Review & Commentary On Baptism of Fire Rpg By Rpg Pundit From Mad Scribe Games

 'Baptism of Fire is an OSR RPG set in the dawn of the Polish monarchy in the early medieval period. It is a complete rulebook and setting. As a setting, it is “medieval authentic,” meaning that it is set in our own historical Earth rather than a fantasy world, but this is the world as the people living in the setting imagined and envisioned it. That is to say, religion, magic, and monsters all exist and function as the paradigm of the early medieval world imagined.'

'The default setting of Baptism of Fire is a society that is transforming from a Dark Age culture to an early Medieval culture. Poland, in the early 11th Century, was moving from a sedentary tribal system of “barbarians” to the beginnings of a feudal society united under a monarchy. As part of the process of successfully making this shift, the Piast rulers had introduced the unifying force of Christianity to the land.'

 Baptism of Fire  Rpg By Rpg Pundit has been on my radar for a little over a year now & I'm picking it up right from here on the blog. So right off the bat this Rpg is a bit different in several aspects. Christianity is an adventure element within this setting. Because this game is set within the boiling pot of 11th century Poland. And this is a wild time for Europe within the early Medieval period. Tribalism is falling out of fashion and the beginnings of feudal society is taking shape. 
The Baptism of Fire rpg system is going to be familar to any old school or OSR player. There are twists such as social rank being very important & there are some real twists on the usual classic classes in old school gaming. Because this game is set within 11th century Poland. Europe during this time period is highly violatile and chaotic. War is on the horizon and yet, Christianity is unifying people together. 

Baptism of Fire is a foundation rpg in my opinion. This game goes a long way towards pushing adventure & a crazy historical campaign play. The OSR rpg system fills the bulk of the game towards solid Polish European adventuring. 

But Baptism of Fire works excellent towards expanding it's potential campaign setting with the Sword & Caravan campaign setting. Because Baptism of Fire is the OSR rpg system jump off point. A Polish adventuring party is perfect to bring onto the Silk Road adventure.  
Baptism of Fire Rpg is a complete OSR system from the ground up. I think it's one of Rpg Pundit's best efforts and in my humble opinion it works on so many levels as an rpg. 
This is because this rpg has all of the makings of letting the player's PC's make thier mark on Poland and Europe of the 11th century for that matter. Baptism of Fire is a solid OSR rpg and it's an easy game for both the novice and the hobbyist to pick up. 

The OSR rpg system is easy to pick up, has reliable classes, and works on several levels. The PC generation system is fast, convientant and works for the game. As a great OSR rpg this game is a five outta of five in my humble opinion.