Tuesday, August 15, 2006
I'm now most of the way through Conspiracy X, although I skipped most of the character creation and rules chapters. I doubt they're all that much different than the chargen and rules chapters in every other Eden book. If I decide to run or play in a Conspiracy X game, I'll go back and read all that stuff in more detail; but until then, I'll just read the fluff.
And the fluff is nice. I do wish the book was a bit thicker, though. Is it me or is the book a lot thinner than other Eden books?
Oh wait, I know what it is. Eden used a thinner, glossy-finish paper instead of the thicker paper they've used in past books. The page count is still about the same as All Flesh Must Be Eaten and WitchCraft, but the paper is different. I wonder why the change was made. Not that it matters, though. I didn't pay a premium on the game or anything. In fact, I got it pretty damn cheap through Amazon.ca ($25 and change plus taxes).
What I am wondering about is how a Conspiracy X game can continue to seem fresh. I could see it quickly devolving into a monster-of-the-week game along the lines of The X-Files, and that would really detract from the coolness of the setting.
Another thing that might be annoying for some players is character survivability. I could see the body count rising quickly in this game. If I'm reading this correctly, PCs would typically go up against some rather powerful forces, and that would likely mean fatalities. Maybe I'm wrong, though. Maybe it's no different than any other RPG in this regard.
And the fluff is nice. I do wish the book was a bit thicker, though. Is it me or is the book a lot thinner than other Eden books?
Oh wait, I know what it is. Eden used a thinner, glossy-finish paper instead of the thicker paper they've used in past books. The page count is still about the same as All Flesh Must Be Eaten and WitchCraft, but the paper is different. I wonder why the change was made. Not that it matters, though. I didn't pay a premium on the game or anything. In fact, I got it pretty damn cheap through Amazon.ca ($25 and change plus taxes).
What I am wondering about is how a Conspiracy X game can continue to seem fresh. I could see it quickly devolving into a monster-of-the-week game along the lines of The X-Files, and that would really detract from the coolness of the setting.
Another thing that might be annoying for some players is character survivability. I could see the body count rising quickly in this game. If I'm reading this correctly, PCs would typically go up against some rather powerful forces, and that would likely mean fatalities. Maybe I'm wrong, though. Maybe it's no different than any other RPG in this regard.
// posted by Chris @ 3:43 PM 
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