Customer Reviews

Kingdom of Champions (Super Hero Role Playing, Stock No. 410)

5 star:		(0)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

This supplement has a lot of interesting information and some decent characters; the bits about British culture are particularly useful. There are some downsides, however. First, the writers apparently based this on a magic-free (or magic-lite)campaign, and explain away all of the King Arthur mythos with high-tech, alien technology. This meshes poorly with other supplements and most superhero campaigns; it's a fine decision for a single campaign, but it limits this supplement's usefulness. Second, in an attempt to save space, the authors used condensed stat blocks for many of the characters. It takes a lot of work just to get a character sheet for one of them to introduce in an adventure. The book could have used less emphasis on the cultural information and more space to detail these characters. Still, it's an enjoyable read.

I really liked this book, the source material was good, the art was not so good, however, and aside from a truly stunning cover, I was really let down here. However, I found the characters on the whole to be well thought out, and not too "hackneyed".