Recent content by MrAndrewJ

In a very system agnostic way. Regardless of whatever is truly happening there, the place's reputation would help barons decide not to claim the land. "The Lord of that evil place" might chase them away. A very classic take could be as simple as an evil aligned dragon in deep catacombs...

Zadmar, I think we agree overall. The trappings were great! Very reminiscent of HERO/Champions, and really cool. It was, in short, that the Arcane Background itself felt like a half-step back toward class-based systems instead of the more organic systems I was used to. It might actually be...

My experience was with only the Explorer's edition and one game at a con, but it wasn't as positive as everyone else's. Using only the core rulebook, magic users felt very constrained for new characters. Briefly re-reading the rules, it seems likely that a character won't be quite as...

The more I think about The Ethereal Radio, the more I like it. The requirement of being less than two feet from the body was the most shocking part. At first it seems way too close. Then came the realization that it is way too close and it should be. It makes the characters acknowledge what...