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A very interesting update of the old Bard Games "Atlantis" and the “Arcanum” books which were written to be used with "any fantasy role-playing game" but the obvious choice was AD&D.
This book uses the Omni System, which is a bit like True20 and this can be used with True20 with a bit of tinkering.
The book is titled “Atlantis, the Second Age” so it is Atlantis, after the Flood. A bit odd, but I’ll go with it. Plenty of information on the world and despite the name you could run it as a pre-flood/pre-sinking Atlantean empire. Tons of new races, spells and magic, all pulled from the old Bard Games books ad updated to the Omi System.
It is a shame that no other books for this came out, but it can stand on it’s own. Great as a game in it’s own right or as a guide to an antediluvian time for any other game.
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This book is well worth the price.
After getting this PDF I ordered the Dead tree edition.
Its the powers system from Godsend RPG. I am a huge fan of supers RPGs. I own more than one edition of champions, My first GURPS supplement was supers and I own about every mutants and masterminds book in print.
This is by far my favorite Supers rules to date.
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Another finely crafted Hellas product. The situations that occur in the adventure are certainly different from previous games I've played, in a good way. Even though there are goals to accomplish, I certainly don't think that the players will feel railroaded into their choices. There is also a number of side mission ideas you can expand upon as well.
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Awesome product, I have the PDF & HC editions, the game is very neat and quite different & original. I Highly recommend!
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I bought it and it is not showing up as so. it says it is not one of my orders.
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Noch kann ich nicht zuviel dazu sagen, aber die Spielwelt von Hellas bietet mal etwas neues. Neue Rassen, die nicht dem typischen Zwerg, Elf, Ork Schema entsprechen. Eine neue (aber dennoch bekannte) Spielwelt mit der griechischen Mythologie und Science Fiction gepaart. Ich bin gespannt auf unsere ersten Spielsitzungen.
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I am pretty much in agreement with Mr. Franks' review above. I downloaded this pdf for free as a pert of the Thanksgivaway, but I'll mention as an endorsement for the setting that I purchased the d20Modern version at full price when that was released. The M&M version of Godsend Agenda is at least on par with Green Ronin's own Freedom City in terms of thoroughness and playability. The real gem here is the collection of anecdotes from various M&M GMs, including Steve Kenson, about how they have tweaked GA for their games. For those unfamiliar with the Godsend Agenda stetting, it is founded on a similar premise as Dr. Who; that is, the unexplained may be explained ultimately as some form of alien life or fantastic technology. Gamers who prefer an Egyptian flair in their games will appreciate it as well. If you don't have time to create your own setting, and Freedom City is too four-color for your taste, but Paragons too mundane, you might consider Godsend Agenda.
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I feel . . . Outdone.
I've been working on an Atlantis campaign setting for over 21 years. And these guys beat me to the punch. This game is very well done and a surprise to see. Everything is well made, and can include anything you desire. Set on our own planet, Atlantis the Second Age is a campaign setting with style and panache that exceeds that found in Eberron. It is the story of Atlantis, after Plato's devastating flood (the deluge wasn't all that devastating). And players and game masters are able to visit that fabled land. From Amazons to Atlanteans, to people peopling North America, this game+setting can give you a lot o enjoyment.
Atlantis the Second Age is actually the revision of a trilogy of books based on this setting. The original game was produced by Bard Games, and came in a trilogy. Morrigan Press' work has revised and updated the material presented in the trilogy. I don't know how faithful it is, but it seems to be very good work nontheless.
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Excellent production values. Full color throughout. The file has recently been updated and some typos/missing text have been fixed, resulting in a pdf ready for printing. The setting is rich and filled with campaign ideas. The original Godsend book has been converted to the Mutants & Masterminds rule set. For any M&M players out there, this sourcebook is a must buy.
