Post originally by Achim Leidig at 2005-01-31 05:05:38
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Dan Davenport wrote:
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I still wish the setting had taken the "alternate Earth" approach of <i>Cast a Deadly Spell</i>. I'm sure it could be fun to play, though.
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Indeed, "Cast A Deadly Spell" was what jumped to my mind when I heard about the first edition of Bloodshadows years ago and made me eager to buy it without a further look. I was - at first - very disappointed when I discovered that "other planet" setting.

Box and supplements collected dust in the shelves for a long time, until I had a second look, this time approaching the whole thing more relaxed and from a different point of view.

Instead of looking for "(Film) Noir" with Horror/Fantasy elements, I then thought about it as a pretty standard fantasy world with the Fast Forward button pushed up to the Roaring Twenties. With that, I finally made my peace with the game and actually had fun running a small "hard-boiled" campaign.

However, to catch the Deadly Spell feeling there's still the option of Mean Streets XPG with the Old Black Magic add-on.

Cheers,
Achim