In a wild surprise today, I got my codes for the PDF copy of Talislanta: The Savage Land.
My $5 was very well spent.
Two things this curmudgeon noticed with the afternoon read-through.
1) The book and era evoke the Conan-style I originally felt, but there are a few races and monsters that specifically screamed "It's D&D, but with no elves!"
2) I'm the deranged demographic that's happy with black and white artwork. The book is chock full of full color pieces, many taking up more than half of many pages. In a strange world like Tal, this isn't usually a problem, but for a 258-page core document, that's a lot less text. Your mileage, of course, may vary.
My $5 was very well spent.
Two things this curmudgeon noticed with the afternoon read-through.
1) The book and era evoke the Conan-style I originally felt, but there are a few races and monsters that specifically screamed "It's D&D, but with no elves!"
2) I'm the deranged demographic that's happy with black and white artwork. The book is chock full of full color pieces, many taking up more than half of many pages. In a strange world like Tal, this isn't usually a problem, but for a 258-page core document, that's a lot less text. Your mileage, of course, may vary.
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