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Old 05-05-2008, 06:40 PM
tylermo tylermo is offline
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Re: [RPG]: Savage Worlds Explorer's Edition, reviewed by Shining Dragon (5/3)

First of all, welcome to the Savage fold. :-) I know some are concerned about your low rating. I'm biased, and would have given it a higher rating, but that's me. I'm glad you have given SW a chance. It's a wonderful system. Admittedly, uber-powerful supers are hard to do with SW, and original Deadlands is better than Deadlands Reloaded. That said, it has to be (bar none) my favorite overall RPG. I'm a couple of years away from 40, and don't have to time bone up on all of the overly-crunchy systems. Plus, my memory, while good at remembering Star Wars dialogue, or names of Doctor Who actors, is not so good at absorbing 5 million pages of combat rules, etc. That's the great thing about Savage Worlds. It keeps everything simple. I realize you had a problem with the lack of a setting. With a little more investment, you'll find some wonderful pdf, and print plot points. I own them all. Not to mention Pinnacle Entertainment has some fantastic pdf toolkits, covering sci-fi, fantasy, pulp, and horror. Not to mention, cardstock character and screen insert pdf's. The online support for SW is tremendous. Most of the writers, and other company folk, are online to answer questions. Including the head man himself, Shane Hensley. Nice to see SW get some exposure down under. Anyway, SW is the game I play almost exclusively. Still play the odd licensed game, D&D, and the wonderful old D&D-inspired game, Castles and Crusades. But, Savage is my first choice for most everything else. Enjoy.
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