I got the impression that intermixing between humans and tanu was how 'modern' humans gained such powers. Very circular in a time travel sort of way that doesn't hold up to close examination.
I have thought about running it in Karameikos / Traladar.
The adventurers start before the arrival of the Duke. They end up chasing a boy called Boris through the forest after he stole a spell book. He runs into red mists and the Palace with the adventurers following. When they finish with the...
Listening to him read an extract at a con was what put me off trying his books. I couldn't stop myself from falling to sleep. Pratchett was at the same con and it was a world of difference.
My solution was to learn how to bind my own books. It's not particularly hard. The biggest limitation it having access to a printer the right size. A3 for a A4 book.
There is an assumption here that someone already has those books. It seems a bit over the top to buy a complete hard cover adventure just for the gazetteer at the beginning. I would expect a setting book to cover the entire region including bits that setting already published before. Much the...
From my experience with 2024 and 2014, there are only a small amount of rules that shared with the table and are different between systems. For example, inspiration and stealth/surprise.
Most rules are either individual player-facing or gm-facing rules. I DM more than I play, so I'm not as...
I bounced off it too. I guess I was hoping it was going to get better when I read the second book. It was very much not Pratchett. It seemed to have an American New World vibe to it which I find annoying.