I am looking at picking this one today. Has anyone played it? The reviews are all pretty on point from what I can tell.
Never played it but I want to! I bought the book some time ago and it's very nice. The system looks playable. Almost wish I had waited for the box, however, because it's pretty sweet. I would love to hear how other players' sessions with this game have gone.
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Read the comic, but never played the RPG; as I'm a huge D20 nerd, started thinking about Awakened Rats before I even knew there was a RPG system.
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I have played this with a group of 4 that have just completed session #4. It is very character/background driven.... There is alot built into character creation dealing with parents and their professions, mentors and their influences and the like... Alot of CC is about "answer these questions to see what kind of choices we can point you toward" followed by questions about how you would react to your friends being attacked, whether you like to pack-rat items or not, and whether you value and respect authority. There is also a heavy slant toward professions and callings, with plenty of opportunities for things such as mapping, brewing, foraging, and weather-sniffing. It really is a unique and very pleasant experience... a wonderful change of pace!
always wanted to but couldn't convince enough of my gaming group to give it a try.
I am half way through the book and it is pretty decent. The system itself is nice in that it forces characters to make the hard decisions like leave a friend to die in order to live up to your ideal of saving the town. People who get bent out of shape by dying or not having everything go their way will not like it.