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Doom Striders
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by Sam Witt
On Sale Now at better
hobby and game stores!
Catapults and ballistae are the weapons of
yesterday’s armies, impersonal tools of warfare that were
imprecise and whose loyalties depended on the crews manning
them. Doom Striders presents a new type of weapon designed for
more heroic play styles and face-to-face encounters. Whether
you’re looking for a weapon to throw at your opponents in the
next mass combat encounter, or an effective offense against a dragon guarding its
horde, you’ll find something within the pages of Doom Striders.
At their heart, doom striders are
magical constructs whose purposes are limited
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only by the imagination of their creators. Wizards and sorcerers
craft them as weapons of war or as a safeguard
to privacy; clerics can build them as monuments of faith and might;
warriors might seek to lead one into the thickest of combats. The
choice is yours...
What the Reviewers Say...
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"Doom Striders offers 128 pages
of arcane “warmech” stompin’ action. It’s perfect bound, softcover,
with a price of US $22.95. It has a grayscale interior, and, though
I did not get to see it on my preview copy, a full color cover. The
graphic design is superb, with lettering and everything enhancing
the product. I love almost all of the artwork as well."
Read the Review by Kithmaker at Mortality
"Doom Striders
goes a long way in genre-crossing action, making the worlds of
D&D and Battletech or Mechwarrior work within one
another. It also combines many elements of the Steampunk
genre into the mix. This would work well in Privateer Press’
Iron Kingdoms setting or with Fantasy Flight Game’s
Sorcery & Steam products. With its high end technology or even
Renaissance magic system it would not sit well in a low-magic or
early medieval period setting games. They could however become a
method to bring change into those genres in much the same way that
the Expedition to the Barrier Peaks brought powered armor and
laser swords into 1st edition D&D, thus shaking up the norm
of your game and allowing big change to infect the game."
Read the Review by Bruce Boughner at the d20 Magazine Rack
"Doom Striders accomplishes what it sets out to do. I was
surprised by the number of options and sample doom striders, and I
have to say that I could actually envision using them later in one
of my campaigns, whereas prior to the review I was not terribly fond
of the idea of having mecha in a role-playing game. They convinced
me. "
Read the Review by Bradford Ferguson at Silven Crossroads.
"Imagine a wide-open battlefield, with
two armies forming on either side. Hundreds of knights, foot
soldiers, and archers line up, hoping to win this battle for their
king and country. Then, all is silent. One force watches in horror
as a forty-foot tall spider-like machine rounds the hill opposite
them. It has giant plates of armor, sharp legs, massive cannons, and
a dark blue glow from within. The tides have suddenly turned. A Doom
Strider has just won the battle. 4 (out of 5) stars."
Read the Review by John Kirk at Gaming Report
"When I first paged through Doom Striders I got
the thought of
Adeptus Titanicus crossed with Dungeons & Dragons that wouldn’t
immediately go away."
Read the
Review in the June 2004 Issue of Fictional Reality
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To purchase Doomstriders,
click the Online Store logo.
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Download the Preview (which includes the Table of Contents,
Introduction, sample doom strider, blank strider sheets, and Index) by clicking
here.
Cover Art by Kari Christensen
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Doom Striders Wallpaper
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Mighty doom striders seek to take over your desktop! This
wallpaper features the artistic talents of Joylon Minns,
Kari Christensen, and Thomas Babbey.
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Product Code: BAS-1019
ISBN: 1-59263-014-6
Format: Trade Paperback
Trim Size: 8 3/8" x 10 7/8"
Page Count: 128 pages; black & white
Case Pack: 12
MSRP: $22.95
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