Re: [HoE] HOE Criticism anyone?

[copernicus@brunnet.net (Pat Gamblin)]

I'll leave mucho spoiler space here for those who like to be surprised
(never understood that much m'self. : }  )









Still more space. : }











>    I have yet to read Wasted West, so if any of my complaints are
>covered, render them null and void.  :)
>    I think HoE looks like a very promising game (have yet to play it).
>However, my biggest complaint is the fact that there are no rules for
>playing Anouks (or whatever that alien race was called).  I'm sure this
>will either be covered when Lost Colony comes out, or maybe in a future
>HoE supplement, but I think of it has "here's the really cool story- and
>how you *can't* be a part of it; Happy Roleplaying".

I think it's more of a prelude. There are no mentions of anouks in Wasted
West at all, and someone official earlier mentioned that none of them were
on Earth (ie- they weren't the horrific things that attacked the Unity (I
think that was the ship's name). They'll be Lost Colony material, I
imagine. I think there is mention of the Unity still being around up there
in orbit, possibly with people on it (not sure on that point, need to read
it over again).

>     I also think the lack of at least a World Map (like in the Big
>Orange Book) was kinda lame- though I'm sure Wasted West has made up for
>this.

Yep. Nice topographical (I think that's the right word, my memory is really
wonky at times) map. Even has the old state boundaries IIRC.

>      So, to sum up:  No Anouks bad.  I have to wait for more cool HoE
>stuff.   It could be worse.

Yep. All in all, a very nice book, IMNSHO.

Paddy



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