Crown of Ruin

Statistics: Dragon Age Quickstart Guide

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Rating: 5.81 / Ranking: 1929

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6 / 10SleeperAttractive art and layout. The rules are clear, with only a few obfuscating typos (the casting roll for the main villain is missing the bonus, and one of the PCs isn't going to get anywhere with a Speed of 0). The example stunts are a little dull, but I do like the basic concept. And while it's specific to one encounter, I really like the flying rules as well. They retain a tactical element, but are still abstract enough that no battlemap is necessary. I'm not completely sold on the dragon die, however; there's no real connection between skill/ability and the degree of success.

The adventure isn't terribly exciting, but it's a good introduction to the basics of the setting and the rules. I do wish there was a short description of some of the monsters -- short, ugly and yellowish doesn't tell me what the hell a grenlock really is, and the poor hurlock doesn't even have a description.

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4 + 5pookieDragon Age Quickstart Guide. Excellent introduction to one of the best fantasy RPGs of the last few years.

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