Well, I want to give a shout-out to the Italian blog Castelli & Chimere (Castles & Chimeras) for reminding me about it today and that the Basic Set (Caja Roja, "Red Box") was free.
You can get yours free here as well.
This game is a Spanish language version/edition of the great BECMI Red Box Basic using Labyrinth Lord as a base. Though it has far more style than just a simple clone.
It was translated back into English as Adventures in the East Mark - Basic Rule Set (Red Box), and it is also great, but the original has such a cool vibe and feel to it.
The site that supports the game, Codex de la Marca, has an absolute ton of free material. Enough to keep me busy reading for months on end.
The official site even has some material, including a Castles & Crusades SIEGE Engine version of the same rules.
In addition to the Red Box, there is a Blue Box (Expert), Green Box ("Advanced" or Companion/Masters), and a Black Box (Masters/Immortals). Each also includes a campaign guide for the East March campaign setting. I really wish I could find physical copies of all these sets, they would be a lot of fun.
Libro de Brujas?
Does this mean I'll do a "Libro de brujas" (Book of Witches) sometime in the future? I am going to have to say yes. It would make for a great "final project" for a Spanish class and really test me on what I think I know. I have also been reading a lot about Basque and other Iberian peninsula area witches of late so it would be fun to try,
To keep with the same spirit of all the Aventuras en la Marca del Este releases, I would have to make it free. Maybe keep it to a tight 32 or fewer pages.
This idea is still very far away. I need to survive verb conjugation first!
In the mean time I'll keep brushing up on my skills (such as they are) and having some fun and joy of learning something new.
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