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Bear in mind that I will have some positive things to say later in this review. But listen. I know the description has a mature content warning. I have no problem with people wanting to include sexual themes in their games. That being said, that should be fully opt-in. This book claims to offer that as a possibility, but unfortunately the layout makes that far from the case. Rather than containing the mature content to its own chapter, it's sprinkled throughout the book, including multiple illustrations that go beyond pinup and start encroaching on softcore. Also, the handling of said content is far from mature, leaning childish and exploitative. Apparently injecting his personal fantasies into books he works on is a running theme with Bouchard. He's more than welcome to do so, but I think his whims should be confined to their own supplements specifically focused on sexual subject matter. It's like being given a brownie with nuts in it and being told to eat around them if you don't like nuts- possible, but might not be worth it depending on how much you like brownies.
That being said, the care that went into this book is undeniably evident. The map tile system and the density of the places it produces are very fun. Where it may or may not lose you with regards to the mechanical contents is how well the tone matches your preferences- the events and systens trend towards supporting a bawdy, darkly comedic world, one that's joyfully cynical. It's certainly not for every table. The other thing is that, while I know it's kind of a keystone of the solo tabletop genre, bear in mind that you will be crossreferencing a LOT of tables. The cities it generates aren't just dense visually, but in terms of the amount of potential hooks and mechanics each tile offers as well.
Overall I think there's a lot to potentially enjoy with this book- it just depends on how open you are to certain subject matters and tones. Despite having a mature content warning, I think the description fails to adequately prepare the reader for the contents, which is the primary drive for my review.
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