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Posted November 27, 2014
A virtual table-top realm opens!

The Witcher Adventure Game, the digital installment of the Fantasy Flight board game set in the dark fantasy realm of The Witcher, is available 10% off for the first week on GOG.com! If you were taking part in the beta-test program for this title, you get a special (non-stackable) 40% off discount, valid until December 27.

The Witcher Adventure Game takes players on a journey across the world of the Witcher as they assume the roles of four distinct characters known from the books and video games: Geralt of Rivia, monster slayer; Triss Merigold, cunning sorceress; Yarpen Zigrin, dwarven warrior; and Dandelion, roguish bard. Each character has unique skills and multiple ways of overcoming obstacles - the choice is yours: do you fight your way to victory, call on your charm or try your hand at diplomacy? It's the true spirit of board gaming brought straight to your computer screen. Set in the mature and brutal world of The Witcher the game features 4 unique heroes with different skills and approaches to problem solving. With clear, simple rules and intuitive mechanics, tons of quest cards allow players to tell a new tale every time they play. Look adventure in the eye in a world with which you'll fall in love!

Get The Witcher Adventure Game, for only $8.99 (or $5.99 if you were among the beta-testers!), 10% off until December 4, 10:59AM GMT, on GOG.com. The 40% off special discount for beta-test participants remains valid one month after the game's release until December 27.

SPECIAL CONTEST ANNOUNCEMENT!

In The Witcher Adventure Game, you race against your opponents to gather the most victory points and work together to complete quest objectives. We think it would be fun to find out whom you would like to see in the game (and reward you for it!) - which brings us to the object of this character creation contest.

Pick a character from the Witcher universe, describe their role in The Witcher Adventure Game along with a special ability they can use and 2 skills they can choose to master. Then, post your entry in the forum thread for this news post, making sure it’s only up to 100 words long.

In the game itself, you can take on the role of one of four characters from the Witcher universe - so make sure you don’t double up on the ones that already exist in-game!

-- Geralt of Rivia, the monster slayer - single-handedly eliminate your opponents with the help of powerful potions or witcher signs.

-- Triss Merigold, the cunning sorceress - you can protect yourself with magical skills and cast spells in battle on your opponents.

-- Yarpen Zirgin, the dwarven warrior - call on the help of your fellowship of dwarves to aid him in battle.

-- Dandelion, the rogue bard - become a cunning diplomat and talk your way out of conflicts, bribe your opponents with gold or threaten to call on more powerful friends.

We’ll choose three best entries that will be rewarded with a physical copy of The Witcher Adventure Game from GOG! (Disclaimer: we can't promise that the winning concepts will ever appear in-game.)

More details on the rules:
-- English-only entries, please!
-- The contest entry deadline is in one week - 11.59 PM GMT, December 4th
-- We’ll announce the winners two weeks after that (on December 17th) in the first post of this thread, with links to their submissions, and through a private message to the three winners
-- One post per person! Otherwise, none will be counted
-- Similarly, one prize per person, of course ;)

Have fun, and good luck!
Post edited November 27, 2014 by G-Doc
Posted November 27, 2014
Declan Leuvaarden – Shrewd Merchant

Leuvaarden is a wealthy trader and a high member of the Merchants' Guild, that grants his business safe passage trough the Northern Kingdoms.

Ability:

- Safe Passage: For a bribe fee of 1 gold coin, Declan can Fast Travel without receiving a foul fate penalty.

Skills:
- Offer Reward: He can “Offer Reward” for an opponent he would be fighting. This will cost in gold coins the number of swords OR shields of that opponent, counting as accomplishing the attack OR defense requirements, but never both.

- Contraband: Declan can activate “Contraband” and smuggle goods to buyers in a random location. Each location along the way, grants a +2 counter. Reaching the destination will provide the counter amount in gold.
Post edited November 27, 2014 by Zidin
Posted November 27, 2014
Dheran aep Ceallach - brother of Cahir Mawr Dyffryn aep Ceallach, a Nilfgaardian knight (actually from Vicovaro), traveling knight, tries to follow in his deceased brother's footsteps.

