Mage:the Awakening is out. Opinions?

[Jürgen Hubert]

Mage: The Awakening is clearly a clever derivative of D&D 3rd Edition, and the similarities show in a lot of ways...

Spoiler

*ducks and runs for cover*

 

[hong]

You're comparing something you've little 3experience with

3experience n. The revelatory feeling encountered when a gamer finds a new, improved version of an obsolete ruleset to which sentimental value is nonetheless attached. From 3E + experience, referring to the 3rd Edition^TM©® of the Dungeons and Dragons^TM©® game by Wizards of the Coast^TM©®. "You're comparing something you've little 3experience with to something for which you've old and fond memories."

 

[John Q. Mayhem]

Unknown Armies is better...


Hong's back! Kickass

 

[Turjan]

Mage: The Awakening is clearly a clever derivative of D&D 3rd Edition, and the similarities show in a lot of ways...

That's probably a universally applicable sentence . A classic quote, mein Herr .

 

[Turjan]

From 3E + experience, referring to the 3rd Edition^TM©® of the Dungeons and Dragons^TM©® game by Wizards of the Coast^TM©®.

Have you looked into Ultimate Rifts, lately ?

 

[teitan]

You know, that might actually be worth buying the damn book - just to make that swap...

I'm 100% serious. I think the nWOD rules make for a much better modern game with tweaks to the Morality system and the like. Don't get me wrong, I like D20 Modern but it has sat on my shelf since the day it was released (has some shelf wear on the top and bottom of the spine, the other two books are in grat shape) heck, I might even throw in a few other unused goodies like the Dark Matter issue of Poly and Dark Matter setting book for Alternity...

Jason

 

[Michael Tree]

Have you looked into Ultimate^TM©® Rifts^TM©®, lately ^TM©®?

Fixed your typo. ^TM©®

 

[tetsujin28]

Mage: The Awakening is clearly a clever derivative of D&D 3rd Edition, and the similarities show in a lot of ways...

Spoiler

*ducks and runs for cover*

Dude, quite doing that whilst I'm drinking!

 

[Umbran]

3experience n.

Wow. Now I know I've made the Big Time. I've been honged.

Good to see you around again.

 

[Macbeth]

I've never played Mage before, but this new edition has me more interested then any pervious incarnation... So I have to ask, from anybody familiar with both systems: How does Mage stack up to Ars Magica?