So, if you loved original Knave, this is more than twice as Knave-y, and just delivers much more around the whole concept.
If you love random tables, this is packed with useful ones I know I will use in my own game on the fly.
And that’s something I want to highlight, is that I don’t run knave as a ruleset. I play Black Hack (one of the listed inspirations) but Knave is such a pure, focused, and simple set of rules that you can swipe and use th bits you like for pretty much any “old school” game where the rules are a toolkit for adventure gameplay.
That’s what I was already using knave and maze rats for, and how I will use this too - especially all the tables, probably the alchemy system, and even more on a re-read I am sure.
Very glad this is finally out and available.
Compared to other games of similar size, the price for a PDF does feel high to me, even after checking it out. It feels like it should be cheaper. That’s my only gripe. For the amount of the book that is made of tables - the curation and assembly is handy. But they are tables, and not altogether unique tables that aren’t pretty similar to other tables elsewhere for cheaper.
But I have definitely spent more on things I liked less, and I feel like I will end up getting sufficient use out of this material that I will end up getting more than my money’s worth, because I run a lot of games.
Kudos on the upgraded/expanded edition. A very good product that is useful and dense and usable at my table for sure.
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