Wannabe monster slayer - additional die rolled when fighting monsters, one wound treshold.
Foreign Land - unfamilir with local customs and situations, requires more clues to turn them into a lead (5 red, 6 blue, 8 purple),

Parlay - deal with Nilfgaardian soldiers peacefully or provoke them, increasing or decreasing the War track progress
Keen Eye - studying the surroundings pays off - get one random clue when travelling (but not fast-travelling)
Post edited December 04, 2014 by saodhar
Posted November 27, 2014
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RPGOracle:
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CrowTRobo: There really is no point in arguing about regional pricing. Every release thread for a game that has regional pricing turns into a huge debate, completely obscuring talk about the actual game. Its best just to ignore the posts.

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HypersomniacLive: Perhaps it's a new strategy to reduce and hopefully (for them that is) ultimately stop for good the posts in release threads talking about it
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CrowTRobo: I hope so, cause frankly, it is getting incredibly annoying. Make a hundred threads about how you dislike regional pricing, thats fine. But it would be nice to see actual game talk in release threads instead of the same comments and arguments over and over again.

Of course I'm sure everyone will say "well you aren't affected so you have no place to talk". I am still a user on this forum regardless of whether regional pricing affects me or not and I would feel the same about release threads even if I was affected. Because its the same shit as before, except "yet another indie", "yet another platformer", "not old enough" complaints have been replaced with pricing complaints. I'm wondering if its possible to ever have a release thread on this forum that doesn't contain complaints unrelated to the game itself.
+1
Posted November 28, 2014
Siegfried, the honorable knight

Siegfried of Denesle is vowed by honor to assist humans in peril and oversee civil order as a Knight of the Flaming Rose.

Ability:

Pious - Siegfried may choose to set aside a Foul Fate card instead of suffering it immediately. When getting another Foul Fate, he may then choose which of the two to keep aside and which to suffer.

Skills:

Honour - activate to exchange 2 VP for a Good Fortune card.

Rally - activate to gain a +1 "Rally counter" which can be exchanged in battle for either swords or shields.
Posted November 28, 2014
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RPGOracle:
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CrowTRobo: There really is no point in arguing about regional pricing. Every release thread for a game that has regional pricing turns into a huge debate, completely obscuring talk about the actual game. Its best just to ignore the posts.

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HypersomniacLive: Perhaps it's a new strategy to reduce and hopefully (for them that is) ultimately stop for good the posts in release threads talking about it
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CrowTRobo: I hope so, cause frankly, it is getting incredibly annoying. Make a hundred threads about how you dislike regional pricing, thats fine. But it would be nice to see actual game talk in release threads instead of the same comments and arguments over and over again.

Of course I'm sure everyone will say "well you aren't affected so you have no place to talk". I am still a user on this forum regardless of whether regional pricing affects me or not and I would feel the same about release threads even if I was affected. Because its the same shit as before, except "yet another indie", "yet another platformer", "not old enough" complaints have been replaced with pricing complaints. I'm wondering if its possible to ever have a release thread on this forum that doesn't contain complaints unrelated to the game itself.
Actually, GOG.COM isnt about Games at all. Its a project of some polish students, who wants to write a thesis about social behavior and regional pricing
Posted November 28, 2014
life is like a spagetti...
Posted November 28, 2014
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CrowTRobo: There really is no point in arguing about regional pricing. Every release thread for a game that has regional pricing turns into a huge debate, completely obscuring talk about the actual game. Its best just to ignore the posts.

I hope so, cause frankly, it is getting incredibly annoying. Make a hundred threads about how you dislike regional pricing, thats fine. But it would be nice to see actual game talk in release threads instead of the same comments and arguments over and over again.

Of course I'm sure everyone will say "well you aren't affected so you have no place to talk". I am still a user on this forum regardless of whether regional pricing affects me or not and I would feel the same about release threads even if I was affected. Because its the same shit as before, except "yet another indie", "yet another platformer", "not old enough" complaints have been replaced with pricing complaints. I'm wondering if its possible to ever have a release thread on this forum that doesn't contain complaints unrelated to the game itself.
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nemesismartyn: Actually, GOG.COM isnt about Games at all. Its a project of some polish students, who wants to write a thesis about social behavior and regional pricing
It's actually about ethics in regional games pricing...
Posted November 28, 2014
Cirilla of Cintra - the magical source

Ciri has been trained as a witcher and posesses powerful, yet uncontrollable magical abilities.

