This is a free product. That's pretty awesome. Most publishers would charge for this.

Also, with most "pregen characters" packs, you really only get enough for everyone at the table to have one choice. This gives a bunch. That's super cool.

One thing I like is, you can usually tell a lot about the game from looking at character sheets. This tells you a lot, and is a great way to get a feel for what the game is before buying or committing to running a demo session.

The art? Great.

In short: Would buy again. Would probably pay a couple dollars for this sort of thing.

Disclaimer: I've done a bit of freelance writing for White Wolf, including some work with both the writer and developer in question. Take that as you may.

Compacts and Conspiracies is 84 pages of pure content. It's packed to the brim with ideas, toys, hooks and weird mechanical tweaks. It's more than worth $6.99.

What's it got inside?

The twelve Compacts and Conspiracies from the Hunter corebook are treated and expanded heavily. There's a couple of new takes on each, including treatments of their histories and mythologies. These things are particularly pointed, quick reads. The factions from the core book each get longer treatment, including a supercool secret each. Did you know one of the Ashwood Abbey got pregnant with a vampire? Truefact. Then, each gets a toy or two or three. For Compacts, this comes in the form of a new Merit, a sort of non-Endowment Endowment. For example, The Union get a network of neighborhood people they can call on for minor advantages. Conspiracies get more Endowment toys, like the head of Jayne Mansfield (I am not joking. Her head is a Merit. Your character can purchase it. No: Your character MUST purchase it.) Lastly, each group gets something else. That something varies, but it comes in the form of some mechanical element. With few exceptions, they're all suitable for different games with different characters. In fact, I think I'll be appropriating some of them to my Vampire game soon. It includes things like using red tape to hide your tracks. That sort of fun stuff.

Like Block By Bloody Block, the previous PDF-exclusive Hunter offering, Compacts and Conspiracies offers a lot of fun tools to make your Hunter (or any other World of Darkness game for that matter,) kick more butt. Get it. Love it. There's not a wasted page. That's rare in gaming supplements.

Okay.

Have you ever crapped your pants, then after saying, "shit dude, that's gross!," then thought, "wait a second, I can see the tactical value in this?"

If so, you're in good company. Imagine if you ate pure badass, then crapped it out into a catapult, then launched it directly into the hair of your enemies. This is Dudes of Legend.

Basically, anyone giving this book fewer than an eleven star review should shut his mouth before somebody pees in it.

(Edit: I just realized the radio buttons at the bottom don't go to eleven. So you can disregard my statement about peeing in my mouth. Or at least in regards to me. Because that's a whole different level self-referential disgustingness.)

I gave a relatively thorough review here: http://www.alltern8.com/library/tabletop_collectible_card_games/what_should_we_play_-_portrait_of_a_villain/l-4511.html