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Chivalry & Sorcery, 5th Edition

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For those who Fight and those who Pray, For those who Toil and those who Enchant.

Chivalry & Sorcery

With all the medieval flavour that was loved of earlier editions now back, this truly is the definitive edition of Chivalry and Sorcery. Players can create well-rounded characters who really feel like they belong to their world. Knights wield secular power and command the battlefield, while other warriors strive to win their spurs in combat and rise to join their ranks. Magick is deep and mysterious, drawing on real-world historical detail, while Priests utter prayers and call upon the very miracles of their gods! You decide the level of magic and fantasy for your game. Run a medieval high fantasy game filled with magic, miracles and myth, - or one of gritty, low fantasy, or even pure historical simulation. The choice is yours! From fairy-tale romance to courtly love, from religious intrigue to brutal, bloody battle, Chivalry & Sorcery lets you play in just the Middle Ages you want.

The 5th Edition Chivalry & Sorcery Sourcebook

The Medieval Role Playing Game

Chapter 1: Introduction starts out with a scope of the book and briefly covers what a role playing game is.Two Armored Knights, Fighting with Swords and Shields

Chapter 2: The Medieval World covers the urban/rural divide, detailing the peoples of the countryside and towns, as well as the leading citizens of cities before rounding out the chapter with Medieval Europe.

Chapter 3: Core Game Mechanics is the nuts and bolts of the Chivalry & Sorcery 5th Edition system.

Chapter 4: Character Generation breaks down the 19 steps of the character creation process, from different creation methods to birth omens, race and gender, personal attributes and derived stats, and more….

Chapter 5: Vocations represent the way of life that characters are attracted to because of their backgrounds and natures. In C&S, 30 different vocations describe the skills that a character can learn as part of their training.

Chapter 6: Skills provides information on over 200 different skills.

Chapter 7: The Marketplace provides information on various units of measurements used in historical Medieval times, as well as detailed information on going to the market, the apothecary shoppe, and arms and armour.

Chapter 8: Movement & Time gives Gamesmasters rules for downtime, travel time, terrain effects (both in and out of combat, and even includes travel information on mythological winged creatures.

Chapter 9: Combat revolves around the 15-second Combat Round and the spending of Action Points to carry out actions. This chapter details numerous offensive and defensive actions and the results of combat.

Chapter 10:Magick covers learning spells, enchanting materials, and practicing magick.

Chapter 11: Spells are categorized in 11 different groups, from Basic Elemental Magick to Transmutation Magick and everything imaginable in-between.

Chapter 12: Religion sheds light on Christianity, Islam, and Judaism in the Middle Ages, as well as detailing Core Acts of Faith.

Chapter 13: Being a Gamemaster provides all the necessary information needed to successfully run Chivalry & Sorcery games for others.

Chapter 14: The Campaign World gives rules and advice on how to create a realistic campaign setting. A historical example is provided in the fief of William Fitzansculf, set in the very beginning of the Noman Period, in England.

Chapter 15: Non-player Characters

Chapter 16: The The Bestiary

Chapter 17: Glossary of Terms

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March 05, 2024 1:11 am UTC
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Am I completely blind, or is the AR% table missing from this book? I had to go to the Quick Start to find it.
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Steve T March 20, 2024 5:22 pm UTC
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The AR% table is on page 103 along with the attribute descriptions
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March 25, 2024 6:29 am UTC
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Thanks! I was looking for it in the Core Game Mechanics chapter.
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Jouka M April 14, 2023 2:23 pm UTC
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Great game system, but looks like these guys have not done any editoral work at all or they have done it very poorly. Combat Example have wrong calculation 14-5 is 9 not 10. And one should always be very careful with use of prepositons in acronyms. For example Basic Change of Success is BCS but there is also Success Change SC and they mean same thing but two different acronyms. Just use one method when creating acronyms not multiple.
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ROB B December 02, 2021 7:20 am UTC
Hi, can you tell me if the binding on your retail copy is both sewn and glued, or just glued?