<br><br><b>LIKED</b>: Very clever take on the "space gods" idea of super hero origins; but also plenty of other ideas for a rich and rewarding longterm campaign.<br><br><b>DISLIKED</b>: I might suggest a version of the sourcebook that is easier to print for those who cannot afford a full color version; but getting a full color book for this price was a real value.<br><br><b>QUALITY</b>: Excellent<br><br><b>VALUE</b>: Very Satisfied<br><BR>[THIS REVIEW WAS EDITED]<BR>
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This is a really inventive game! The Godsend agenda examines superhero gamning from a quasi-religious view. Like the Stargate TV series it puts forth the idea that ancient "gods" weren't gods at all, but rather powerful flesh and blood beings from outside our experience (to say more than that would ruin some surprises for those who wish to purchase the book). <br><br>
<b>LIKED</b>: The superhero genre is considered somewhat cliche' by some folks. This book offers a new vision of superpowered beings within an extended, logical framework. It has its own character and a very flexible, but all-inclusive, plot.<br><br><b>QUALITY</b>: Very Good<br><br><b>VALUE</b>: Very Satisfied<br>
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Godsend d20 Conversion
In the genre of Superheroes especially in d20 and the OGL Mutants and Masterminds is king. It can make it hard to look at a new game using a similar system as one of the first thoughts can easily be it is not Mutants and Masterminds. Well, Godsend is no Mutants and Masterminds. It has its good point and bad but the thing it needs most it lacks. That is a clear history and background for the game. It has some of that but in the end it just does not have enough.
Godsend Agenda is a super heroes setting that has seen conversions into different systems. This is covering the d20 conversion and there is also a d6 system version that I know of. Godsend Agenda is by Khepera Publishing. The PDF is good sized being one hundred and forty four pages in length. It is book marked but only to sections and not to each little item. I prefer bookmarks to be more like an index that links to just everything. The art is hit and miss with a few more misses then hits. It is in color. The layout is also not that strong. There are considerable white spaces in the book and some pages are almost blank in appearance. The book is very well priced. I do not usually mention prices but three fifty for this PDF is cheap.
The book starts with a rare section telling people how they can use the book. This might seem a little self explanatory to people but it is always nice to see ideas from the writers and how they see the book being used. It expands the normal limits of using this book for just Godsend Agenda.
The one section that could have really made the book stand out is the history and the set up. It deals with aliens coming to earth and while they did a nice job of integrating Earth?s history with the Aliens being around the whole section is just too few pages. There are a lot of positives in here of creativity and well rounded thought out ideas. But in the end more detail and broader themes could have been used to make this a lot more easily used. It explains why everything is happening but it does not help that much in showing what a campaign or adventures would be like.
The game is based on d20 modern with a few differences. The first is Ka, this is a power pool that players use to fuel their abilitie3s. It is based on Charisma and a small easy to follow formula not unlike skill points. Instead of using Allegiances they have archetypes. These remind me of Nature and Demeanor from the White Wolf games. When a character does something fitting to their archetype they regain a couple Ka points. There are not a lot of Archetypes here but they seem to cover the typical super heroes.
The game goes on to give super attributes for each of the six attributes. Each has four ranks that one can achieve and each is well defined and gives additional abilities like the ability to lift islands and things like that. The game uses a merit and flaw system. I find it interesting that there are about three times as many flaws listed as merits. These fit into the point system that superpowers are gained from. I prefer a flaw system that rewards the character in game when the flaws come into use instead of having them equal points during character generation. So, other then my bias towards their system it seems to work well. I do like how each merit and flaw can be weak or strong depending on how many points it is. It is a very malleable system. The powers section continues like merits and Flaws and is again a very flexible system. There are about eighty powers listed here. It seems to cover about everything one would want.
They have a nice class called the Young God Prestige Class. This is the only class in the book and I note it because it has nothing to do with Godsend Agenda. The idea here is to offer a class that DM?s can use if they just want to take the super rules here and add those into their own campaign. It is rare for a book to offer a way to use it outside of its assumed setting.
In the end Godsend Agenda is a nice supers system for d20 Modern. It is made so that it easily adds on to the current game and while I prefer a bit more meat in the setting the point based system they have for powers seems to work. While it is only getting an average score the cost of the PDF presents little lost if one does not like it. There is little reason not to try the book.
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<b>LIKED</b>: Very easy to use with d20 modern<br><br><b>DISLIKED</b>: I want more setting<br><br><b>QUALITY</b>: Acceptable<br><br><b>VALUE</b>: Very Satisfied<br>
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