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The Jack Hack
Publisher: John R Davis
by Daniel D. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 11/27/2016 14:57:44

Let me start by saying that the Black Hack has been a great addition to the OSR landscape. A ton of settings to add to a simple and versatile system. The Jack Hack is by far my favorite of those. Late Victorian roleplaying dealing mostly with the seedy, criminal side of life. You play a desperate person, fallen on hard times and barely hanging on. All this against the backdrop of the Jack the Ripper murders. The unique usage dice of the white and black help to flesh out what a character was before their fall from grace and what contributed to their fall. It is gritty, street level play and very challenging the more detail you add (just look up the Victorian era legal system and range of punishments). The random tables, use of era appropriate slang and story hooks are terrific. My quibbles are small but I feel they keep this product just great and not fantastic. This REALLY needs a some editing. Numerous typos and mistakes are distracting. Some basic information about social mores, standard prices and definitions of the said slang would be really helpful for us on the other side of the pond. Granted one could find this elsewhere but having it here in an abbreviated form would be easier. That said this product is awesome and reasonably priced. With a little more polish this would be five stars easily. Also finish Dead London...please!



Rating:
[4 of 5 Stars!]
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The Jack Hack
Publisher: John R Davis
by David H. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 07/14/2016 14:13:50

A fun addition to the Black Hack family of games. If gothic horror or Victorian times are your thing you ought to check it out. The game has a neat mechanic, the White Die and the Black Die, for reflecting the outer respectability and inner torment of so many characters in this genre, from Dr.Jekyll to Sherlock Holmes. Plus there are a lot of great tables to help inspire your Whitechapel adventures. And you can't beat the price.



Rating:
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Creator Reply:
Thank you for your positive review. John
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The Jack Hack
Publisher: John R Davis
by Simon K. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 06/21/2016 08:08:48

Jack Hack is a fantastic little product. Full to the brim of handy tables of events, items, happening and people you can meet in the seedy underbelly of Victorian London during the time of Jack the Ripper. Althought the subject is dark, Jack Hack injects some humour into it All this allows you to jump right and run a game on the Fly.
Good work Mr Davis, I can wait for your next project.



Rating:
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Creator Reply:
Hi Thanks. Look out for a free file coming soon called the \'Penny Black\'. It adds a few supernatural elements to the Jack Hack. being free it doesn\'t even cost a penny! John
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