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If you like playing mash-up games, Splinter from End Transmission Games is one you will want to check out. There are several levels of combinations taking place in this game, and like the caveat reads when you first open up this book "If this is your very first RPG...put this book down, play another one first, and then come back."
Splinter is set in the future in a dystopian society where you (you), are playing a player (player), who is playing an avatar (character. This multiple level of play can get confusing to new player because even though the two characters you are playing are connected, they also remain separate.
Settings
There are strong elements of 1984, Brave New World, Metropolis, and Rollerball (more the original) in this game. Your player is a member of the dystopian society of the future. There is only one entity in power, the Entertainment Broadcasting Company (EBC), and they are in absolute control. The social classes are deeply divided and strong controls are ...
Rating: [4 of 5 Stars!] |
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This was a given purchase for me as soon as I laid eyes on it; it's weird, it's creepy, it's got mansions, everything!
I wasn't disappointed having read through it either, I don't think there's been a single one of them I've seen without going "Huh, what if...?" or "This could fit in really well riiiiight here...". They are, you might say, the seeds of plot hooks; they're lying there, being all mysterious and begging for a storyline to reel people into. You have to put in a little bit of work as GM to able to use them as story tools, but (for me, at least) they make that work so much easier.
Well worth the $1 or $2 price tag, and I would still feel I'd gotten my money's worth even if they were a dollar more....
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!] |
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The PDF runs at 122 pages.
Out of that, approximately 109 are the content.
The contents list is on page 7 (quite a few pages down).
Your character (PC) creation, which starts on P17, not 15; has 3 abilities (Mental. Physical, Social).
These vary depending on your class (Agent, Engineer, Grunt, Hunter), which also gives you skills, other, special skills, specialities, and perk.
Perk: you get from being with a certain company (listed in the book). They also give you abilites, skills, and other, to add what you already have from your class.
The game rules are on Page 69 (not 67); page 69 tells you that you need D6's (so it's a D6 system).
It's only 6's that count as successes.
For example: melee combat: If you had a Physical of 3, and a Melee Combat of 3, you'd roll 6D6
No character sheet! I couldn't find it in the PDF.
Artwork: black & white, looks OK.
I hope this is helpful.
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Rating: [3 of 5 Stars!] |
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This is a review of the POD-copy of this adventure.
I recently ordered a POD-copy of this book. While the Scan is generally really good, as is the adventure one decision (and misleading description of the product) damns this to a 2/5, instead of a 5/5. The fact, that, despite, as advertised in the description, which mentions 3 books, the print version is one book.
Yes, you heard that right. The short intro-booklet, Player's handbook, and Gm's copy of the adventure, is one book. The product, in the description, is advertised as :
"This latest in the Dark Sun series of adventures has be redesigned with standard-size booklets, one for the DM and one for the players. A third booklet provides a descriptive short story to set the tone of your adventure."
I find it really ridicoulous. I can't upload pictures directly of the book, so you have to take my word for it. Even the page numbers is inconsistent - it is individual to each book. So, i can't even tell you on what page which boo...
Rating: [2 of 5 Stars!] |
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