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Iron, Lion, Scion

Started by Sosthenes, April 28, 2007, 06:08:32 PM

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Sosthenes

April 28, 2007, 06:08:32 PM
So, it seems that White Wolf doesn't have the energy fitting in goths and punks into a fantasy setting and so tries to make some kind of modern, urban super-hero game where the players are descendants of the gods themselvs, thus enabling every lip-pierced job-less wonder to re-imagine themselves into the harbinger of Thor.

Or do they? What's that new game about? Is it Nail Gaiman meets "religons of the ancient world" booklet? Something half-way decent? How much effort would I need to spend to re-work the daughter of Aphrodite into a Street Figher challenger? Would she call me back?
 

Christmas Ape

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April 28, 2007, 06:11:32 PM
Close as I can gather - and this may simply be what I'd do with it based on what I've read in threads, mind - it's something like American Gods if it were an action movie. You can do some other stuff with it, I'm sure, but that's what caught my eye.
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hgjs

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April 28, 2007, 06:19:36 PM
Apparently it's just a list of powers.  There's no setting, aside from unspecific references to a war between the gods and the titans somewhere else.
 

C.W.Richeson

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April 28, 2007, 06:22:37 PM
You should take a moment to check out my review!

The Titans, creatures of chaos, have begun to slip the bonds of their imprisonment in the Earth.  The Gods, long avoiding contact with humanity for fear that human belief would change them through the power of Fate, have been gathering their children, Scions, for the coming war.  Old grudges reignite and new ones are forged as the Scions leave aside worldly concerns to battle against their destroyers for themselves and their patrons.
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April 28, 2007, 06:52:16 PM
Even though I got a PM on the other board from some rabid nutjob telling me it's vitriol for saying it, I still think this is good advice:

Download the demo and find out for yourself how worthless it is.
 

C.W.Richeson

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April 28, 2007, 06:54:51 PM
Yeah, there is a level of frothing fan-boy love for the game at the moment that has encouraged me not to discuss it in any detail :)
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Sosthenes

#6
April 28, 2007, 06:57:04 PM
I've read the review before posting (very good, BTW), I've even waded through the demo, but I'd still like to get some kind of holistic emotional response from those who actually paged through the whole book.

How appalling is the intro fiction? Will it make me run to the next Asatru meeting, crying for the blood of heathens?
 

RedFox

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April 28, 2007, 06:58:23 PM
Quote from: C.W.RichesonYeah, there is a level of frothing fan-boy love for the game at the moment that has encouraged me not to discuss it in any detail :)

Yet you wrote a huge review about it!
 

Thanatos02

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April 28, 2007, 06:58:35 PM
There's some general hate-on for anything from WW here, but I'm withholding judgement. It's about 12 minutes old, so the dudes and ladies in love with it should probably curb their enthusiasm too. >.>
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Halfjack

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April 28, 2007, 07:01:13 PM
I flipped through a copy at my game store and put it back.  It doesn't seem to do anything clever or novel but for those who collect "more of the same" it might appeal as a new(ish) setting to play in.
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April 28, 2007, 07:09:16 PM
Quote from: RedFoxYet you wrote a huge review about it!

True!  Writing reviews and participating in give and take discussion are pretty different though.  Blessedly different.
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April 28, 2007, 07:12:08 PM
Quote from: SosthenesHow appalling is the intro fiction? Will it make me run to the next Asatru meeting, crying for the blood of heathens?

It's alright.  It does a good job of giving you the feel of mythological things happening out in the middle of nowhere, kinda WoD style.  Its a fine intro to the book in that it shows someone going through the whole "becoming a Scion" process.  It's not very well paced, though, and I wouldn't have finished reading it but for my obligation as a reviewer.

I really would have preferred more short pieces of fiction, like what we see in other White Wolf books.

For most folk the adventure and opening fiction, almost 100 pages of the book, are going to be a wash.  Unless you run the adventure you wont be referring to either item again after reading the book.
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Pete

#12
April 28, 2007, 07:38:03 PM
I'm going through a resurgance of interest in White Wolf games right now and what I hear about Scion does absolutely nothing for me.
 

Wil

#13
April 28, 2007, 08:09:25 PM
Quote from: hgjsApparently it's just a list of powers.  There's no setting, aside from unspecific references to a war between the gods and the titans somewhere else.

If it's set in the modern world, what kind of setting material do you expect? I'm not a huge fan of the game or anything (I just started reading it), I'm just wondering.
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Sosthenes

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April 28, 2007, 08:13:53 PM
Quote from: WilIf it's set in the modern world, what kind of setting material do you expect?

We're still talking about White Wolf here, right?
 
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