Information Got some shit in the mail today

[Excidium]

The leather cover looks a lot cooler, you crazy. The original book cover looks like some disney movie.

 

[oldmanpaco]

So when is the drawing taking place? And what accounting firm will be overseeing the event?

 

[Gurkog]

Willy, Cheetum, and Howe will be overseeing the drawing.

 

[Metro]

Did you jizz all over the map?

 

[Zed]

how are the australian mailing services? it must be a logistical hell outside the cities.

 

[Major_Blackhart]

Ahh, I was wondering what the hell happened to this one.
So, is the book actually any good? Rules interesting or shit?

 

[Blaine]

It's too bad the game itself (both the mechanics and the setting) is mediocre as fuck. I read the core book and player's guide cover-to-cover a couple of weeks ago, and declined to submit a review to the Codex since Numenera is neither bad enough to mock, nor good enough to get excited about.

It's just sort of there—tabletop RPG setting w/ proprietary mechanics count +1.

 

[Major_Blackhart]

That's a bit disappointing.
Will there be a codex review?
Anyone?

 

[Darth Roxor]

There's supposedly one in the works right now

(not from me however)

 

[Major_Blackhart]

Who's reviewing this then? DarkUnderlord you know?

 

[DarkUnderlord]

 

[Servo]

An old, fat nazi version of Curly is reviewing it?

 

[Major_Blackhart]

Nice.
DarkUnderlord what do you think so far of the ruleset and setting? Worth picking up?

 

[Major_Blackhart]

Ok, a bit of a necro.
Any review coming anytime soon?

 

[Absalom]

I agree with blackhart.

 

[Major_Blackhart]

Anyone?

 

[Awor Szurkrarz]

It's too bad the game itself (both the mechanics and the setting) is mediocre as fuck. I read the core book and player's guide cover-to-cover a couple of weeks ago, and declined to submit a review to the Codex since Numenera is neither bad enough to mock, nor good enough to get excited about.

It's just sort of there—tabletop RPG setting w/ proprietary mechanics count +1.

So, it's the worst case scenario?

 

[Brother None]

Ok, a bit of a necro.
Any review coming anytime soon?

Well, it would take a while, no? To accurately review and asses a pen and paper RPG you'd have to run a few sessions. I can't imagine there's much value in a review based just on a read-through of the book.

 

[Excidium]

Anyone?

3/10 - It's crap, played two sessions and wouldn't subject myself to any more of it.

 

[Blaine]

Well, it would take a while, no? To accurately review and asses a pen and paper RPG you'd have to run a few sessions. I can't imagine there's much value in a review based just on a read-through of the book.

You'd be wrong about that, unless you're interested in reviewing its proprietary dice-rolling mechanics and statistics tables only—and those too can be partially judged ahead of time (character creation being a good example). The "fluff" of a setting can be exciting and inspirational, or it can be dull and mediocre. A good GM and players can take a shitty system and a boring setting and run a fun session with it—that doesn't prove that it's a good system with an exciting setting. It proves that the people are more important than the setting, but that's not an excuse.

It's a complicated issue, but suffice it to say that the setting fluff can be reviewed without any playtesting at all.

Numenera's setting is depressingly mediocre. Its mechanics resemble streamlined D&D, though yes, playtesting would be needed for a complete assessment of them.