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The Imperial Age: British India $9.95
Publisher: Adamant Entertainment
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by Michael D. Date Added: 02/05/2008 19:23:13

This is the first setting book for the Imperial Age line, and a good choice. Its importance to the world of the setting and the literature that makes it endure cannot be overstated. Succinct yet useful sections on history, society and geography come first, along with a timeline and glossary for reference. These are followed by story and campaign ideas. There are some sample characters (all using regular d20 Modern classes with some suggestions for other products by Adamant) as well as Indian monsters and stats for a few English firearms and native melee weapons and a handful of feats. The best thing about this book is the author's care in allowing room for both realistic and fantasy-themed campaigns - for example, a snake charmer in a world with FX has a few levels of Wildlord. The same goes for story hooks and campaign styles, which range from completely mundane to full fantasy.

It is written primarily from the point of view of English characters, so players looking to make native characters won't find as much to use. Also, a good deal of the material is factual without much thought to practical gaming application. With the book priced as high as it is, containing so much material accessible for free (including 15 pages of maps from an old atlas which is now in the public domain) is a negative in my eyes. Oddly missing from the bibliography is any reference to Kipling, especially since Nemo himself appears in the book. There is certainly room for others alongside him: Kimball O'Hara, for instance, Peachy Carnahan or Ashton Pelham-Martyn from Kaye's The Far Pavilions - a smashing PC if there ever was one.



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