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Title: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Core Rulebook by C.J. Carella, Christopher Golden ISBN: 1-891153-88-9 Publisher: Eden Studios, Inc. Pub. Date: 15 August, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.75 (4 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Great resource but the cost and game system drop it a star.
Comment: I've been a role-player for over 20 years now and have easily read over 50 different game systems. This book is HEAVY on atmosphere but a little lacking in providing game mechanics. There is enough here for a very experienced GM to run a game but new or moderately experienced GMs may have trouble jumping in and handling the game system. My players had a hard time understanding that you may not play out every kick and punch, especially when the action is so fast and furious in the TV show.
I also found the price high for a basic RPG book. Getting it through Amazon garners you no discount either. The cover price is [money amount]and you pay exactly that (luckily it's cost gets you free shipping).
Don't get me wrong, this is a great time and they really do capture the feeling of Sunnydale and its various personalities. Don't go into this game thinking it will be easy to master in a heartbeat. Give it some time, read it thoroughly several times and then go for it!
Rating: 5
Summary: I do not have to play the game to enjoy the Core Rulebook
Comment: At the beginning of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Core Rulebook," writer and designer C. J. Carella acknowledges that the reader of this volume could just as easily be a Buffy fanatic as a veteran of role playing games. Indeed, Carella considers it a safe assumption that anyone who gets to page 194 of this volume is a fan of the show (but he sees advantages for those who are not). Of course, I am the former, although I do remember an evening with college friends trying unsuccessfully to get me hooked on Dungeon & Dragons and my daughter and I have attempted the Buffy the Vampire CCG game a few times (I am happy just to collect the cards). Certainly, Carella has put together a gorgeous volume. On top of that, the role playing game, part of the Unisystem, might actually prove to be fun as well.
The "BtVS RPG" covers a lot of ground (by its own admission), from rules to stats to descriptions to backgrounds. There are eight chapters and an appendix: (1) "It's the Slayer's World, We Just Play Here" contains introductory sections, notes about role playing, a list of conventions, and a brief recap of Seasons One through Five of the television series (note, breakdown is by season rather than episode specific); (2) "Some Assembly Required" covers character creation and provides the game stats for the main characters as well as a gallery of Archetypes (e.g., New Slayer, Demon Hunter, and Former Vampire Groupie); (3) "Rules, Borders, and an End Zone" provides the rules of the game, teaching you how to play the game, when to use dice, detailing character development, and explaining the importance of Drama Points; (4) "Playing With Primal Forces" explains the upside and the downside of magic in the Buffyverse; (5) "Sunnydale After Dark" goes over both the favorite hotspots in and around the home of the Hell Mouth and the major Guest Stars of the show such as Joyce, Amy, Jonathan, etc.; (6) "Children of the Night" covers all of the vamps, demons, and other Big Bads from the show's first five seasons, providing such great details as character motivation (e.g., Glorificus wants to go home but Drusilla is just a "Whimsical nutjob"); (7) "Episodes, Seasons and Drama" is for the Director of the game and provides guidelines on how to create storylines and run games; and (8) "Sweeps Week" provides an actual adventure for the "BtVS RG" game, to be played with the Archetypes. Finally, the "Appendix" helps you hone your Buffyspeak and also provides useful charts and tables, a glossary, an index and conversion notes from other Unisystem games.
Christopher Golden, who has written some of the best "BtVS" novels along with the comic book and "The Watcher's Guides," writes the Foreword to this volume, which is basically a teaser for a role playing game. My son, who has considerably more experience with role playing games than I do, assures me this is fairly basic stuff and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" is a natural for this sort of fun. It is well established that "BtVS" is my favorite television show and I am fascinated by the details for the role playing game Carella has developed (e.g., the idea that guidelines are providing for "Breaking Things" tickles me). I also like the idea that playing the game can be developed in terms of Episodes and Seasons as well, providing a grand narrative structure to the fighting and biting. For those who love both "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and role playing games, this Core Rulebook as to be a treat.
Rating: 5
Summary: Nice Addition to any RPG Library
Comment: I am an avid gamer for over twelve years. I love collection all types of RPGs cause you never know if you will find something useful.
I just got this book and think that my group and I are going to give it a swing. It looks like there are many posiblities for some great roleplaying. I think if you like the show and you are a gamer, you'll like this book.
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Title: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Magic Box by John Snead ISBN: 1891153943 Publisher: Eden Studios, Inc. Pub. Date: 15 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $27.00 |
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Title: Angel Roleplaying Game: Corebook by Eden Studios ISBN: 1891153978 Publisher: Eden Studios, Inc. Pub. Date: November, 2003 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
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Title: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Monster Smackdown by CJ Carella ISBN: 1891153900 Publisher: Eden Studios, Inc. Pub. Date: 04 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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Title:Angel - Season Three ASIN: B0000TEW8C Publisher: Twentieth Century Fox Home Video Pub. Date: 10 February, 2004 List Price(USD): $59.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $38.99 |
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Title: Dusted: The Unauthorized Guide to Buffy the Vampire Slayer by Lawrence Miles, Pearson Lars, Dickson Christa, Lars Pearson, Christa Dickson ISBN: 0972595902 Publisher: Mad Norwegian Press Pub. Date: November, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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