[Brand_Robins]

Good solid review (Celestial Clergy thing aside). Point by point it matches up pretty well with my thoughts on the game, save that I like the setting a little more.

I'd also note that in some very long term games I've played, there are a few non-magical folks who've more than kept up with the more magical folks. The obsessed gun nut type, for example, becomes death on legs once her skill gets high enough. But if you're not guns, martial arts, or a very focused character concept -- yea, it is often more effective to go with the magic.