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<blockquote data-quote="Master of the Game" data-source="post: 3987134" data-attributes="member: 9220">I personally had some problems with World on Fire, but it's not a bad book.&nbsp; There's some really good stuff in there, but as a rules guy this bit really bugs me:[bq]All three villainous factions in the World on Fire setting receive comprehensive treatment, while the heroic factions are intentionally being held off for specialized expansion in their own PDF releases.[/bq]That's right, a game whose classless NPC rules have proven to be such a big hit only released rules for Master classes (which many have been waiting for since we were told in 2005 would be in the World on Fire book) for character who would likely be NPCs.&nbsp; In fact, unless you want your players playing villains this book isn't terribly handy for setting a game in the WoF world.&nbsp; You'll just have to go out and buy more if you want to know what their factions are actually like.Oh, and that's assuming you like PDFs or that Crafty actually, you know, bothers to release them, since they have such a great track record of getting product out there.&nbsp; Their Spellbound series started a year ago, and though we were told 7 more releases were forthcoming, here we are without a single addition to the series.I feel bad really, because there is really good stuff buried in there, but the company has no follow-through.&nbsp; I'd save my money and not bank on Crafty getting anything out until you're actually holding it in your hands.&nbsp; And, given what they did in World on Fire with the Master classes and Faction info they advertised, even then I'd give it a good read-through to make sure its actually all there before you buy.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Master of the Game, post: 3987134, member: 9220"] I personally had some problems with World on Fire, but it's not a bad book. There's some really good stuff in there, but as a rules guy this bit really bugs me: [bq]All three villainous factions in the World on Fire setting receive comprehensive treatment, while the heroic factions are intentionally being held off for specialized expansion in their own PDF releases.[/bq] That's right, a game whose classless NPC rules have proven to be such a big hit only released rules for Master classes (which many have been waiting for since we were told in 2005 would be in the World on Fire book) for character who would likely be NPCs. In fact, unless you want your players playing villains this book isn't terribly handy for setting a game in the WoF world. You'll just have to go out and buy more if you want to know what their factions are actually like. Oh, and that's assuming you like PDFs or that Crafty actually, you know, bothers to release them, since they have [i]such[/i] a great track record of getting product out there. Their Spellbound series started a year ago, and though we were told 7 more releases were forthcoming, here we are without a single addition to the series. I feel bad really, because there is really good stuff buried in there, but the company has no follow-through. I'd save my money and not bank on Crafty getting anything out until you're actually holding it in your hands. And, given what they did in World on Fire with the Master classes and Faction info they advertised, even then I'd give it a good read-through to make sure its actually all there before you buy. [/QUOTE]

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