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Dungeon Crawl Classics #84.2: Synthetic Swordsmen of the Purple Planet
Publisher: Goodman Games
by James B. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 04/06/2016 14:24:40

Hmmmm... not as fun as the core campaign boxset or 84.1: The Rock Awakens, but this mini-expansion introduces a few interesting additions to the setting. Far more sci-fi in its basis than fantasy, the concept of the new kith clan is disapointingly similar to an existing clan... but the module itself is a simple, linear crawl (as befits the series). It doesn't add much to the setting itself, or present many paths for further development, but provides a decent enough one-off session. A couple of new items, but even these lack sufficient detail in possible outcomes from alt glyph entires, which could have been fun.

On the whole, fun enough, but I would much rather see more in the lines of 84.1.



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Dijishy: The City of History (HackMaster edition)
Publisher: Kenzer & Company
by James B. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 04/05/2016 11:35:08

A highly detailed city setting, that is largely system-neutral. Although the expanded Grand Library mechanics featured in another module would have been a great addition, alongside the expanded food, drink, and weaponry common to the area, and a few pages of adventure hooks and more information on the waterway system would also have been iseful, there is still a lot of detail in this release. It inspired an incredibly fun campaign, and for that I recommend it highly. Nowhere near as 'fantastic' as the other city guides - very mundane in all its developments, but... that isn't entirely a bad thing.



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Dungeon Crawl Classics #84: Peril on the Purple Planet
Publisher: Goodman Games
by James B. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 04/05/2016 11:28:56

A fantastic idea for a setting, that I am incredibly glad was so succesful (during its Kickstarter campaign) that it allowed the author and publisher to expand substantially on the material - from a one-off semi-sandbox adventure to a viable long-term campaign setting.

The Purple Planet is strange. It is completely alien. And that makes it a wonderful place to explore, for everything is exotic. It is the epitome of the planetary romance genre - a masterful blend of fantasty and sci-fi, on a world unlike anything else. Warring factions of very differet ideological/technological beliefs (in how their specific Ancients preserved knowledge), absolutely unique toponymy, and the hook for escaping/using items found strewn amongst the rubble of the crumbling planet. Everything works well, and fits together seamlessly.

I was a fan of the Wormwood campaign setting for RIFTS back in the day, but it was extremely convoluted (and an awful system) - this is the logical successor, even for adapting to other gaming systems. Everything is fun to explore, and piecing together fragments of history to work out what has happened makes for a riveting story arc. Common assumptions cannot be made for anything, everything requires experimentation - and the expanded sourcebooks have allowed for so many factors to be covered in great detail.

It is extremely hard to review without giving examples, but I do not wish to post any spoilers here.

I cannot recommend this boxset highly enough - in my opinion, it is the pinnacle of Goodman Games art, and a true pleasure to run/plan more adventures in. Long may the modular mini-expansions for it continue.



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Dungeon Crawl Classics #84.1: The Rock Awakens
Publisher: Goodman Games
by James B. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 04/05/2016 11:13:00

A fantastic little addition to the core Purple Planet campaign boxset, that really emphasises the exotic plantary romance theme. In keeping it short, however, the authors sadly missed a couple of opportunities for expanding the description and exploration possibilities of the city, and the integration of the Navigators within the world. For example, a lost tribe of kith whose ancestors worshipped them and passed down the tradition of marking their bodie with maps, translated to their own tribe and experiences, could have been a fantastic addition that had potential beyond the remit of this one adventure (saying that, such a development could well serve as the focus of another mini-expansion).

It is a rather compact and guided experience, but provides lots of stands for personal devlopment of a campaign on the planet - and serves as an ideal one-off piece. Very much worthy of a purchase for fans of the setting, and I think modular additions of this nature are a good development for the DCC line - really emphasise how much potential the setting has for a long-term campaign.



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