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Visions of Essence is a small RPG company with big ideas and a grand RPG setting. Their game, Eoris Essence, will require only a single core book when it is released later this month, but if the previews and web site are any indication, that book will be stunning! It’s a good thing too, because the background story—a war between earlier and later generations of angels over the fate of the universe—absolutely requires such treatment to do it justice. The system, while clearly designed to handle combat well, also looks to be quite supportive of a focus on roleplaying and the development of complex characters. There are tools for describing a character’s phsychological profile and tracking a character’s emotional state.
A discount on preorders is being offered through March 10th. And for more information, take a look at the Living Dice blog for a preliminary review and interview with the publisher.
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I think this game has some real potential, but I am waiting for the release to make a final decision. It certainly piqued my interest.
Thanks for the links!
Trask, The Last Tyromancer
Hm. I was struck by this line about their art in their FAQ: “This means that players will be seeing Eoris exactly how the creators imagined it.”
I always thought the point of an RPG was to imagine it any way you wanted.
Yehuda
I don’t know about that, Yehuda. While that’s certainly a valid approach, many RPGs are designed to convey a particular experience, while not necessarily a specific story resolution.