Pros: Plenty of handy information
Cons: Tough to reference quickly during game-play; tries too hard to be “bad”
Rating: 3 out of 5
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Archive for the ‘Tabletop Roleplaying’ Category
“Ghouls: Fatal Addiction,” White Wolf Games
Sunday, June 18th, 2006“The Orphans’ Survival Guide,” White Wolf Games
Saturday, June 17th, 2006Pros: Necessary information if you want to have an orphan mage in your chronicle
Cons: Shtick is waaaaay overdone! Minor case of multiple personality disorder
Rating: 3 out of 5
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“Nuwisha,” for Werewolf; James A. Moore, White Wolf Games
Friday, June 16th, 2006Pros: Absolutely gorgeous
Cons: Not so many rules crunchies
Rating: 5 out of 5
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“Renegades,” for Wraith; White Wolf Games
Friday, June 16th, 2006Pros: Good fiction; customization material; character creation ideas; legendary Renegades
Cons: History too biased; artwork; structure of Renegade society; a case of multiple personality disorder
Rating: 3 out of 5
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“Technocracy Assembled I,” White Wolf Games
Friday, June 16th, 2006Pros: One good book
Cons: One bad book
Rating: 3 out of 5
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“Supernumerary,” for Zero; Kevin Melka, Archangel Entertainment
Friday, June 16th, 2006Pros: 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, 2006Pros: 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, 2006Pros: 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, 2006Pros: Potential; inspiration
Cons: Presentation; complexity; assumptions; editing
Rating: 2 out of 5
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