The Atlantean Age

[Steve Long]

Here's our back-cover text describing AtA:

THE WONDERS OF ATLANTIS

Tens of thousands of years before the modern day, Earth was a very different place: a realm where Magic took the place of Science, strange monsters walked the land, and the Dominion of Atlantis was the most powerful land in the world. The Atlantean Age is your guide to this wondrous High Fantasy setting for Fantasy Hero — to a world where characters possess awesome powers of might and magic that may make them the equal of the gods themselves! It includes:

—a complete history of the Dominion of Atlantis from its humble beginnings, to its golden age, to its collapse into decadence and civil war

—a look at the peoples of Atlantis and her world, including their customs, social life, trade, gods, and warfare

—a kingdom-by-kingdom review of the lands of the Dominion and her chief rival, the Empire of Lemuria

—a complete Atlantean magic system with nearly a hundred spells and enchanted items

—rules for Atlantean Age character creation, showing how to adapt the HERO System to the setting

—GMing advice and suggestions, including Atlantean villains and monsters

Prepare your spear and shield, and cast your mightiest spells — the perils and treasures of The Atlantean Age await you!

ISBN: 978-1-58366-110-9
SKU: DOJHERO514
Price: $26.99

[TheQuestionMan]

[Review] The Atlantean Age <<<Work in Progress>>>

Rough

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Table of Contents:
Introduction:
Chapter One: A History of the Atlantean Age
Chapter Two: The Peoples of the Atlantean Age
Chapter Three: Lands and Realms of the Atlantean Age
Chapter Four: Daily Life in Atlantis
Chapter Five: Atlantean Character Creation
Chapter Six: The Gods
Chapter Seven: Magic in the Atlantean Age
Chapter Eight: Game Mastering the Atlantean Age
Chapter Nine: Atlantean Adversaries
Index:

Art Issues - Good Character and Theme, but Maps are too small to be useful.

Layout Issues - Lots of wasted unused spaces and Character Format Issues. Three Column Pages.

Character Creation Guidelines, Racial, & Professional Package Deals.


More details later


QM

[Publius]

[Review] The Atlantean Age <<<Work in Progress>>>
Art Issues - Good Character and Theme, but Maps are too small to be useful.

What do you mean about the maps? I haven't seen the book myself yet. Are the Maps themselves shrunk down too small, do they cover an area that is too small?

[TheQuestionMan]

I am working on it still.

Content (3.9 out of 5)

It coming don't rush me.

QM

[Publius]

Begging your pardon then. I had no idea I was putting all that pressure on. Take your time, take your time.

[brionl]

So where is the Atlantis Language Familiarity chart mentioned on pg 89? You'd think these threads would be a good place to post errata, or at least links to them.

[Steve Long]

I'd prefer you just send errata to me directly via PM, rather than posting them here.

I'm just about to post a copy of the Atlantean Age Language Familiarity Table to Free Stuff as a PDF. Now, this is my version; when we have time we'll have Andy clean it up a bit. But it'll do for now. ;)

[FenrisUlf]

Has the book been reviewed or discussed anywhere on the forums as of yet?

[ghost-angel]

There was a brief discussion in the Fantasy forum. I'm still half way through it - the one period I had time to sit down and read the thing cover to cover was in September on vacation and naturally I forgot to bring it with me. I haven't had a chance to seriously give it a read since - so no review from me yet.