Rating: [ 6.02 / 10.00 ]
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Roanoke is a game of action-horror set in the first English colony in the New World that vanished without a trace some time between 1587 and 1590. The game focuses on the people in that colony and the supernatural terrors that threaten their very existence in this new land. At the end of either one-shot, many-shot or short campaign, the fate of the colonists is revealed.
Roanoke is the first Wushu game to be written using the Open License (and by someone other than Dan Bayn). It also features the new Doom Mechanic, whereby players can trade success now for a grisly fate later.
Roanoke is the first Wushu game to be written using the Open License (and by someone other than Dan Bayn). It also features the new Doom Mechanic, whereby players can trade success now for a grisly fate later.
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| Rating | User | Summary |
| 4 + 4 | Tomb\'s Grave | Roanoke. Ready to kick ass and, later, disappear without a trace into the mists of history? A low-price and high-quality .pdf game. [ Read Review ] |
| 4 + 4 | merb101 | [Horror Week] Roanoke. A wonderful combination of supernatural horror and butt-kicking action in a compelling historical setting. [ Read Review ] |
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| Rating | User | Comments |
| 4 / 10 | g026r | Despite its name, there's very little in this book specific to running a game in Roanoke. A bit of background on the colony, a few sample characters and events — certainly not much more than you'd get via a quick read of a Wikipedia article or two plus 30 minutes of thinking on character/story concepts. The rest is just a variant on Wushu, and I simply can't get excited about Wushu. |
| 9 / 10 | Kiero | Easily my favourite game of 2006, great use of Wushu for something quite different to what people might expect. |
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