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Archive for the ‘Other RPGs’ Category

“Terra Incognita: The NAGS Society Handbook,” for FUDGE, Grey Ghost Games

Tuesday, June 20th, 2006

Pros: Great atmosphere; fun; quick and easy to learn
Cons: Umm… Having trouble thinking of any…
Rating: 5 out of 5
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“The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game,” Decipher

Monday, June 19th, 2006

Pros: Strong “feel” of Middle-Earth; good advice; clear and flexible system
Cons: Applicable primarily to a certain type of player
Rating: 5 out of 5
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“Game Mastering Secrets,” Grey Ghost Games

Monday, June 19th, 2006

Pros: A great store of information; variety of viewpoints
Cons: One author’s obsession with the “authority of the GM”
Rating: 4 out of 5
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“HackMaster Player’s Handbook,” Kenzer & Co.

Monday, June 19th, 2006

Pros: Hilarity; flexibility; fun; organization; cool details
Cons: Complexity; minutiae; some confusing details
Rating: 4 out of 5
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“Knights of the Dinner Table,” Kenzer & Co.

Monday, June 19th, 2006

Pros: Hilarity; funny characters; oddly endearing style; handy gaming extras
Cons: Not the most amazing artwork; extras mostly relevant to “HackMaster”
Rating: 4 out of 5
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“Best of Friends,” for Malefex, Whetton and Armstrong

Monday, June 19th, 2006

Pros: Pared-down rules; some good scenario material
Cons: Audience issues; plot holes; contradictory information; flimsy binding
Rating: 3 of 5
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“Supernumerary,” for Zero; Kevin Melka, Archangel Entertainment

Friday, June 16th, 2006

Pros: Perhaps useful if you really need a short, very pre-packaged adventure
Cons: No free will; huge plot holes; wasted space
Rating: 1.5 out of 5
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“Zero,” Lester Smith, Archangel Entertainment

Friday, June 16th, 2006

Pros: Interesting artwork; some interesting system and society innovations
Cons: Lack of internal consistency; scope and scale problems; lack of information
Rating: 2 out of 5
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“Nocturne,” for Principia Malefex; Armstrong, Retallack and Whetton

Friday, June 16th, 2006

Pros: Improvements since Malefex in editing, confusions, integrating the characters, and so on; interesting scenarios
Cons: Missing information; inadequate explanation; confusion; some passivity of player characters; arbitrary PC restrictions
Rating: 2.5 out of 5
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“Principia Malefex,” Whetton, Rettallack, Armstrong

Friday, June 16th, 2006

Pros: Potential; inspiration
Cons: Presentation; complexity; assumptions; editing
Rating: 2 out of 5
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