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The World Below Ashcan Edition
Publisher: Onyx Path Publishing
by Shawn h. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 06/25/2023 15:01:02

As someone who swore off Onyx Path for several years, this is the product that's brought me back into possibly supporting their non wod products again.

A grim subterranean setting that seems like a mix of Hollow Knight and Neil Gaimen's Neverwhere, draws one in and grabs tight.   The World Below offers an interesting take on fantasy, tossing aside the happy lands of Hobbits and bringing in a healthy dose of Grim and the World of Darkness.  

Characters have ample options to chose from for creation, with this Ashcan edition giving just enough hints at what will be available for full release.I can see ample opportunities to add gallows humor to the setting and its running, but I admit at times the nomenclature leans too far into camp and lame wordplay jokes.

I'm hoping the horrible art shownon the onyx path blog updates are just placeholders and not indicative of the art in the final product as it gives a huge mork borg ripoff feel and really cheapens the feel of this setting.

So, for the ashcan I give a 80% as it's almost too good. The final edition would need more and better art to earn this mark, with clear depictions of the various kins as onyx path has a horrible history for vagueness in showing the various splats (ugh dystopia rising, changeling seemingly, etc).

Mileage can and will vary, but this is my opinion on this product from a publisher that I find too happy to water down dark content to make it less controversial, which if they do to this will ruin its entire feeling



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Vampire: The Requiem 2nd Edition
Publisher: Onyx Path Publishing
by shawn h. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 05/04/2015 14:40:42

layout and design is nice. unfortunately I'm withholding a mark due to the fact that, as usual, the HC version shipped physically damaged.



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