Ironclaw: Anthropormophic Fantasy Role-Play

Rating:
Summary: Pretty darn good, if I may say so.
Review: I was given this as a gift back when it was first made, signed by it's creator and everything as a family member knows them. Didn't think much of it as I was too young to learn it. Well, recently I found the book again and learned it and I'm impressed. I'm happy it's one book unlike D&D, so it's cheaper. And it's a lot of fun. True you have to read through the book a few times to get it and find everything as there isn't an in depth index and they refer back and forward interchangeably but if you learn it it's a good deal of fun. I'd reccomend it to anyone who likes RPGs and doesn't mind anthro. ^_^

Rating:
Summary: Very unfinished
Review: My actual experience playing this game was with one of the playtesters for it's companion, JadeClaw...and it was confusing, to say the least, even given the fact I had a bad GM. The book has no index, and a lot of items (like the "Bezerker") are referenced in the text but impossible to find. The system is very limiting as well. This is an iffy game at best. I would reccomend, if you really want an anthropomorphic game, to get JadeClaw instead. At least you can FIND things in that book.

Rating:
Summary: Fascinating System
Review: The system is highly reminiscent of other games like "Over The Edge", "Big Eyes, Small Mouth", or the Storyteller system from the World of Darkness games. Take a bunch of different sided dice and roll them for results. Of course, this is an oversimplification, but why should I give away everything?

The chargen system is confusing upon first read, but makes sense after a few reads. I think that if the editor took out much of the 'flavor' test, the readibility of the book would be greatly improved. The division of rules and flavorful examples is what I mean. You have some sentences in the middle of an explanation that have little or no bearing on what you are trying to understand.

The edition I purchased has an index and tables of equipment, so likely the lack of such things was a common complaint among players.

Rating:
Summary: Fascinating System
Review: The system is highly reminiscent of other games like "Over The Edge", "Big Eyes, Small Mouth", or the Storyteller system from the World of Darkness games. Take a bunch of different sided dice and roll them for results. Of course, this is an oversimplification, but why should I give away everything?

The chargen system is confusing upon first read, but makes sense after a few reads. I think that if the editor took out much of the 'flavor' test, the readibility of the book would be greatly improved. The division of rules and flavorful examples is what I mean. You have some sentences in the middle of an explanation that have little or no bearing on what you are trying to understand.

The edition I purchased has an index and tables of equipment, so likely the lack of such things was a common complaint among players.

Rating:
Summary: Fascinating System
Review: The system is highly reminiscent of other games like "Over The Edge", "Big Eyes, Small Mouth", or the Storyteller system from the World of Darkness games. Take a bunch of different sided dice and roll them for results. Of course, this is an oversimplification, but why should I give away everything?

The chargen system is confusing upon first read, but makes sense after a few reads. I think that if the editor took out much of the 'flavor' test, the readibility of the book would be greatly improved. The division of rules and flavorful examples is what I mean. You have some sentences in the middle of an explanation that have little or no bearing on what you are trying to understand.

The edition I purchased has an index and tables of equipment, so likely the lack of such things was a common complaint among players.

Rating:
Summary: Ironclaw is an excellent RPG
Review: This book was really, really excellent. If you enjoy anthromorphic characters and RPG's, you will love it. If you only enjoy one of those two, I still reccomend it to you! In lots of places, the rules are better written than in other mainstream RPG's, such as Dungeons and Dragons. The setting is rich and detailed, and it even includes a story in the back, along with short comic books scattered throughout the book! The art is good in most places too.

Also, the rules system given in the book is very easily adapted to other settings. You need not limit your Ironclaw adventures to being in the realm of Calabria...they can easily take place anywhere.