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<blockquote data-quote="ShadowDenizen" data-source="post: 5998833" data-attributes="member: 16485"><p>Speaking as someone who own the original, and is chipping in on the reprint….</p><p></p><p>Orient Express was a great adventure for it’s time, and really upped the standards from Chaosium. The contents of the boxed set was extensive for it’s time, including a carbboard cutout of the Simulacrum (see below), a map of the trains routes, cardstock models of the train, and a number of booklets tha contain the campaign, NPC’s, and handouts.</p><p></p><p>Note that all of the below is purposefully vague, so as not to spoil TOO much for the uninitatied while still trying to give a feel for the overall campaign. (<strong>Merric</strong>, if you want more detailed review/spoilers, feel free to PM me with questions.)</p><p></p><p>The campaign is pretty straightfoward, overall. The Investigators are charged with obtaining pieces of the Sedefkar Simulacrum (a man-sized statue that has been chooped into it’s component parts), which is conveniently along the route of the Simplon Orient Epxress.</p><p></p><p>The chapters are great (I’m particularly partial to the “Dream Lausanne” chapter, personally), and allow the PC’s to explore some offbeat locations (Milan, Venice, Constantinople, etc.) BUT, the adventure (IMO) requires a fair bit of effort and some flexibility on behalf of the keeper, as well as some creatity to keep the players on the path and to represent multiple foreign countries in an intriguing way. Also, while the advenute fudges a bit on the train arrival/departure times (It’s basically “Need a train? There’s one there.”), there is a bit of a timetable to be followed, particularly on the </p><p>Return Trip” to London towards the end.</p><p></p><p>It sounds like this is not just a strict reprint (a la “Curse of the Cthonians”), but more of a reprint and revision, which is very welcome to my mind!</p><p></p><p>If you belong to <a href="http://www.yog-sothoth.com" target="_blank">Yog-Sothoth - YSDC Front Page</a> , and patronize them, you’ll have access to the HotOE audio sessions (all 34 of them!!), which gives a good indication of the shape of the campaign overall.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Agreed to all points. A map of the Orient Express route (AND some of the routes other than the Simplon route!) was included in the original boxed set. And yes, the “Curse of Chaosium” has been discussed many times, and continues to resonate with the CoC audience, for (IMO) well-warranted reasons.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ShadowDenizen, post: 5998833, member: 16485"] Speaking as someone who own the original, and is chipping in on the reprint…. Orient Express was a great adventure for it’s time, and really upped the standards from Chaosium. The contents of the boxed set was extensive for it’s time, including a carbboard cutout of the Simulacrum (see below), a map of the trains routes, cardstock models of the train, and a number of booklets tha contain the campaign, NPC’s, and handouts. Note that all of the below is purposefully vague, so as not to spoil TOO much for the uninitatied while still trying to give a feel for the overall campaign. ([b]Merric[/b], if you want more detailed review/spoilers, feel free to PM me with questions.) The campaign is pretty straightfoward, overall. The Investigators are charged with obtaining pieces of the Sedefkar Simulacrum (a man-sized statue that has been chooped into it’s component parts), which is conveniently along the route of the Simplon Orient Epxress. The chapters are great (I’m particularly partial to the “Dream Lausanne” chapter, personally), and allow the PC’s to explore some offbeat locations (Milan, Venice, Constantinople, etc.) BUT, the adventure (IMO) requires a fair bit of effort and some flexibility on behalf of the keeper, as well as some creatity to keep the players on the path and to represent multiple foreign countries in an intriguing way. Also, while the advenute fudges a bit on the train arrival/departure times (It’s basically “Need a train? There’s one there.”), there is a bit of a timetable to be followed, particularly on the Return Trip” to London towards the end. It sounds like this is not just a strict reprint (a la “Curse of the Cthonians”), but more of a reprint and revision, which is very welcome to my mind! If you belong to [url=http://www.yog-sothoth.com]Yog-Sothoth - YSDC Front Page[/url] , and patronize them, you’ll have access to the HotOE audio sessions (all 34 of them!!), which gives a good indication of the shape of the campaign overall. Agreed to all points. A map of the Orient Express route (AND some of the routes other than the Simplon route!) was included in the original boxed set. And yes, the “Curse of Chaosium” has been discussed many times, and continues to resonate with the CoC audience, for (IMO) well-warranted reasons. [/QUOTE]
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