I had high hopes for this game, but I found myself very disappointed. While reading it, I got this pervasive feeling that what I bought was playtest notes for a game in the making. The rules are poorly organized and poorly edited. It is unclear from the start how far afield these rules take d20. While I have seen ogl derivatives stretch the rules to great effect, they did so in a decisive and explanatory manner that ensured the reader that you did not need a core ruleset to reference against the changes present within.
I wrote the author for clarification, and received a response rather quickly. This will be, I imagine, the game's saving grace - an active response to gamer demands and complaints, and a willingness to complete what is essentially nothing more than copious notes of an in-house system.
Admittedly, I gave this a cursory read. At this time, that is all Magpie deserves. This game poor presentation has regulated this ruleset to the trash bin, until such time as a more polished and cohesive version of the rules are made available. I would have rated this game only 2 stars, had the author not been so quick in response to my questions, and earnest in engaging me in dialogue.
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