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Shards of the Exalted Dream
Publisher: Onyx Path Publishing
by Andrew L. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 07/18/2012 14:27:42

YOU THERE. You. Reading this review.

Yes, you.

Yes, exactly you, personally, no one else.

You're presumably an Exalted fan, or at least want to learn some of what all the fuss is about.

Here's the thing. Remember how, in the core book, and the descriptions, Exalted promised high-wire fantasy, wuxia, and anime combat?

Remember how the execution and mechanics were... Kinda... Flawed, in that regard?

They got it right.

And it's in here.

It's called Burn Legend, and when you can all sit around chompin' popcorn while you teach fools the art of the combination attack, everyone does something every round (less chaotic than it sounds), which, combined with an emergent complexity rather than an emergent simplicity means that, in the end:

-- Combat takes less time overall (or, if it doesn't (23+'rounds' on one occasion), it sure FEELS like it takes less time.) -- Unexpected upsets happen, and happen fairly often ("AND IT'S THE WALNUT-CRACKING FINGER HOLD! THIS COULD BE THE END!") -- It's just generally a lot more fun to tool around in and get into a scrap.

Add in setting information, actual gun statblocks that make a certain degree of sense, and some of the most optimistic writing I've ever seen out of White Wolf (See also: Heaven's Reach), and I think it is well worth the cost of admission.



Rating:
[5 of 5 Stars!]
Shards of the Exalted Dream
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