I'm interested in purchasing a physical copy if it'll withstand the rigors of years of reading and referencing at the table, and it seems like perfect bound books just do not stand the test of time, unfortunately.
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Steve T December 02, 2021 9:46 am UTC
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Hi Rob, the core rule books are both sewn and glued complete with reading ribbon. I am at Dragonmeet in London on Saturday so you can check for yourself.
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kris C November 26, 2021 4:30 pm UTC
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i am looking at the hardcover from the shop and 60 lbs (+ shipping +/- duty in Canada). Do you get the PDF when you buy the physical like most retailers now? Thought I would ask before I dropped the pretty penny
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Steve T November 26, 2021 7:27 pm UTC
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Yes
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Steve T November 26, 2021 7:28 pm UTC
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Check out Last Mile Game Logistics on facebook, they are in Michigan, may prove cheaper for shipping.
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kris C November 26, 2021 8:46 pm UTC
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hi Steve-thanks for the quick response. I did a quick search around and ultimately had to go with Amazon. I dont do facebook so cant see the Last Mile site unfortunately. If there is a way you can communicate privately on DTRPG let me know and I'd be happy to send you my receipt in order to kick off the PDF?
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Steve T November 27, 2021 7:28 am UTC
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Our email is britgamedesigns@gmail.com
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kris C November 27, 2021 2:25 pm UTC
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Cheers Steve my thanks-email off!
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Andrew L June 14, 2021 4:03 pm UTC
Is thier a printed Version?
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Steve T June 14, 2021 4:47 pm UTC
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Yes there is, its available through retail. Im not permitted to post links but you can visit our website https://britgamedesigns.wpcomstaging.com/
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Christopher B February 04, 2021 11:41 am UTC
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It seems there is some text missing in the Spells section under Arcane Barriers and Arcane Keys. The Knock spell references a "Magickal Hold Portal," but the Hold Portal spell is not in the Spells section. I am familiar with the spell from other games, but I don't see it in C&S text.
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Steve T February 04, 2021 1:03 pm UTC
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HI we realised after printing that they had been cut inadvertently. They are available here https://britgamedesigns.wpcomstaging.com/rules-clarifications/
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Edward H January 27, 2021 6:16 pm UTC
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I have the print version and the pdf and I notice an odd little squiggle next to many of the "t"s in the book. Is that a deliberate font type?
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Edward H January 27, 2021 6:27 pm UTC
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I did some digging and these are called ligatures. They are prevalent throughout the book. They are curious but not quite off-putting. I wonder if this was by design?
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Steve T January 27, 2021 7:40 pm UTC
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It was intended to give the feel of print from traditional typesetting where you would get ligatures. To be honest after a few reads I stopped noticing them.
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Zachary F July 20, 2020 12:27 am UTC
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Any idea why this PDF is so sluggish and laggy? all my other RPG pdfs are not as slow as this one.
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Steve T July 20, 2020 4:45 am UTC
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Not had this reported before. What PDF reader are you using?
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Zachary F July 20, 2020 4:29 pm UTC
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Hi Steve, I use google chrome on my pc.<br /><br />
I should mention it only became clunky after it was updated(I think it was for the crit die fix).

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Steve T July 20, 2020 4:34 pm UTC
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Have you tried it in Acrobat Reader (or some other dedicated PDF reader) to see if it has the same issues.
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Zachary F July 20, 2020 4:38 pm UTC
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I have not

Perhaps i will try it on foxit when i get home from work. Thanks for fast response
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David C October 05, 2020 7:15 pm UTC
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I'm using Ashampoo PDF Pro 2 and having some lag problems. I'll try other readers.
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Sebastiano S June 28, 2020 7:31 pm UTC
Hallo, I wonder if you have rights to previous edition of the game. Fantasy Games Unlimited page at drivethorough have all old games but c&s. If you have, will past books be avaible for purchase?
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Steve T June 28, 2020 7:39 pm UTC
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Yes we do, however we dont hold the RPG licence for Lord of the Rings (which is in the 1st and 2nd ed), hence we dont fancy the likes of Tolkein Estates coming for us. It serves no commercial sense to make them free when as a business we have a new edition to support (and with the potential LOTR IP issues). If we feel early editions had something of worth we will update and include. Example Black Magick got updated and brought back as Profane Acts of Faith.
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Alexander W April 17, 2020 10:20 am UTC
Hello,
i have a dumb question but is the print book availabel and if so, where can i buy it. I haven´t found a retailer so far.
Thanks in Advance.
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Steve T April 17, 2020 11:21 am UTC
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The hardcopy was printed traditionally and is available, if you head over to the website.
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Alexander W April 18, 2020 11:18 am UTC
Thank you really mutch, finally i can order this book, looks really interresting.
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Scott N May 04, 2020 3:26 pm UTC
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Don't bother you wont get it, its a UK company and nothing from there is coming to the USA anyhow. I had to cancel my pre-order. They should put it up as a POD so everybody here in the States can get it in print.
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Steve T May 04, 2020 4:46 pm UTC
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We are shipping to the USA from the UK as we have found a way to do so and we are absorbing the additional courier fees if you head to the website. We have 3 pallets of books in Michigan waiting to be delivered to retail once they are allowed to despatch. Also I believe Alexander W received his order.
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Steve T May 04, 2020 4:49 pm UTC
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Hardcopy rulebooks can be purchased here https://britgamedesigns.wpcomstaging.com/shop/
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Bruno M March 05, 2020 1:21 pm UTC
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Hi,

