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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Crothian" data-source="post: 2010994" data-attributes="member: 232">Leaving the comforts of the home to find out what lies over the next hill is simple and yet complicated task.  Exploration into the unknown and journeying off the known map is an endeavor few people will ever do.  Next Age Heroes is a pdf world set around this very idea.  It allows for the exploration of the unknown and lets the players seek adventures in places filled with rumors and legends.      Next Age Heroes is a fantasy setting designed for low level characters.  It uses all the basic races and classes from the Players Handbook and just gives them each enough background to fit into this setting without actually changing any of the rules mechanics.  The background information for the players is easy to follow and simple to use.  This setting would be a great way to introduce people new to role playing.  There is no over flow of options and everything fits nicely with the Players Handbook.  There are very few powerful NPCs to overshadow the players.  In fact the highest level NPCs are about 7th level and they are starting to get on in the years.      The product consists of three separate PDFs.  The first is about a dozen poages in length and it covers the player’s introduction to the setting.  In it the players will read a brief explanation on the races and the classes as well as a few well placed hints on what can be expected in the adventures in this setting.  It is a fast read and should start the player’s creative juices flowing.  The second pdf is larger and covers a more in depth look into the races of the world.  It is a little under sixty pages, but still the reading is fast and easy.  In it the players and the Dungeon Master will learn about the relationships between the races and as well as learn a lot about their customs and practices.  The part is filled with details and good ideas.  The third PDF is the largest having over 200 pages of Game Master information.  It is in here the DM will get a thousand of ideas for running adventures and campaigns of exploration in this world.             There is a lot of information packed in this PDF.  It is its own world and allows the players to become heroes through exploration.  The three files are relatively small, the largest being a little under three megs and the other two being less then a  half a meg each.  The PDFs are simple in appearance.  There is very little art in them and no borders.  It does allow for easy printing though.  The maps are functional and easy to read.  The layout is basic and in two column format.  It was easy to read through it all on the computer screen.  Overall, it’s a good setting.  I think it has a lot to offer and should make a great setting for people new to role playing.  Experienced role players should fine the setting a pleasant change to the complicated and deeply plot driven settings.</blockquote>

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