Lysando Posted May 11, 2006 Report Share Posted May 11, 2006 If you have WOE already, what do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teflon Billy Posted May 11, 2006 Report Share Posted May 11, 2006 Re: Worlds of Empire - Waddya think? Haven't gotten it yet. It's currently in the mail heading towards me at this very moment. TB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnTaber Posted May 11, 2006 Report Share Posted May 11, 2006 Re: Worlds of Empire - Waddya think? Hi Lysando, I'm about 1/3 of the way through the book. I read books cover to cover and mark them up with a pencil as to how information can be used in my current campaign. Even though I am not running a campaign in Terran Empire I am finding the book suprisingly good. I actually didn't think it would be that useful but it has been nice. I have found quite a few tidbits that I plan to use and as I mentioned I am only 1/3 of the way through. I'll give you one example of something I liked. The home planet for the Fex is in the book. They are a meritocracy. The description of how the government run is in the book. In the back is information for the GM (hooks, etc). Right now if I had to grade it I would give it a "B". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lysando Posted May 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2006 Re: Worlds of Empire - Waddya think? I read mine last weekend on a trip to Vermont. I've read everything except the GM's Vault section since there is some info there my GM is probably going to be using. Overall I was very impressed. Some of the places that are only references in other books get fleshed out more fully. Plenty of places to adventure in and ideas for adventures. So what was your favourite world? I really liked Fex (though I'm curious why a race of cat-people can be so pacific). Trovadore would be a great place to visit. ntb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erkenfresh Posted May 12, 2006 Report Share Posted May 12, 2006 Re: Worlds of Empire - Waddya think? I just bought this one at the store today. I'm looking forward to the Fex write-up since two of my players picked Fex as their race. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobGreenwade Posted May 12, 2006 Report Share Posted May 12, 2006 Re: Worlds of Empire - Waddya think? Mine's on order. I'm itching to see how well my published DH articles on the Rigellians and Toractans fit in with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyGuardian Posted May 12, 2006 Report Share Posted May 12, 2006 Re: Worlds of Empire - Waddya think? Heck I only read parts of the gm section so far (busy busy with other things alas) but I think it is solid support needed for the terran empire setting. The one thing I would really have liked to see is more about specific stations and distances in the star systems mentioned... ie it takes 5 days from the hyperspace point off of adamant or whatever. I But the gm section had very useful things that fit in with my current story line. I'm hoping the book has some economic and trading information to flesh out the setting a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zakueins Posted May 13, 2006 Report Share Posted May 13, 2006 Re: Worlds of Empire - Waddya think? I'm not impressed by it, but then again I was not very impressed with the Empire setting, a mis-mash of things that could have been done/written better. It's not a bad world book...just not my thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lysando Posted May 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2006 Re: Worlds of Empire - Waddya think? Also missing from the profile for each planet was population. Population was sometimes mentioned in the text, but not always. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starblaze Posted May 14, 2006 Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 Re: Worlds of Empire - Waddya think? I read mine last weekend on a trip to Vermont. I've read everything except the GM's Vault section since there is some info there my GM is probably going to be using. Overall I was very impressed. Some of the places that are only references in other books get fleshed out more fully. Plenty of places to adventure in and ideas for adventures. So what was your favourite world? I really liked Fex (though I'm curious why a race of cat-people can be so pacific). Trovadore would be a great place to visit. ntb Hey! I am going to Vermont to see my stepdaughter in June. Is it really nice there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted May 15, 2006 Report Share Posted May 15, 2006 Re: Worlds of Empire - Waddya think? How much mention is there of the Thane or the Elder Worm? (I don't need details - don't want to put Hero's IP on public forums - just general coverage.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jhamin Posted May 16, 2006 Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 Re: Worlds of Empire - Waddya think? All in all, I liked it alot. There isn't enough on any one world to base any kind of a campaign there without a bunch of extra work, but that wasn't really the point. What the book is perfect for is when the players leave the star base and want to look around the planet. What is different about this world? Lot of fun things.. -The radioactive post-Apocalypse planet with piles of old warmachines everywhere and Mad Max gangs vs. Feral Xenovores -Tropical paradise world where political rabblerousers are sent to get drunk on the beach instead of fermenting revolt. -The apparently perfect earth like world that the Imperium star charts list as "Forbidden - Inherently Hostile to Humanoid Life" -The "College" planet. All the knowledge of the finest minds in the Imperium, cutting edge research, hidden lore, wacky undergrad hijinks. Nothing that hasn't been seen before in the Genre, but what the book does I feel it does well. How much mention is there of the Thane or the Elder Worm? (I don't need details - don't want to put Hero's IP on public forums - just general coverage.) The Thane get a full character sheet in the Secret GM section. Granted, this is a "low mana" era character sheet, but still a lot more than we have ever gotten before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithcurtis Posted May 16, 2006 Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 Re: Worlds of Empire - Waddya think? -Tropical paradise world where political rabblerousers are sent to get drunk on the beach instead of fermenting revolt. I find this funny. Keith "or punny..." Curtis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lysando Posted May 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 Re: Worlds of Empire - Waddya think? Hey! I am going to Vermont to see my stepdaughter in June. Is it really nice there? Vermont is beautiful, still a bit springish. It's a beautiful state....and the most beautiful woman in the world (my wife) comes from there. ntb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aroooo Posted May 16, 2006 Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 Re: Worlds of Empire - Waddya think? What I've read so far I like. As others have stated, its not the bee-all-end-all source book, but books like this never really can be - or they would be huge 9and take forever to write). What is does give you is jumping off places to start a campaign, or places to visit during a campaign - so the GM has a place to build up from. That's usually one of the hardest things to do with any sci-fi campaing anyway. Oh, and it seems to work well in non-TE settings too. I plan to use a few locations for my f-t-f Alien Legion game. Aroooo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erkenfresh Posted May 17, 2006 Report Share Posted May 17, 2006 Re: Worlds of Empire - Waddya think? Certainly if you like Planet X from the book for a plot device, it can magically move to wherever the party decides to land next. I still haven't read any of it, but I plan on it someday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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