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09-05-2007, 05:42 PM
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Re: [RPG]: Mythweaver: The Splintered Realm, reviewed by Lev Lafayette (2/2)
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Originally Posted by jazzencat
Looks interesting. I'd probably want to try it as a player before I go and buy it. So far something I have noticed with point-buy systems and D&D style systems is that it takes a VERY long time to make a character. How did you find it with this system? I have played D&D original, Advanced, Advanced 2nd Ed and 3.5, Shadowrun, GURPS 3e, Earthdawn, and Rifts. Most of these took a good hour and a half to make a character, sometimes more.
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Character generation was quick, even for one not familiar with the system, although slightly skewed negatively by the book's organisation.
This said, I can write up a GURPS character in 10 minutes. And B/Eetc D&D? Roll 3d6 in order and allocate race/class. Buy equipment. (Actually that was a neat feature of this game. Your level pretty much determines your equipment.)
Personally, I think if a person can't generate a character within 15 minutes max, the game system has a problem.
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