Ability:
Teleport: Ciri can travel to any spot on the map by suffering a Foul Fate (unless the spot is occupied by Geralt).

Skills:
Witcher Style: Ciri can use her witcher training in combat to exchange up to three swords to shields and vice versa.

Magical Source: In combat, Ciri can draw upon her magical powers to defeat an opponent. There is a 50% chance for suffering a Foul Fate or a Wound Token.
Post edited November 28, 2014 by matze1338
Posted November 28, 2014
Crach an Craite - Fearless Jarl

Jarl of Skellige Islands, nephew of Eist Tuirseach and fierce enemy of the Empire of Nilfgaard.

Ability:

Rage: Put one charge on two of your Development Cards. For each wound you have sustained, roll your hero die. For each success, remove one foul fate token from your character sheet.

Skills:

Sea Boar: Whenever you advance the War Track, use one charge on this card to have other players place one Foul Fate token on their character sheets.

Drakkars of Skellige: You don't have to pay a fee for sea travel.
Post edited November 28, 2014 by Serpico
Posted November 28, 2014
Francesca, the Benign Striga.

During an attempt to be Blessed by a misguided priest, she became accidentally Cursed instead.

Ability: Unnatural Transformation. By day, Francesca is vulnerable and weak, just a girl that needs protection; but each night she becomes a murderous behemoth, defending the party with calamitous results to unready foes.

Skills: None while in her defenseless child state but during her altered Striga form she can:

Lethal Attack - using either claws or teeth, she possesses a high possibility to deliver critical wounds.
Elevated Mobility - can jump vertically up or down without taking damage from falls.
Posted November 28, 2014
No native Linux version -> check
Regional pricing -> check
No purchase -> check...

Pity, as I remember that there were talks about version for GNU/Linux during beta period (I was beta-tester). I guess authors doesn't want my money *shrug*
Posted November 28, 2014
Azar Javed keeps the other players scrambling about the board for survival as Azar attempts to steal their hard-earned leads.

Special Skill: Azar can steal any color of lead from a character in his region.

Skills:
When teamed up with The Professor, he not only can steal a lead, but wound them as well.
Azar can also perfect his Barrier spell, making him difficult to pursue or defeat in battle.
Post edited November 28, 2014 by Tallima
Posted November 28, 2014
Cynthia, Spy Sorceress

A Nilfgaardian agent operating in the Northern Kingdoms, Cynthia powerful magical skills and her espionage training making her a dangerous adversary.

Skills:
* Ability to steal one Nilfgaardian or Lodge of the Sorceresses card from other player while at the same location.
* Veil - A powerful spell that allow Cynthia to evade any injury she suffer during battle.
Posted November 28, 2014
Roche, Special Forces Commander
Roche commands the elite special forces of King Foltest, taking on clandestine missions, special warfare operations, and acts of espionage with which the nobles wish not to dirty their hands.

Ability: As The King Orders
Roche may draw quests from any quest deck.

Skills

Not That Easy to Kill--When Roche is damaged, he may take the damage in the form of foul fate tokens instead of wounds, if able.

Eyes and Ears Every Where--Once per turn, Roche may pay 2 gold and receive 1 lead of any color, or pay 6 gold and receive 1 proof of any color, even if it is not a lead generated by his current location.
Post edited November 28, 2014 by level250geek
Posted November 29, 2014

Vesemir, the mentor

Vesemir is the oldest and the most experienced among witchers. A fierce fighter with vast knowledge of creatures inhabiting the land.

Ability:
Passing the knowledge: You and each other player on the same space gain one lead and one charge on a development card.

Skills:
Experienced: When gaining leads, spend a charge on this card to gain an additional lead in any color.

Tame the wilds: Spend a charge on this card to cancel the monster encounter and draw another monster.
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