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Yoon-Suin + AoI

Started by RPGPundit, March 29, 2015, 10:05:34 PM

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March 29, 2015, 10:05:34 PM
So this weekend I got my review copy of Yoon-Suin.  I've got such a backlog of review books right now that it might get to be as long as six months before I can post a full review.

For the moment, though, not having heard much about it before getting it other than that it had a lot of weird-fantasy type stuff (slug-men, crab-men, etc), I was very surprised to find that the setting aesthetic made the impression on me that this is the best Arrows of Indra supplement ever.

I mean, particularly if you want to Gonzo-up AoI,  but even in general, there's a lot of stuff here you could pretty well use straight-up.

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March 29, 2015, 10:29:49 PM
If you like Yoon-Suin, you may want to chat with the author so you could create a AoI "conversion" document as a free download for both Yoon-Suin fans and AoI fans. Might be useful cross marketing.

Is Yoon-Suin gonzo? Or is AoI less "fantastical" than standard D&D?

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March 29, 2015, 10:38:33 PM
Quote from: Spinachcat;822757Is Yoon-Suin gonzo?

I would say "Phantasmagorical".
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March 30, 2015, 05:33:14 PM
Quote from: Just Another Snake Cult;822760I would say "Phantasmagorical".

I much prefer phantasmagorical.

I don't think Yoon-Suin is gonzo. That's definitely not the intention. I think Pundit means adding elements of it to a more traditional mythic India would gonzify it.
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March 30, 2015, 09:56:03 PM
Please define phantasmagorical. I'm unsure what both of you mean in context of the game.

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March 31, 2015, 08:44:57 AM
Quote from: Spinachcat;822956Please define phantasmagorical. I'm unsure what both of you mean in context of the game.

Sort of fantastical and dreamlike. More expressionist than realist.
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April 01, 2015, 06:44:40 AM
Quote from: noisms;822915I much prefer phantasmagorical.

I don't think Yoon-Suin is gonzo. That's definitely not the intention. I think Pundit means adding elements of it to a more traditional mythic India would gonzify it.

That is what I mean.  It would weird-up the traditional Indian mythology-setting.
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