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Beyond All Reason - Just How Good is It?
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omedon
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I'm not looking for a review, just first impressions.
I only have enough money to buy 1 adventure this spring, and I probably shouldn't be buying any. But if I fail my Will Save and break down and buy one I want to make sure that it is a duesy (how do you spell duesy?). Beyond All Reason has peaked my interest more than any other so I am interested to hear (read) what people think of it.
I only have enough money to buy 1 adventure this spring, and I probably shouldn't be buying any. But if I fail my Will Save and break down and buy one I want to make sure that it is a duesy (how do you spell duesy?). Beyond All Reason has peaked my interest more than any other so I am interested to hear (read) what people think of it.
Could take a month
With WOTC you often see the reviews before it hits the shelves, but our experience with FDP stuff is it takes 2-4 weeks after it hits shelves before you see some action on it.
I wish I knew a store in Vancouver where you could leaf through it but alas I do not.
With WOTC you often see the reviews before it hits the shelves, but our experience with FDP stuff is it takes 2-4 weeks after it hits shelves before you see some action on it.
I wish I knew a store in Vancouver where you could leaf through it but alas I do not.
omedon
First Post
There are a couple of stores here that I could go to take a look at it. The one that is closest to me (on 4th Ave) had Of Sound Mind right at it's release so It would not surprise me if they had Beyond All Reason there right now. However, I am trying to avoid making a trip there, to avoid impulse buying. Which I guess doesn't help you guys out any, but I am a starving student and must stretch my dollars, hence the interest in the 72-Page adventure. Though, you can take comfort in the fact that the only adventure I have ever purchased is a FDP one.
Oh and just so you know, I plan to post a review of Of Sound Mind sometime this week.
Oh and just so you know, I plan to post a review of Of Sound Mind sometime this week.
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Psion
Adventurer
I'll probably have a review of it up in the next few days. So far I can safely say it does have some strong points. It is rather thick for the price, even outmatching Necromancer (who usually is pretty high density for the price). So far, the adventure reminds me a little of both Against the Giants (with giants under external influence) and The Night Below (with creating some unusual diplomatic situations for the PCs.)
Fiery Todd
Explorer
This is what I said about it earlier on the boards:
If you liked the ol' Against the Giants series, then give this one a try. Hack n' Slash with a heart. It's pretty epic (72 pages long), and I'm hoping there's enough twists n' turns to keep everyone happy. And even though the focus is taking out giants, there's enough role-playing situations to balance things out.
There's a thread kicking around about how to assault/defend a tower full of giants. Beyond All Reason has this, and then some. Not only does it have towers, it has war parties, base camps, and an active volcano. It has strange allies and even stranger enemies. It's got a touch of psionics. Its Druid friendly. It's got art by Claudio. It's high-level. It even has an ettin/athach crossbreed. Ya, I know, you figure it out.
Like I said, if you liked the "G" series, and you're thinking of picking up Monte's Queen of Lies for the Drow factor (and the Monte factor too I'm sure), then what you've got is a nice little Against the Giants/Decent into the Depths of the Earth nostalgia kick that's fun for the whole 3e family.
I'm not familiar with "The Night Below", but it does try to make things complicated for the characters as they wage war on the giants.
Regardless of whether you can use it in its totality, its full of ideas, plot hooks, environments, history, NPC's, villians, magic items (10-11), maps (15-20), and so forth (The various appendices total 15 pages). So, there's plenty to take from and use to gurantee its value.
If you want an idea of what I'm about as a designer, check out my other offering to date "Himrak War Party", which is a free download adventure found on our site (www.fierydragon.com). People seem to have taken to the Himrak (orcs) and I'm hoping for the same for the Jirockk.
We aim to please Omeden! Thanks for the support and I hope you fail that Will save a few times in our favor. Cheers!
If you liked the ol' Against the Giants series, then give this one a try. Hack n' Slash with a heart. It's pretty epic (72 pages long), and I'm hoping there's enough twists n' turns to keep everyone happy. And even though the focus is taking out giants, there's enough role-playing situations to balance things out.
There's a thread kicking around about how to assault/defend a tower full of giants. Beyond All Reason has this, and then some. Not only does it have towers, it has war parties, base camps, and an active volcano. It has strange allies and even stranger enemies. It's got a touch of psionics. Its Druid friendly. It's got art by Claudio. It's high-level. It even has an ettin/athach crossbreed. Ya, I know, you figure it out.
Like I said, if you liked the "G" series, and you're thinking of picking up Monte's Queen of Lies for the Drow factor (and the Monte factor too I'm sure), then what you've got is a nice little Against the Giants/Decent into the Depths of the Earth nostalgia kick that's fun for the whole 3e family.
I'm not familiar with "The Night Below", but it does try to make things complicated for the characters as they wage war on the giants.
Regardless of whether you can use it in its totality, its full of ideas, plot hooks, environments, history, NPC's, villians, magic items (10-11), maps (15-20), and so forth (The various appendices total 15 pages). So, there's plenty to take from and use to gurantee its value.
If you want an idea of what I'm about as a designer, check out my other offering to date "Himrak War Party", which is a free download adventure found on our site (www.fierydragon.com). People seem to have taken to the Himrak (orcs) and I'm hoping for the same for the Jirockk.
We aim to please Omeden! Thanks for the support and I hope you fail that Will save a few times in our favor.
Cheers!
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omedon
First Post
I don't know how I missed that post Fiery Todd. It sounds teriffic, I think I just got a -4 to my will save, but I am going to try and last long enough to read Psions review.
P.S
How dare you try to push Monte's Queen of Lies on me. My budget is tight enough already. I do have to feed myself, and I can only get so much sustenance from food for my mind.
P.S
How dare you try to push Monte's Queen of Lies on me. My budget is tight enough already. I do have to feed myself, and I can only get so much sustenance from food for my mind.
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