The Way of D'Era: The Romulan Star Empire (Star Trek: the Next Generation)

by Last Unicorn Games

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• ASIN: 0671040049
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• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must for any Romulan fan!, August 5, 1999

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This review is from: The Way of D'Era: The Romulan Star Empire (Star Trek: the Next Generation) (Toy)

Well, I must say I waited a long time for this set, and it wsa worth the wait. Granted, the pictures weren't the best ever assembled. But I didn't buy it for the pics. I bought it for info on the Romulans for the Star Trek RPG. And this is a great source for it. If you are looking for a great source to add Romulans into your Star Trek game, then this book is a must buy. You won't be disappointed(just don't get your hopes up for awesome artwork).

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A nice view of the Romulan Empire, November 1, 2000

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Guillermo Fiori (Buenos Aires, Argentina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Way of D'Era: The Romulan Star Empire (Star Trek: the Next Generation) (Toy)

I got this book a week ago, and I must say that this view of the Empire is fantastic. The depth of details is awesome. I like the military setting in particular. The whole conception of a militarized society, living for a common dream: reaching D'era (the Endless Sky) as the goal set from Vulcan times and fulfilled since the diaspora.

The art is somewhat lacking, but it's heavily compensated with the adventures and the detail in Romulan character creation, rounded up as any Starfleet officer.

7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A core setting view for Star Trek RPG on the Romulans, July 27, 1999

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[e-mail] (Baltimore, MD) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Way of D'Era: The Romulan Star Empire (Star Trek: the Next Generation) (Toy)

For the devoted fans of the Romulans in Star trek we first first looked toward FASA's installment of the Romulans, then we had Diane Duane's and now we have LUG's. This book adds yet another view on the Romulans inconsistent with two most prevalent ones already out there, making it impossible to reconcile the three.

LUG's Romulan Core Setting breaks down into three books. The first one goes into mind set, government, ships, ranks, etc... The basis on what you need to run a Romulan Campaign. Then their is a book on how to make a Romulan character and finally an adventure manual.

Though most Romulan devotees will find yet another view irritating, the books do provide an coherent setting and background. The layout is fairly well done and there is a fairly good table of contents and good handouts.

The overall quality of work in this book is poor to fair. If you expect good graphics and pictures you will be disapointed. The drawings for the most part appear to have been done by a 5 year old and add nothing to the narratives when they appear. Where an image could have aided the narratives there are none.

An example in the book is when it speaks of the alien race the Romulans fought with during their 30 year silence, as mentioned in the Series. The book goes into alien mindset, technology and appearance. Yet when you look for an image of these beings you are treated to a thick line drawing a 3rd grader might have drawn.

For the price I would have hoped that they would have gotten someone who could have illustrated this professionally, brought the other two authorized views in conjunction with this one and added color, maybe photos to it.