Play knights riding a dark, mythic realm, facing strange Myths and ruling holdings in a rules-light game.
From 34 firsthand play reports in 5 r/rpg threads. The threads alone average 6.3.
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186 r/rpg posts named it, October 2023 to October 2026.
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Players and GMs mostly agree that Mythic Bastionland has strong atmosphere, strange knights and fast, deadly combat. Tables split on the structure. Some found the myths and omens vague and disjointed, while others found them very usable. Firsthand evidence is uneven: one thread comes from the designer, and another is a two-session report.
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Players and GMs of Mythic Bastionland agree the atmosphere, weird knights and deadly combat are strong. The thread splits on structure: some found the myths and omens vague, constant and disjointed, while others said the mechanics drove great, proactive play. 13 firsthand · 187 comments
Firsthand reports describe a game people enjoyed, thanks to its fast, tactical combat and its art and myths. Over a longer campaign, GMs and players struggled with Omens that felt vague or disconnected, with a lack of unified narrative, and with combat balance that goes wrong for parties of 5 or more or when armor is high. 13 firsthand · 128 comments
The few people who describe actually playing Mythic Bastionland report a weird, surreal, freewheeling sandbox that is easy to run and that Pendragon veterans enjoy. The thread is mostly about comparing it to Pendragon and about reading impressions, so firsthand detail is thin, and there are no complaints from players. 5 firsthand · 31 comments
The thread is an AMA with the designer and is mostly about Electric Bastionland and Into the Odd. Mythic Bastionland was still on Kickstarter, so the only play evidence is the designer's own playtest anecdotes: combat won over some players who usually dislike it, and the Burdens subsystem was cut because it felt awkward in play. 2 firsthand · 161 comments
The only firsthand account is the original poster, who has GMed two sessions of Mythic Bastionland and is enjoying it enough that it's quickly becoming a favourite. The rest of the thread is mostly recommendations for other games (Forbidden Lands, Worlds Without Number, Land of Eem, and others) and general talk about hexcrawl design, so it says little about actual play. 1 firsthand · 18 comments