Tag: John Alexander

Once upon a time, you were someone important…and dangerous.

Once upon a time, you were someone important…and dangerous.

Once upon a time, you were someone important…and dangerous. People knew you and gave you a wide berth. You were a force to be reckoned with in this city. And then you got old, broken, or both.

Looking at playbooks for an upcoming game and I’m attracted to The Veteran. Problem is, I’m not sure what The Veteran is. The intro suggests a badass, maybe an ex Aware or Hunter?  But being bad-ass doesn’t seem to be the focus of the playbook. They don’t have an arsenal of old weapons, instead they have a workshop. They make stuff. They are artists.

What stuff do they make? Magical stuff? Weapons? High Tech gear? All of the above? Is this what they did when they were important and dangerous? 

The stat block (Labels) on the beta playbooks seems  rather awkward.

The stat block (Labels) on the beta playbooks seems  rather awkward.

The stat block (Labels) on the beta playbooks seems  rather awkward.

Is there a reason for the layout that isn’t obvious from the beta materials? I don’t see any advantage to this setup vs the typical arrangement, and at least for me, it seems wasteful of space on the sheet and more importantly, cluttered and hard to read.

So, just finished first read through of the pdf.

So, just finished first read through of the pdf.

So, just finished first read through of the pdf. I love the production. It is nicely put together and really like that intro comic. 

First thought upon completion:

Where are the sample characters? Arrowhead is used in the book, but still the game would benefit from having a filled out character sheet for him. It would also benefit from filled out sheets for more traditional heroes like those in the starter comic. The way powers are handled is the least intuitive thing in the game system IMO, and could definitely use some examples to help prospective players and EIC get a handle on things. 

Still excited to play this as soon as possible. Hopefully at Gen Con, but if not then, then I’ll be running it soon after.