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Summary: Refreshing writing, poor art
Review: This book is a refreshing twist on the Cthulhu RPG. The story is a perfect blend of mixing gothic horror with historical fiction. Fans of history will enjoy the backdrop of the infamous "Lost Battalion." The potential to play this scenario as a prequel for older characters shows great appeal, since the scenario takes place in October of 1918. There is even a good section on portraying mood with music, props, and sound effects, something I have been doing for years. There is however, one major disappointment. The artwork is less than satifactory, and actually detracts from the mood of the writing. Although the cover art is is dark and moody, the interior art is unforgivable. I was very dissappointed to see such historical accuracy in the writing and almost no historical accuracy in the art. It was obvious that the artist did almost no research to World War I uniforms and weaponry. The characters looked more cartoon like than dark and gothic. As I was reading, I literally stopped and began thumbing through a World War I history book I had in order to separate the images portrayed in the writing from the images portrayed in the illustrations. The art and cartography for the maps, murals, and altars were well done. Overall I would recommend this product to Cthulhu goers that have a thirst for history. I was just hoping for interior illustrations more akin to that in "Escape from Innsmouth."
Rating:
Summary: Refreshing writing, poor art
Review: This book is a refreshing twist on the Cthulhu RPG. The story is a perfect blend of mixing gothic horror with historical fiction. Fans of history will enjoy the backdrop of the infamous "Lost Battalion." The potential to play this scenario as a prequel for older characters shows great appeal, since the scenario takes place in October of 1918. There is even a good section on portraying mood with music, props, and sound effects, something I have been doing for years. There is however, one major disappointment. The artwork is less than satifactory, and actually detracts from the mood of the writing. Although the cover art is is dark and moody, the interior art is unforgivable. I was very dissappointed to see such historical accuracy in the writing and almost no historical accuracy in the art. It was obvious that the artist did almost no research to World War I uniforms and weaponry. The characters looked more cartoon like than dark and gothic. As I was reading, I literally stopped and began thumbing through a World War I history book I had in order to separate the images portrayed in the writing from the images portrayed in the illustrations. The art and cartography for the maps, murals, and altars were well done. Overall I would recommend this product to Cthulhu goers that have a thirst for history. I was just hoping for interior illustrations more akin to that in "Escape from Innsmouth."
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