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Solo games have been a part of TTRPG culture since the very earliest iterations of FF....and in recent years we have seen a return to popularity for classics, and contemporary releases both.
AAN is just such a product.
At 340 pages this is a monumental work, especially considering that one person produced the text, scenario, and illustrations using extremely limited technology. Not only that, he maintained his passion for the product over hundreds of hours from the initial concept to playtesting and final refinements......it certainly shows with the end result being an impressive lengthy adventure, of singular quality.
Pitting a party of pre-generated characters (or of course, you could generate your own) against the titular man in the waxen mask and enshrouding robes you navigate through God's Own Country (Yorkshire) and encounter various locales, locals, NPCs, and unfathomable awfulness before the final denouement. I'm not going to reveal much of the plot (other than to say it's a f...
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!] |
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TL;DR: A complete hit 'n' miss. Did you folks forget that your game is titled GRIMDARK Future? Or did you regret it?
I was afraid of this happening. I was already sold on the game without any lore, so a world book can hardly do anything more for me -- but a badly written world book could throw me off of the game. And now I'm contemplating whether the latter has happened after reading the book or not.
Let's get one thing straight right away: I did not expect a carbon copy of That Other Product. I didn't even expect anything of the sorts. But I expected GRIM and DARK and this world is neither. In fact, it's kind of a hopeful, generic, flavourless, scentless, space opera sci-fi.
Pros. Dwarves. Dwarves are the only, proper grimdark element in here. The origins of humanity are kind of OK, too, but that's the best I can give them. Kind of OK. Big fan of the portrayal of Battle Bros in general.
Cons. Authors don't seem to understand that, while grimdark generally doesn't have to revolve a...
Rating: [2 of 5 Stars!] |
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The Urth Orthodoxy book is certainly, as usual in this short booklets, very useful and high quality material. In this case we have a clear and complete depiction of the church as an institution, with its history, power players and structures and so on. But also, and for me more important, it has a very interesting depiction of the religion itself, from it's cosmology to more lore on the saints and the teachings and practices that go on during any time they have mass in the Fading Suns universe. Add a little few extra mechanical things like new paths, a few new theurgy powers and so, and you have a pretty complete book that certainly gives it's content a good focus and, even though it's short, makes it worthwhile....
Rating: [4 of 5 Stars!] |
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The Urth Orthodoxy book is certainly, as usual in this short booklets, very useful and high quality material. In this case we have a clear and complete depiction of the church as an institution, with its history, power players and structures and so on. But also, and for me more important, it has a very interesting depiction of the religion itself, from it's cosmology to more lore on the saints and the teachings and practices that go on during any time they have mass in the Fading Suns universe. Add a little few extra mechanical things like new paths, a few new theurgy powers and so, and you have a pretty complete book that certainly gives it's content a good focus and, even though it's short, makes it worthwhile....
Rating: [4 of 5 Stars!] |
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I bought the book with high expectations, as the system uses mechanics that I really like, such as a dice pool, combat by ticks instead of turns, wounds instead of life points. In addition, of course, it is a generic system (although, we will talk about that below). I didn't regret the purchase at all, as the system not only met but exceeded all expectations. The book has a clean layout and easy-to-read and understandable text.
As negative points, I would just say that although the book is sold as a generic system, it is very focused on medieval fantasy (various skills, spells, etc.). And I think he lost a lot of space in what could have been rules more focused on sci fi or other genres, covering several pages with a bestiary, which could have been left for a separate book.
Despite the negative points, I still give the book 5 stars, due to the support given by the author on his discord, trying to meet the needs of his readers whenever possible....
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!] |
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