Post by Gilvan Blight on Sept 12, 2005 10:01:10 GMT -5
Quckly: Buy it because it does help run the game, but bitch about it because it's not that great. If you can make your own do it, it will be better then this.
Summary: The new edition of warhammer is quite a bit more complex then the old. There are quite a few more talbes, weapons and modifiers in this incarnation. These tables are not gathered anywhere in the book so this pack contains a GM screen and booklet the combines all the info in one place. Also included are some layouts and keys for typical buildings and a short adventure.
The good: The adventure looks damn good. Haven't run it yet but read through it twice. Reminds me more of the old GW style then the one in the back of the rulebook (may be and old module reprinted, that wouldn't supprise me). The back of the booklet combines all the equipment tables (there are a ton) that was very useful last session.
The bad: Very important tables and info are missing. A perfect example is that there are the charts for all of the critical hits. But it doesn't have the chart you roll on to figure out how severe the critical hit is. The biggest missing item though is a summary of the different combat options. This has alot of info but not nearly all you need. Charts like dark magic failure are there, I can't see needed that every game. All weapons are listed, but not their price and other disapointments. This last one is wierd and wasn't that bad while playing; the screen is in Landscape format instead of Portrait, meaning it's only 8.5" high. This is just wierd, it felt like my PCs could see over it which defeats the purpose. This wasn't ascutally the case while playing, and did give me a better view of the table, but I think I prefer the other way.
The Ugly: this is the cheapest made DM screen I have ever used. It's near paper thin. I can't see it lasting long. The map of the old world they give you is on an even flimsier sheet of gloss paper (about 1/4 of normal paper thinkness) that doubled as the cover for the product. This map also doesn't match the other maps that are out there (a common problem it seems).
Overall: It did help gameplay, I spent a lot less time flipping through the book which is good. It doesn't have all the info and is cheaply made though. I would suggest making your own if so inclined, otherwize it's not a horrible product just not nearly as good as it could have been and very disapointing.
Summary: The new edition of warhammer is quite a bit more complex then the old. There are quite a few more talbes, weapons and modifiers in this incarnation. These tables are not gathered anywhere in the book so this pack contains a GM screen and booklet the combines all the info in one place. Also included are some layouts and keys for typical buildings and a short adventure.
The good: The adventure looks damn good. Haven't run it yet but read through it twice. Reminds me more of the old GW style then the one in the back of the rulebook (may be and old module reprinted, that wouldn't supprise me). The back of the booklet combines all the equipment tables (there are a ton) that was very useful last session.
The bad: Very important tables and info are missing. A perfect example is that there are the charts for all of the critical hits. But it doesn't have the chart you roll on to figure out how severe the critical hit is. The biggest missing item though is a summary of the different combat options. This has alot of info but not nearly all you need. Charts like dark magic failure are there, I can't see needed that every game. All weapons are listed, but not their price and other disapointments. This last one is wierd and wasn't that bad while playing; the screen is in Landscape format instead of Portrait, meaning it's only 8.5" high. This is just wierd, it felt like my PCs could see over it which defeats the purpose. This wasn't ascutally the case while playing, and did give me a better view of the table, but I think I prefer the other way.
The Ugly: this is the cheapest made DM screen I have ever used. It's near paper thin. I can't see it lasting long. The map of the old world they give you is on an even flimsier sheet of gloss paper (about 1/4 of normal paper thinkness) that doubled as the cover for the product. This map also doesn't match the other maps that are out there (a common problem it seems).
Overall: It did help gameplay, I spent a lot less time flipping through the book which is good. It doesn't have all the info and is cheaply made though. I would suggest making your own if so inclined, otherwize it's not a horrible product just not nearly as good as it could have been and very disapointing.