Comments on: Amethyst Sneak Peek: First Four Chapters

By: DiasExMachina

DiasExMachina — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 05:29:53 +0000

Chapter 4 ends on page 105. That's 105. Paragon Paths ends on page 124 Equipment ends on page 174. The GM section (setting, monsters), doesn't begin until 185. The book's 288 pages. Good amount of Player Content...

By: bone_naga

bone_naga — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 18:48:43 +0000

Scott, check out the Biohazard adventure to see how explosives and firearms work. In my opinion, they strike a good balance between realism and balance.

By: FreeRangeGamer

FreeRangeGamer — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 18:36:18 +0000

This looks pretty sweet. Way better than the homebrew game I tried to put together along these lines!!

By: mougoo

mougoo — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 13:31:41 +0000

I echo Scott's questions. I'm intrigued by Amethyst--frankly, I haven't played 4e in several months, and this has my interest piqued in getting back to it. Do computers/networks play a role in Amethyst? It appears that the class selection doesn't have any kinds of "hacker" specialties--did that kind of tech "die" or is it just not important to the game?

By: Scott Martin

Scott Martin — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 06:38:48 +0000

Any idea what portion of the book these four chapters represent? Is this half the book [race/class/background] the player part and the rest is GM information? Or is this book supposed to be a players handbook equivalent, and there will be a separate GMing book later? It doesn't look like the equipment was in the sample material-- that's where I wonder how new and old are going to balance. Is a stick of dynamite more impressive than fireball?