I am currently studying PC generation, and I have a question concerning the sample character shown as an example (p 118 of the core rulebook) I have followed all the steps described on the previous page and I am stucked with the list of vocational skills (V) listed in the PC summary. It seems there have been 10 of them as it is clearly mentioned and explained in the process, but 9 of them are Combat Skills, and it is said earlier that the number of primary combat skills available is limited by the PC vocation. In the case of Aldric, if I guess correctly, his vocation is Guard, so this number is then set at 5 (p123)

Please could you tell me where i am wrong ?
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Steve T March 05, 2020 1:43 pm UTC
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Mea Culpa, well spotted, I got carried away creating a character. You are right he should be restricted.
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Bruno M March 05, 2020 2:25 pm UTC
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Thanks for your prompt answer !

the table for this Vocation in fact contains only 8 Primary Skills (because the number of combat skills is limited to 5) so if i am correct you must select secondary skills for starting skills (which is not the case for most of the other vocation presented in the book) I think however it is quite relevant, because as it is written this vocation encompasses all the professional and i would say general fighters, so the player needs to do some specific choice to personalize its character ;-)
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Steve T March 05, 2020 2:36 pm UTC
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On page 119 under Starting skills it states "All characters begin play with ten skills and /or competencies listed for their vocation and at least six of these must be from those listed as Primary" So as long as you have 6 primary the others can be secondary. You can choose any background skills (ie fathers skills) to select as Mastered skills. Depending on the campaign if the Fighters father was a Magus then you could have a Fighter/Mage.
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Steve T March 05, 2020 2:36 pm UTC
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Are you aware of the facebook group, its rather lively and would welcome this sort of discussion.
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Scott N January 16, 2020 7:56 pm UTC
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When is the dead tree version being released?
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Steve T January 16, 2020 8:22 pm UTC
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Arrives in our warehouse next week. Retail copies on water to US for distribution. Should be in retailers mid to end March. We will have copies available at the Dudley Bug Ball end Feb in the UK
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Scott N January 16, 2020 8:57 pm UTC
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Well I'm in the USA, so it's gonna be a wait then. Was hoping by February at least, as I have it pre-ordered.

Thanks for reply.
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Steve T January 16, 2020 9:15 pm UTC
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Well if you have pre-ordered you are in luck. Those are being despatched from our warehouse by courier by end January.
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Rafael S December 29, 2019 6:40 pm UTC
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Helle there, i just buy the book and am having a good time reading it and begining to think on how to play with friend to it ^^ thou i was wondering something. How the supplement race will work ? can we use the older thing about the Dwarf and elves ? Also it seem when you download the character sheet they all in protege mod, how do you get rid of that ?
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Steve T December 29, 2019 7:01 pm UTC
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Not sure about character sheet will have a look. The dwarves and elves companions are usable with 5th (they were originally for 4th so not much work needed to use them)
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Rafael S December 29, 2019 7:55 pm UTC
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Alright thanks you for the anwser, it nice to see it's still compatible from an edition to an another ^^. And thanks for looking for the character sheet.
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Andrew S December 30, 2019 8:22 am UTC
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Regarding the Elves and Dwarves Companions, they have high compatibility with 5th Edition.

