Dataware (Alternity Sci-Fi Roleplaying, #2811) [Paperback]

Wolfgang Baur (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Wizards of the Coast (September 14, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786912154
• ISBN-13: 978-0786912155
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 8.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #749,423 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A well written must-have for any campaign, February 28, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Dataware (Alternity Sci-Fi Roleplaying, #2811) (Paperback)

Of all the books in the Alternity, I would have to say that this is one of the better-written supplements. The strongest portion is the section on the Grid and its mechanics. It is so chock full of good information that anyone who plays a PL5/6 and/or cyberpunk-like campaign will find something useful here. I will admit that the section on Robots is a little weaker but that is only in the area of the quantity of material (the quality is still quite good). Definitely worth the money.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good for Cyberpunk and Space Opera...but not both, September 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Dataware (Alternity Sci-Fi Roleplaying, #2811) (Paperback)

Dataware is one of those supplements that isn't made for good reading, it's made for making your game better. A bit dry, but chocked full of wonderful information for tech-oriented heroes.

The actual dataware portion of the book is splendid, if you are playing a PL6/Cyberpunk campaign, filled with oodles of new software and devices that just screams "Gibson", but I have found these rules difficult to integrate into a PL7 or PL8 campaign.

On the other hand, the robots section of the supplement did wonders for my Star*Drive campaign. With Episode One just hot off the presses in town, my players really wanted to go bashing droids right and left. This supplement really pulled through in that respect. I was able to design several droids to throw at my players in just an hour or so.

Check it out, it'll add a lot of new tech to your campaign.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good supplements for hacker and cyborg characters., April 11, 1999

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Scott Estes (Fayetteville, AR) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dataware (Alternity Sci-Fi Roleplaying, #2811) (Paperback)

Good supplements for hacker and cyborg characters and fairly easy to integrate into an existing campaign.

Note: The book is not harcover, it is paperback.