[RPG]: [Horror Week] Against the Darkness, reviewed by committed hero (3/4)

http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/13/13319.phtml

committed hero's Summary:

Hit the ground running with a ready-to-play game of Vatican monster hunters.

Go to the full review for more information.

[Sylvre Phire]

Another plus to this game is that there's only one book in the line - the rulebook. This bit of info was passed on to me by one of the TableTop Adventure reps at Nuke-Con earlier this month.

Pax et bonum,

Dale

[Balbinus]

The cover shows I think a woman priest, is that part of the game?

I ask as Catholic theology absolutely prohibits women priests, I'm not saying that's right (though it's not really for me to say either way) but it is the way it is. Female priests would make as much sense as having priests who were practising moslems.

How does it treat that?

[committed hero]

She's actually an Episcopal priest, one of the characters in the intro fiction and examples. I would say the doctrinal differences between Episcopalianism and Catholicism - especially in the states - are not worth harping on if a group wants PCs of both sexes on relatively equal footings (YMMV). As I understand Catholic doctrine, a married Episcopal priest who converts would be welcome in the clergy; I don't know if that applies to gender. Of course, this comes from the guy who seizes on bingo as the only real difference between these faiths.