Re: [BNW] First impressions

[daedelus@netwalk.com]

I can't remember which famous individual said it, but there is a quote that goes something like 
this...

"First Impressions are often wrong even though we base most of our knowledge upon it"

With that said I'd like to put my 2 cents worth in....
First of all I think that while the Pinnacle crew is great {Insert Gratuitous Brown-nosing 
here}, they didn't revolutionize the RPG market with Deadlands system. While the system is 
good and rather unique, what makes Deadlands truly awesome is the setting. Let me repeat 
that for everyone...
SETTING.

Most RPGs on the market focus 90% of their effort on the system and 10% on the setting.
In games like AD&D, the core books have nothing to do with setting. (Hence the creation of 
box sets)

Pinnacle, IMHO, has revolutionized the market, in that they have provided for the gaming 
community 3 great settings. (Deadlands, Hell on Earth, and Brave New World). And while 
BNW's system is not extremely complicated, convoluted, etc. Its in the setting where Brave 
New World really shines.

With that said, I'll stop ranting...
Daedelus


I'd like to give up role playing, but I just can't kick the hobbit.
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