Andrew Marrignton has reviewed both on his blog, addressing the very question of 5th Edition compatibility. His reviews are worth reading;

Elves: https://www.savevsplayeragency.net/2019/12/28/review-elves-companion-for-chivalry-sorcery/

Dwarves:
https://www.savevsplayeragency.net/2019/12/29/review-dwarves-companion-for-chivalry-sorcery/
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Rafael S December 30, 2019 2:15 pm UTC
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Ah thanks you will read them.
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Rafael S December 31, 2019 6:03 pm UTC
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Hello again, after having rapidly read throgh the book, i was wondering how mass battle was working, maybe i have skip it but i doesn't seem the book cover it.
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Rafael S December 31, 2019 6:16 pm UTC
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also seem there no real rule about ruling a domaine as noble. thou i might have miss them.
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Steve T December 31, 2019 7:01 pm UTC
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Ars Bellica is being completed at the moment and is due to be released to Kickstarter Backers in February (Possibly earlier)
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Rafael S January 01, 2020 12:07 pm UTC
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Ah alright alrigh, so it's in a seperated book ? Okay i see, when will it be released to the greater public ?
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Steve T January 01, 2020 11:10 pm UTC
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Aiming for March.
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Rafael S January 02, 2020 1:20 pm UTC
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Alrigh, thanks for the anwser ^^ will it have the thing about ruling a domain ? or that is up to the player and the GM ?
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Andrew S January 04, 2020 7:56 pm UTC
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Hi Rafael,

Ars Bellica will focus in the military side of things. There will be rules on the war chest, raising troops and hiring mercenaries.

We have plans for a volume with the working title of C&S Medieval Economics (I do want to find a better title The Book of Husbandry?), intended to cover everything from running a peasant farm to a guilded business, a trading venture, a fief, a realm. But this is for further in the future when the Kickstarter commitments are released; we're still very much in the initial planning stages.

I intend for it to have two compatible systems - the light system for people who don't want all the details and the full system for people who do.

As well as creating some usable economic models, I intend the book to contain hooks, or at least guidance for using events as inspiration for roleplay.
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Rafael S January 06, 2020 3:24 pm UTC
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Thanks for the responce, it pretty cool you have all those idea and i hope for you best you manage to get them through ^^. (And for the name, The book of Husbandry could be interesting, however, maybe trying as Ars bellica in latin ? or Book of fiefdom/Book of management thou those might be to specific for ruler and less about the all economie.)
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Andrew S January 08, 2020 2:44 am UTC
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I'm definitely open to suggestions on a name. The reason for The Book of Husbandry is that this is a name used for one medieval estate management treatise - The Book of Husbandry, or Walter of Henley's Book of Husbandry. Other estate management treaties are Senechausie and the Rules of Robert Grosseteste.

It's pretty obscure, though, and I'm not wedded to it.
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Andrew S December 24, 2019 4:40 am UTC
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There is a detailed read review of the game here:

https://www.savevsplayeragency.net/2019/12/23/review-chivalry-sorcery-5th-edition-pdf/
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Eirik B December 22, 2019 7:26 pm UTC
I'm very on the fence about this. It looks great, and I've been looking for a setting set in the historical Middle Ages, but with maybe some hidden fantasy elements.
But I've heard this game has some real complicated rules. What kind of rules system is it? What makes it so complicated? Any examples? :)
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Andrew S December 22, 2019 8:00 pm UTC
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I'm one of the designers.

Early editions were considered complex compared to the other games of the day.

Third edition created a new skill resolution mechanic, but had numerous exceptions.

We've kept the same basic resolution mechanic (percentile, with an additional d10 effect die), and streamlined it a bit further, removing the inconsistencies. It's not a mechanism I'd consider particularly complex.

Where there is some complexity is in character generation. You'll generate you family background, relationships with your family, the omens at your birth, special talents and defects, and some background skills. This is an addition to the usual attributes and vocational skills other systems have.

