Post originally by Rag at 2004-10-04 02:21:24
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You wrote:
"Since this is an OGL game I find it strange they took relatively few risks with the system--attributes still work the same, classes, levels, hit points, advancement, skills, and armor work mostly the same as D&D--I have to wonder why this is OGL, rather than D20, because so much of the core system was kept."
It's OGL because the game is complete! A d20-game by definition is incomplete.
The d20-license states that, if you use the d20-icon, you can't include character-creation and character advancement AND you have to state that the D&D-playershandbook is needed.
Really, the whole d20-licence-thing is just about the use of the icon, that's all.
Post originally by Tim Kirk at 2004-10-04 04:22:51
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Yes, I understand the difference in the licenses quite well, but when you've obviously stayed close to D20 with the game, going for the D20 icon, might be worth it (unless their license doesn't allow that).
At least that's what fans of D&D/d20 have persistently said about the difference in sales to me.
I much prefer OGL games myself, I like complete games that dont' require me to access a game I don't like fundamentally--but its just an odd decision (compared to Babylon 5 which is D20 and yet has quite a few more difference in design--armor, hp progression, etc.)
Post originally by Dan Davenport at 2004-10-04 06:05:03
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Thanks for the review, Sid! You touched on a lot of aspects of the game, all of which sound pretty interesting to me.
One thing, though: could you say a bit more about the creatures in the bestiary? I'd have preferred some more information there and less, perhaps, about the adventure.
Post originally by Tim Kirk at 2004-10-04 06:31:49
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Ah. well darn it, I knew I forgot something:
Lets see there are:
Agarashi (essentially chaos demon type creatures)
Akraa'neonor (undead tunneller whose description reminds me of the Star Frontiers Slither)
Anaphag (a terrible smelling, bear like monster)
Ashradon (bat-lizard flying monsters)
Beastmen (exactly what it says)
Burrowcrawler (giant man eating worm
Cabalah (frigid undead)
Ciquali (swamp dwelling amphibiouns with pulsating throat sacks, I think "Deep one" here)
Crypt Spawn (a winged tentacled brain)
Daemonak (Demon like creatures)
Dakomyd (Giant lizards with mishapen heads ancient treasure guardians)
doomwolf (dark mutated wolves)
Drakkarim (Men of the E..er men who serve the dark and are very militarily ordered)
Drodarin Giants
Faersteed (sentient horses of good)
Flame Man
Ghagrim (Boar people)
Giak (think fairly bright orcs)
Gourgaz (giant reptile man)
Helghast (undead shapeshifter)
In between (magical ghostlike undead)
Kalkoth (six legged poisonous tunnel hunter)
Kraan (darkspawn dragons)
Lapillibore (man-eating bugs)
Mawtaw (leather skinned hypnotizing gaze predators)
Oudagorg (undead worm that is rot and disease "personified")
Pegasus
skeleton
steamspiders (poisonous spiders)
Storgh (two headed crocadiles)
Szalls (thieving "goblins" to the Giak orcs)
Tunnel Stalker (humanoid undead guardians of ancient treasures)
Vordak (more undead)
the Xargath (a legendary water dragon)
Zlanbeast (elite Kraan)
Animals (leaving out "normal" ones)
akataz (special wardogs)
Baknar (walruses with foreleags and claws)
Elix (hunting great cat like a graveful elongated Lynx)
Flying Snake
Itikar (giant vultures)
Javek (venmous snake with two heads)
Kwarez (smaller t-rex..."smaller" heh)
Lekthor (acidic bite serpant)
meersquid (very strong squid)
Najin (winged apes)
Vodok (big hyena like beasts)
Oh and the booko has this beautiful fold out map. However I fear removing it from the book.
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