Fantastic read. I do think this book could have been made considerably shorter without some of the fluffy language as they describe aspects of Mage and Magick. But in saying that, that language very much is Mage: the Ascension.

If you have the determination to read through it, book mark pages and run the game for friends, you'll get some good use out of the book. Though it is highly advised to purchase/find additional material. Even with near 700 pages they couldn't cover everything but did cover a good hearty chunks of the core system meaning you can run a game with just this book alone

DrivethruRPG did a great job printing, I received the standard colour book and it arrived in very good condition.

My Buddy sold me on the system based on the memes in the official CofD Discord. Then I read the book itself. I'm gonna have so much fun with this book

You know, you are reading an amazing book when the story comparse the resiliance and rubberiness of a sea serpents scales with a regular school meal. (The food doesn't fare too well in the comparison.)

The adventure with a plethora of story hooks promisses a ton of fun. It's clear that this is a work of passion and written with dedication to detail. Amidst flavorful and engaging encounters you can find qquite helpful tips for the director (GM) and the document is very well layed out and invites to reading it.

The "quote" from the beginning tells you already, that we can find a good dose of humor in this ancient tale and I really enjoy the liberties the kids took with the material and their ideas. Not wanting to spoil anything but the story goes into plenty of interesting places and this is only fitting for a They Came From story. Reminds me of the rpgs written a few decades ago as fantasy and science fiction were "still young" and explored all kinds of ideas. What can I say? As a fan of "serious" and dark fantasy I very much enjoyed this more light hearted stpry of brilliant heroes! Really hope to see more coming from the authors. You rock!

An essential at any Essence table. Additional character types and antagonists are my personal favorites, but the things here will suit any player and storyteller.

Excellent number of NPCs for use in your games and I think you could do a lot worse than spending a fair amount for the number in this book.

Exalted is by far my favorite RPG currently. It permits play with truly powerful characters while still presenting a coherent system.

It is not entirely flawless. The crafting system in particular has room for improvement, and a truly ridiculous number of d10s are needed. And yet, it still offers a unique and enjoyable game that I would highly recommend.

Very interesting enemy type. Reminds me a lot of the entity from Dr Who's Midnight episode. The type of creature whose threat isn't being attacked by it, but by just talking to it.

Makes Essence go from good to great by adding pretty much a bit of everything: charms, character types, artifacts, spells, martial arts, antagonists, warstriders. I felt the antagonists section was particularly good, adding a lot of variety in a small package. Just a fantastic addition overall.

An absolutely delightful adventure full of great set pieces, a wry sense of humor, and a good deal of creativity. Also, surprisingly less railroad-y than I expected. The cameos are fun, if perhaps not to everyone's tastes, and I love the other plot hooks mixed in in the side boxes. The authors deserve the praise they've gotten. This is wonderful.

An amazing first effort from the authors, packing a huge amount of adventure for the page count. (Also packed with in-jokes that I suspect a geezer like me only caught half of.) A nice blend of fights, environmental dangers & social encounters, with side branches from every node on the plot tree. Highly recommended.

The Doppelganger is a very versitile statblock with a variety of example versions. It kind of feels like an NPC version of an Accursed Family. The variety of them make me wish they had a player version.

A delightfully wonderful and whimsical adventure!

I ran this as a two-shot for some first-time players, and we all had absolute blast with it! The fun we had with this adventure honestly makes it difficult to write this review because I have the urge to write down all of my group’s fantastic encounters and shenanigans, but I don’t want to spoil anything for other players!

The environments are incredibly varied and the cast of NPCs and monsters are just as such and shine radiantly in both social and combat situations. The adventure as a whole, in addition to being a whimsical, epic romp, is impressively versatile. It would obviously fit well with “They Came from the Cyclops’s Cave,” but I can see it fitting with other “They Came From” games due to events in one of the later scenes, the fact that the scenes don’t need to play out in linear fashion, and an abundance of story hooks.

Overall, this adventure is an absolute delight! An excellent job by all the writers! 5 out of 5, I will be directing this adventure again!

a wonderful addition to the exalted game line, providing just the right level of crunch for many uncomfortable with the full 3rd edition system and innovating on combat in a new and cool way. I look forward to future supplements such as the Player's Guide currently on backer kit. this would be 5 stars .... however..... DRIVE THRU RPG FIX YOUR DANG QUALITY CONTROL, YOU GLUED MY GOSH DARN BOOK TO THE PACKAGE AND THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT OFF WAS TO DAMAGE THE BOOK (the pages were also abysmally cut) ehem.... rant over, i have a replacement request pending and i'm sure they will make it right. (edit, they did!) great job OPP, keep it up making these great books for the game line!

My favorite of the Curseborne Tasty Bit antagonists. The dynamic of how they shift in power based on whether they are feeding from a host or not leads to an antagonist who is difficult to kill, but not impossible. Based on the rules I think if you can get the being to hop at least 3 hosts it'll starve to death.

I can draw parallels to Its a Wonderful Life, where the Angel Clarence is actual a parasite that wants its victim to enjoy their "new life" and leave them to die in the real world.

Really enjoy this antagonist type. Comes complete with a scenario to use them in.

I love the idea of an enemy that gets more powerful as they are allowed to stay alive. And the fact that they aren't concious of the damage they cause creates even more of a moral dilema in how to deal with them.