Dungeonworld any good?

[Dog Moon]

So there was a setting called Dungeonworld made by I think it was Fast Forward Entertainment. I saw the books for like 10$ somewhere [wonder if I can find the site again...] and was wondering if anyone knew anything about Dungeonworld. Is it worth 10$ even for idea mining [assuming it's not good enough to actually run], or is it something I should totally stay away from?

 

[Crothian]

Neat ideas bad mechanics.

 

[Treebore]

I liked the idea a lot as well. I also think coming up with workable mechanics will be pretty easy.

 

[Teflon Billy]

It was a clever enough concept but, like a great deal of FFE's products, it was mechanically disastrous.

I'd pay 5 bucks for another copy...10 would be pushing it.

 

[Dog Moon]

Bad mechanics as in they didn't explain how the beings living the dungeonworld could manage to coexist and that they didn't satisfactorily deal with food issues and stuff?

 

[Crothian]

Bad mechanics as in they didn't explain how the beings living the dungeonworld could manage to coexist and that they didn't satisfactorily deal with food issues and stuff?

Bad mechancis as in stats for things, and game option type things. I don't recall specifics as I got rid of years ago. It probably had those problems as well but those are easier to deal with.

 

[Capellan]

Bad mechanics as in "Clerics lose a caster level every day they're in Dungeonworld, and there's no way to get them back".

 

[Psion]

Neat ideas bad mechanics.

Neat ideas, need fleshed out more.

FWIW, I have a review up here:
http://www.enworld.org/reviews.php?do=review&reviewid=2009096

There are several others.

 

[Crothian]

Neat ideas, need fleshed out more.

Didn't they make at least one sourcebooks? Did that help, I never found it.

 

[Treebore]

I remember seeing one, maybe even two, more books based on Dungeonworld.