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Old 06-27-2008, 03:49 PM
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Re: [RPG]: [Fantasy Week] Forward... to Adventure!, reviewed by JimmieBJr (4/4)

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Originally Posted by devlin1 View Post
This sounds like something I'd be interested in checking out, because it sounds fun and straightforward, but I have to say I'm a little surprised that the reviewer finds the combat system so unique when it's just about exactly the same way Tunnels & Trolls has been handling combat since the '70s. Four-fifths of the class list -- Warrior, Wizard, Rogue, Warrior-Wizard -- is straight out of 5th ed. T&T.

The review doesn't say anything about it being a T&T retro-clone (I'm not sure anyone's even tried to do one of those), but is that part of the game's intent? How big of an influence was T&T on its development?
I know Pundit listed T&T as one of the major influences on FtA!, but it's not a T&T clone at all. There are quite a few bibs and bobs he blended together from various influences to make the game.

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