ woods.forests/ coasts). They help out and are really nice IF you treat them, your closests and any fellow animal well. Tusser is Goblins, translated. Vetter is an umbrella term for any supernatural being, be it etheral or of flesh and bone.
I agree as a norwegian I would love to see our swedish Frie Ligan solidify swedish names for beings and such too instead of englishfy/americanize such a wealth of nordic culture, have a spine darnit. Non scandinavians could at least pay the respect of learning our languages, norse, pre-christian traditions and we too should do a better job showcasing say language and translations or worst case, as a whole die totally out..
As a swede I chuckled at Magnus little "fy fan!" when you described the spertus having to be spit on every day. Me to dude, me to.
Great review, succinct but with good info. Now I'm even more interested in picking it up.
I wonder if they will release a source book set in Portland, Oregon in the 2010's? I loved the Grimm TV series. Also, I guess that this could form the basis of a more general horror investigation game, or for a wider range of Gothic Romance games.
It’s easily hackable to be set in Portland or to be a more wide-ranging game, as long as PCs are investigating something creepy and mysterious.
@@DaveThaumavore Cue the X-Files' theme :D I'll check this rulebook out. Thank you.
When I hear the term "Vaesen" I think of Grimm.
Very close cousin.
Fantastic review. When I was in Poland last year I picked up an illustrated book on creatures from their folklore, and they have a similar feel to those in Vaesen. Could come in useful.
Thanks! Yeah, there's a section in the book that explains how to build your own vaesen, so you can use those illustrations for anything!
For anyone interested, Bestiariusz Słowiański is the title of the illustrated folklore book, and it is part of a series. I think they may be available on eBay.
Great review. I already have the book, which I love. This review made me feel even better about owning it.
I think the base Y0 engine is pretty solid but my experience so far has been a slight limit on how long one game can last. Unlike a lot of other systems what you have to spend xp on tends to be a bit limited which does curtail lengthy game play which my group tends to lean toward. However if you are doing one shots or want something to do for a few months vs a year or more, they have all treated my group quite well.
So I have a book called vaesen which uses the same illustrations so I can only assume it’s by the same people. Didn’t know there was a ttrpg of this and now I need to have it.
Yeah, your book came first. Free League decided to make an RPG inspired by that artwork.
Loved the review and the Swedish bits 😀 Looks like a really cool atmospheric game!
Just about to dive into Coriolis keeping this in mind. I'm amazed at how the Year 0 has been adapted into these different themes. So far played only Forbidden Lands, had session 0 work Coriolis and read Tales from the loop for fun.
Excellent review! I've read through the book a couple of times, and you pointed out somethig I had missed.
Oddly enough, I see myself hacking this game to run a supernatural as some of the non-main cast hunters.
Just received the Mythic Britain and Ireland Kickstarter and it's gorgeous and fascinating. Free League's artistic sensibilities are, imho, the finest in the industry Also worth nothing that Gaelic is basically as difficult to pronounce correctly as Swedish. 🙂
Funny you mentioned that book. I just started reading it today with the intent to do a review of it, and I am finding it to be super fun and very well executed. I’m not even going to attempt any Gaelic in the review video.
Interesting. Very similar to the German word Weßen.
@B Schneider Ah yes, I do indeed.
@B Schneider Very true.
I'll be honest, i dislike the "only sixes are sucesses" part of the year zero engine, but this game seems real fun to play
Super helpful - thanks!
I know there's not a lot magic for playing characters but I want buffy it up a little.
Would you consider giving the GURPS system a review? I know it's more well known in gaming circles, but I would appreciate your two cents on the system.
I haven't really thought about it. I'll look into it, though.
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@@Zeonoir Wow, that's a goofy meaning. xD In swedish it roughly translates to the more grand "Place of upper halls" or "Upper place of the halls".
Nice. Thx now I am sure that I want to buy it. :D
Really great review , great job
Great as usual keep it up
Cursive Text and no trigger warnings. Welcome to Europe, bub.
Trigger warnings can go into the sewer
I was thinking about getting the book that I want to get the Dyson cards and everything too. Where do you get that?
Just found your channel I will probably be watching allllll of your videos
Injury 45 - Crushed genitals. Defect: Incontinence for 1D6 days. LOL (and ouch).
Yeah, I did notice that on my read-through. Made me wince.
Very good review from an excellent channel! What is the font you are using in this video btw, it looks really nice :)
How does armour work in Vaesen? Is it like Alien?
From page 73: “You can wear armor to protect yourself from attacks. Armor gives you a Protection value. When hit by an attack, you roll the number of dice indicated by the armor’s Protection. Each success reduces the damage by 1. Wearing armor also makes you clumsy and imparts a penalty to AGILITY.”
@@DaveThaumavore thanks!
The artist was obviously channeling peeps like Brian Froud.
and swedish John Bauer.
He also cites Arthur Rackham as one of his main inspirations.
Well constructed and informative review, thank you!
Also: did you actually say you wished there were 'trigger warnings'?
Were you surprised to be horrified, to find horror, in a horror ttrpg?
Thanks! The mention of trigger warnings does tend to trigger certain people. Is that irony? There are dead children in one of the scenarios and it gets a bit disturbing. For me.
Would you mind telling me what the opening song it?
Excellent review
A video a week?. I feel spoiled lol. Thank you so much
I actually feel guilty. My next review is already completed but I’m spacing out its release because I need time to read and actually play test the NEXT two RPGs.
@@DaveThaumavore No worries, I can wait :). Keep up the good work
Is the paper acid free?
Yes.
More important is the paper made in Hallstavik or any of the paper making plants close to Uppsala Sweden?! Maybe it is then from spruces I have cut down. Very unlikely but it would be fun.
Wow your reviews are fantastic!!!!!
Thanks!
This is essentialy the tv searies "grimm"
How the hell did you know to put "fy fan" in there?
Consultants from the motherland.
I was wondering if you know the major differences and similarities betwitxt this game and Savage Worlds' original Rippers...
Tanks, ai am from spain
So, the game can easily be ported to other places? The only intrinsic scandy thing are the väsen?
I would say it's easily portable. But the native setting is Sweden. The setting is more Swedish than the vaesen in my opinion.
I'm almost done with the book and looking forward to running this game one day. The sadist in me wants to kill my PCs and turn them into Vaesen...
Where can I buy the whole board game like in this video everywhere I go there's just the book
It’s just a tabletop role playing game. It’s primarily just a book with extra stuff like themed dice and maybe a map. It’s not a board game. Free League sells everything for this RPG at any rate.
Yeah. Its not like Dragonbane, Forbidden Lands or Symborium which come in a chunky box set. Wish it were though
@@DaveThaumavore yeah I ended up buying it, love it but the way it's advertised makes it look like it's coming in a standard campaign board box
Im so happy there isn't a trigger warning. I could understand if its a game for children. But its a game for adults and im happe the books treats us as adults. So tiered of all the wierd trigger varnings 😅
Proud of my fellow Swedes. Amazing game
7:07 Even the swedish voice says is wrong. Its "Bäcklund" not "Backlund". Backlund means hill-glade and Bäcklund means stream-glade. thank you.
Thank me for what?
@@DaveThaumavore tack tack
they call disabilities “defects” and then the use game mechanics to enact social stigma and prejudice for having those disabilities. You could argue they are trying to capture how the Victorian era is, but as someone with disabilities all I see is yet another rpg that that’s shitty with its tropes and unwelcoming. This was a great review though. Vaesen angers me because I wanted to like it. doubt I’ll buy any more free league after this
Pop up guy needs to go.
No way.