So, has anyone here read FtA!GN! already? What do people think of it?

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Ia! Ia! Cthulhu!


Sorry, I couldn't resist.

I can't wait to read it!  I'm trying to buy it right now, but Drive Thru and RPGNow are acting weird.

Quote from: cheeplives;258273Ia! Ia! Cthulhu!


Sorry, I couldn't resist.

That's ok, it was sort of the point!

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I have yet to write my review, but overall, it's a mixed bag.
There are parts that I probably would never need to use in 20 campaigns (expanded pipe and tobacco equipment), and some stuff with that I have issues (parts of The Setting, lizardman race with its heavy natural DR without real disadvantage, encounter section of expanded terrain tables).
I also missed some stuff that I'd expected, like some notes on creation, customization and generall kit-bashing of stuff such as races or spell lists.

However, there's also a lot of neat stuff, like ideas on spell list implementation setting-wise, everything else about the random terrain generator, sci-fi items, gunpowder weapons, and lots of fresh ammo (races, one new class, two new spell lists, new monsters, and enough random tables to choke a Dread Gazebo).

Overall, if you plan to GM FTA! for more then some try-out adventures, the neat stuff alone makes it seriously worth to get at least the PDF, with the weaker bits as bonus to the stuff that strikes your fancy.

Quote from: RPGPundit;258246So, has anyone here read FtA!GN! already? What do people think of it?

So, am I still supposed to get a free electronic copy or something like that for the map?

(For anyone wondering why I haven't been posting here (A) I started a new job that's been keeping me fairly busy and (B) I kept looking at the "Why are you here?" thread on Off Topic trying to think of a good answer and kept facing the fact that I was spending way too much time on Off Topic and was spending less and less time reading threads on the Role-Playing Games forum and really need to get my interest in role-playing back up if I want to spend my time on a role-playing site.  There are much better and more appropriate forums for me to spend my day talking politics.)

Well, I've started reading it, and I like what I've seen so far.  I'm interested in running the game and have a few bits I'd really like to try out.

Quote from: John Morrow;258345So, am I still supposed to get a free electronic copy or something like that for the map?

(For anyone wondering why I haven't been posting here (A) I started a new job that's been keeping me fairly busy and (B) I kept looking at the "Why are you here?" thread on Off Topic trying to think of a good answer and kept facing the fact that I was spending way too much time on Off Topic and was spending less and less time reading threads on the Role-Playing Games forum and really need to get my interest in role-playing back up if I want to spend my time on a role-playing site.  There are much better and more appropriate forums for me to spend my day talking politics.)

Please PM clash about that.

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