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<blockquote data-quote="trancejeremy" data-source="post: 3534961" data-attributes="member: 924">I think this is actually the only RPG product I've bought this year, since money is a little tight, and even though it was a little expensive, I definitely feel I got more than my money's worth with it.But, at the same time, it seems somewhat dated. Obviously, it should be, since it's a 10 year old book that was just reprinted, but still, some stuff is timeless, other products are products of its time, and this seems to me like one of the latter.For one, the focus on the &quot;End Times&quot; stuff, which really played well on the end of the millenium angst, but honestly, seems kinda quaint now.&nbsp; Also while this does seem a popular theme in modern day CoC scenarios, I'm not sure it fits HPL's timeline, since the world (as we know it) seems to exist until at least A.D. 2500, and humans seem to stay around until much much longer (but with different cultures taking over), based on &quot;Shadows out of Time&quot; (the narrator speaks with an Australian Physicist from the 26th century, and then assorted other future humans).&nbsp; I always thought the beetles took over after CAS's &quot;Zothique&quot; stuff, which is like what, 20,000 years into the future?For another, that whole occult Nightclub stuff with the goth house band seems just borrowed from the World of Darkness. Maybe it was cool then, but seems kind of hokey today.A few other things, like all the stuff about &quot;militias&quot;, which I guess were big back then, but not so much now. I expected the Roswell/MJ-12 stuff to be cliched by now, but that actually holds up pretty well. Anyway, this is not a complaint (since obviously they couldn't update it, that would be its own upcoming sourcebook, which is alluded to), more an observation.&nbsp; I'm not sure how playable it is these days (obviously you could set your game in the 90s, but I'm not sure how appealing that would be), but it's an interesting look at history from an RPG perspective.Anyone else feel this way?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="trancejeremy, post: 3534961, member: 924"] I think this is actually the only RPG product I've bought this year, since money is a little tight, and even though it was a little expensive, I definitely feel I got more than my money's worth with it. But, at the same time, it seems somewhat dated. Obviously, it should be, since it's a 10 year old book that was just reprinted, but still, some stuff is timeless, other products are products of its time, and this seems to me like one of the latter. For one, the focus on the "End Times" stuff, which really played well on the end of the millenium angst, but honestly, seems kinda quaint now. Also while this does seem a popular theme in modern day CoC scenarios, I'm not sure it fits HPL's timeline, since the world (as we know it) seems to exist until at least A.D. 2500, and humans seem to stay around until much much longer (but with different cultures taking over), based on "Shadows out of Time" (the narrator speaks with an Australian Physicist from the 26th century, and then assorted other future humans). I always thought the beetles took over after CAS's "Zothique" stuff, which is like what, 20,000 years into the future? For another, that whole occult Nightclub stuff with the goth house band seems just borrowed from the World of Darkness. Maybe it was cool then, but seems kind of hokey today. A few other things, like all the stuff about "militias", which I guess were big back then, but not so much now. I expected the Roswell/MJ-12 stuff to be cliched by now, but that actually holds up pretty well. Anyway, this is not a complaint (since obviously they couldn't update it, that would be its own upcoming sourcebook, which is alluded to), more an observation. I'm not sure how playable it is these days (obviously you could set your game in the 90s, but I'm not sure how appealing that would be), but it's an interesting look at history from an RPG perspective. Anyone else feel this way? [/QUOTE]

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