Re: [HoE] So, who's on?

["Sean Goodroad" <slugman@itis.com>]

>I've read the book- and I like it more than deadlands.
>While I loved deadlands, I can buy into the story of hell on earth more,
the
>presented character concepts are stronger than the ones in deadlands, and
the
>arcane backgrounds are so cool.
>My major problem with the game is that (and I can't totally stand behind
this
>until I see the WASTED WEST sourcebook) I don't think that the fear thing
>works out as well.  I mean, you have to figure that the apocalypse, lack of
>clean food and water, and utter carnage brings near everyplace to a fear
level
>of 3.  Factor in the monsters and people just say, "oh, a werewolf, looks
good
>for dinner".  The comfort that civilization and government that was in
>deadlands no longer exists.  I always saw a good call of Cth. aspect to
>deadlands, but it doesn't seem to follow through in HoE.


Well I don really think that aspect is supposed to follow through in HoE
after all the end has come and gone and things can't get much worse.
where as in CoC and Deadlands there is always the hope that the characters
can make a difference and there is a mystery behind the monsters.
in HoE there isn't much mystery behind the monsters and a lot of the
questions in deadlands have been answered in HoE and there doesn't seem to
be as much mystery behind HoE at least for right now. I'm sure it will
change as supplements come out.

Sean
beware mr. hankey
slugman@itis.com