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[UPDATED] Dark Horror Fantasy in Robert Schwalb's SHADOW OF THE DEMON LORD
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<blockquote data-quote="turkeygiant" data-source="post: 7679528" data-attributes="member: 6787083"><p>Ill give my first impression because it is going to take me longer to process this book as a whole, learn the system, read the lore and all that.</p><p></p><p>My immediate thoughts while flipping through the book was that it wasn't what I thought it would be...</p><p></p><p>The cover of the book and the art that was previewed in the kickstarter was so evocative of this world they were creating, but I feel like the book itself just doesn't sell that world very well. The art is great but it feels kinda disjointed and set against a pretty bland/cold layout that just isn't selling the tone of the setting, it feels like it could be the rule book for cyberpunk game not a bloody horror fantasy. There is a pretty good sized bestiary in the back of the book but I was surprised at how much of it was generic D&D/Fantasy fare, I was expecting more unique/new creatures and monsters than there ended up being. To my surprise he rules stand out as the thing I am most interested in trying out, I want to see how these simplified dice rolls, and tiered character progression work in practice, on paper they seem quite appealing.</p><p></p><p>My final score for this game is probably going to be lower than others but that's because it really doesn't fill the niche I was expecting it to. I was hoping for a game that focused on creating a new setting and fully fleshed out lore, a completely unique world like Exalted, Dark Heresy, Blue Rose or Southlands, the final product however just hews too close to generic D&D/Pathfinder in terms of its setting, it doesn't feel like it really shows how it is better or different. Despite being a little interested in seeing how the mechanics of the game work, they just aren't a selling point for me, there are already a million generic fantasy systems out there.</p><p></p><p>I was really hoping this would be a book about new lore and a cohesive setting but I don't feel like it measures up to what I had hoped for.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="turkeygiant, post: 7679528, member: 6787083"] Ill give my first impression because it is going to take me longer to process this book as a whole, learn the system, read the lore and all that. My immediate thoughts while flipping through the book was that it wasn't what I thought it would be... The cover of the book and the art that was previewed in the kickstarter was so evocative of this world they were creating, but I feel like the book itself just doesn't sell that world very well. The art is great but it feels kinda disjointed and set against a pretty bland/cold layout that just isn't selling the tone of the setting, it feels like it could be the rule book for cyberpunk game not a bloody horror fantasy. There is a pretty good sized bestiary in the back of the book but I was surprised at how much of it was generic D&D/Fantasy fare, I was expecting more unique/new creatures and monsters than there ended up being. To my surprise he rules stand out as the thing I am most interested in trying out, I want to see how these simplified dice rolls, and tiered character progression work in practice, on paper they seem quite appealing. My final score for this game is probably going to be lower than others but that's because it really doesn't fill the niche I was expecting it to. I was hoping for a game that focused on creating a new setting and fully fleshed out lore, a completely unique world like Exalted, Dark Heresy, Blue Rose or Southlands, the final product however just hews too close to generic D&D/Pathfinder in terms of its setting, it doesn't feel like it really shows how it is better or different. Despite being a little interested in seeing how the mechanics of the game work, they just aren't a selling point for me, there are already a million generic fantasy systems out there. I was really hoping this would be a book about new lore and a cohesive setting but I don't feel like it measures up to what I had hoped for. [/QUOTE]
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