Personally, I don't mind some complexity in character generation if it helps define the character and if play is simple. Overall, and subjectively, I'd rate C&S character generation as about as complex as making a 5th level Pathfinder or 3.5 character.
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Eirik B December 22, 2019 8:20 pm UTC
Ah, I see. I have no problems with complex character generation systems (in fact, I prefer them like that), but I like systems that are quick to play without loosing any depth. I will give this a look. Thanks. :)
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Raymond W December 19, 2019 9:28 am UTC
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This looks like a terrific work, but $30 for a PDF is a bit rich for me. Unless you're paying a flat royalty on each book sold, I bet you would ultimately make more money (and sell many more copies) by lowering the price to $20. But that's entirely your call...I'm just giving you feedback on my own personal sticker shock. Best of luck either way. I'll wait for it to appear in a bundle or on sale.
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Steve T December 19, 2019 11:01 am UTC
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Its actually good value for money at 600 pages when compared to other PDFs especially with all the internal hyperlinks.
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Alexandre L December 19, 2019 12:26 pm UTC
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I was a backer on this project, and so far I must say it has been one of the best in terms of complying with the deadlines. Not without blemish but the work has been outstanding and the the book is massive, with internal (and clever) hyperlinks that helps you navigate the beast.

IF you look at the tag price you might be inclined to think it may be a tad pricey BUT not only is well worth it, the page count and content value is outstanding, and when compared with other products that ask for $20 with not even half the content you really can't complain with what you get.

And the cool thing is they actually care about the product they present and will update the file promptly to correct any issue encountered, as it will happen in a +600 page beast.
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Andrew S December 19, 2019 1:53 pm UTC
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Thanks, Alexandre.

This book has been - and still is - a labour of love in the best way. Our love of the game makes us determined to make this the best edition we can.
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Raymond W December 20, 2019 3:45 am UTC
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It really does look fantastic and apparently you've got plenty of happy fans. To be honest, I'm the sort of gamer who actually appreciates a low page counts and simple mechanics, but that's just me. Please don't take any of this as criticism; it is just one person's reaction for you to consider. Mostly, I really want to get it but I just don't have a lot of spare cash in the XMas season.

EDIT: Having hyperlinks within your PDF is a very nice touch. I wish more publishers did that.
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Andrew S December 20, 2019 5:50 am UTC
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No issues whatsoever, Raymond. No game is for everyone.

If you're looking for medieval games with low page counts and simple rules, may I recommend Reedwater, by Anderian Designs - FATE-based mechanics in the 13th century Holy Roman Empire (disclaimer: designer Andy Cowley is also one of the C&S design team).

I'd also bring Sagas of the Icelanders to your attention. They've absolutely no connection to us, but it's a beautiful game, based on the settlement of Iceland using the Apocalypse World Engine. It's very much in keeping with the mood of the original sagas.

Both are available on drivethru.
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Andrew S December 20, 2019 6:09 am UTC
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Also, if $30 is too much right now, wait. We know people are short of cash before Christmas, but we've got it up now because we've had enough people asking if it would be ready in time for Christmas. <br>
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Your best bet for value will be to wait until the hardbacks are out in March and claim your bricks and mortar PDF.

And we have the PDFs for 4th edition (aka Rebirth) on this site for free. There is considerably more in the 5th edition, with many refinements, much more medieval background, and gorgeous layout. But if you want to taste C&S, that's your lowest cost option. ;)
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NB N December 20, 2019 12:52 pm UTC
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"Its actually good value for money at 600 pages when compared to other PDFs especially with all the internal hyperlinks."

That's only true if you believe that all PDFs are not over priced to begin with.
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Raymond W December 20, 2019 11:55 pm UTC
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Thanks for all the feedback. It must be a good game to draw such a good community.
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Guenther H December 24, 2019 7:58 am UTC
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And that is only true if you believe that you just pay for printing costs and that writing, editing, layout, and art generally are to be provided for free.

I am not connected to the designers or the project in any way, but I guess that some understanding of the general effort and costs behind the scenes could help to understand the price tag. I guess that just asking the writing staff had helped, too. ;-)
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NB N December 28, 2019 10:25 pm UTC
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Writing, editing, layout, and art are not provided for free - otherwise books would be a hell of a lot cheaper then they are. But unless I can hold the physical object in my hands I wont pay for it. Digital documents, downloaded movies/music feels to much like renting and not owning a copy.

If a PDF is provided as part of a physical purchase, or if a friend feels like wasting money on one fine (like they foolishly did with this).
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John L February 26, 2020 1:00 pm UTC
"Bits and Mortar"
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Sebastiano S June 28, 2020 7:34 pm UTC
Ars Magica from Atlas Games is a wonderful middle ages game. If you buy lords of man, for background, you can play without wizards and magic.
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