I hope this is the right place for this. I'm just so excited I have to share!!!
Wow!
I’m finally holding in my hand the World Book of Khaas. A source book without a word of mechanics. Wow! Even having only discovered Arduin and Khaas a few short months ago, I’ve been enthralled by its splendor. Now I have what is arguably the definitive work of the entire world! No slight to the creator, David Hargrave, intended. His early passing is obviously a loss for us all. Anyway, enough sappy rambling…To some details.
Speaking of details, there is so much detail in this book I’m surprised it only weighs five pounds. Every country fleshed out more than enough to give each their unique flavor, yet so much room left for a game master to play with. The imagination soars and the skin tingles at the possibilities. Races, religions, countries, governments, laws, taxes, politics, my god man! Monty St John must have notes in every corner of his house.
The layout is clean; the pages beautiful. Enough pictures to give the brain a seconds rest, but none of them extraneous. The maps are clean and beautiful as well. Even for black and white, they are just spectacular. Hats off to you, Josie!
Customs, society, history, demographics and languages. I can hardly put this book down. Commerce, education and arts! Oh my, I doubt I will ever play in another world again. The Nexus give the world endless possibilities to bring any world, any technology, any system can be brought here and prosper. And with very little effort on the part of the GM.
If I have to fault anything it would be that it’s too white. Yes, that sounds strange, but the inside covers could have benefited from some art or graphic texture or something of the sort. But, being a first publication by Emperors Choice, it’s completely understandable to have some flaws.
Bottom line, this book is well worth the $60 price tag. After going through it, I’d gladly pay more. Just don’t tell them that. If you want a numbers rating, on a scale of one to ten, I just have to ask….Where’s that darn eleven?! Wow!
Wow!
I’m finally holding in my hand the World Book of Khaas. A source book without a word of mechanics. Wow! Even having only discovered Arduin and Khaas a few short months ago, I’ve been enthralled by its splendor. Now I have what is arguably the definitive work of the entire world! No slight to the creator, David Hargrave, intended. His early passing is obviously a loss for us all. Anyway, enough sappy rambling…To some details.
Speaking of details, there is so much detail in this book I’m surprised it only weighs five pounds. Every country fleshed out more than enough to give each their unique flavor, yet so much room left for a game master to play with. The imagination soars and the skin tingles at the possibilities. Races, religions, countries, governments, laws, taxes, politics, my god man! Monty St John must have notes in every corner of his house.
The layout is clean; the pages beautiful. Enough pictures to give the brain a seconds rest, but none of them extraneous. The maps are clean and beautiful as well. Even for black and white, they are just spectacular. Hats off to you, Josie!
Customs, society, history, demographics and languages. I can hardly put this book down. Commerce, education and arts! Oh my, I doubt I will ever play in another world again. The Nexus give the world endless possibilities to bring any world, any technology, any system can be brought here and prosper. And with very little effort on the part of the GM.
If I have to fault anything it would be that it’s too white. Yes, that sounds strange, but the inside covers could have benefited from some art or graphic texture or something of the sort. But, being a first publication by Emperors Choice, it’s completely understandable to have some flaws.
Bottom line, this book is well worth the $60 price tag. After going through it, I’d gladly pay more. Just don’t tell them that. If you want a numbers rating, on a scale of one to ten, I just have to ask….Where’s that darn eleven?! Wow!
