By Christopher Helton Much like how every fan of Doctor Who has “their” Doctor, so does every fan of fantasy tabletop RPGs have “their” version of
. This means that the rules have been written from the standpoint of a solid ongoing play experience, and are good at explaining how to achieve that experience.
The book can get preachy in places, particularly in explaining the approach of the designers and their philosophy of play. Much like many of the weapons outlined in the book, this approached is double edged. I like knowing where a designer is coming from, because how a designer thinks can show how they think that a game should be run and played. However, if you don't agree with that mindset it can mean that you won't get the intended play experience out of a game.
This is really demonstrated in the section on the SIEGE Engine itself. The designers lift up the hood and root around in the engine itself, showing the game master how all of the moving parts work together and how you can use the SIEGE Engine effectively in your games. It is a simple little innovation that setsapart from other old school games.
The art through all three of these books is also phenomenal. The quality is excellent, and the art itself avoids a lot of the pitfalls of gaming art. The art itself is inclusive and keeps the cheesecake to a minimum. The art is dynamic, showing people doing things that your characters might do, rather than static posing or standing around. The one thing that can make a game book's art bad is having the figures in the art not doing anything.
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