[Kickstarter] Wicked Pacts

Dan Davenport · August 23, 2017, 08:37:45 AM

So I did a Q&A for Wicked Pacts and got a chance to play it at GenCon. My wife and I agreed that it was the best new game that we played. The setting isn't anything all that new -- sort of like Dresden Files with the serial numbers filed off -- but the system is amazingly slick. It totally hits my sweet spot between crunchy and narrative.

I'm not on the company's payroll or anything -- I'm just really, really fired up about this one.

Dan Davenport · August 23, 2017, 10:19:29 AM

Only $28 for a full-color hardcover.

Apparition · August 23, 2017, 11:12:00 AM

Dang it, Dan. You sold me.

Dan Davenport · August 23, 2017, 01:58:57 PM

Quote from: Celestial;986170Dang it, Dan. You sold me.

You won't regret it!

Dan Davenport · August 23, 2017, 08:14:22 PM

Just $40 to go!

Voros · August 23, 2017, 09:01:29 PM

Dice are purty but does this do anything that Urban Shadows doesn't?

Dan Davenport · August 23, 2017, 09:13:53 PM

Quote from: Voros;986283Dice are purty but does this do anything that Urban Shadows doesn't?

Urban Shadows... The name rings a bell, but I can't recall anything about it. What's the scoop on that one?

Voros · August 23, 2017, 10:32:21 PM

It's PbtA and urban fantasy mishmash of vampires, werewolves, magic and fae. Not something that I thought I'd like but it plays very well. Kinda a WoD hearbreaker but it actually plays better than WoD.

Dan Davenport · August 23, 2017, 10:42:21 PM

Quote from: Voros;986300It's PbtA and urban fantasy mishmash of vampires, werewolves, magic and fae. Not something that I thought I'd like but it plays very well. Kinda a WoD hearbreaker but it actually plays better than WoD.

Ah... PbtA is a deal-breaker for me. Nothing wrong with it -- just not my thing.

Itachi · August 23, 2017, 10:55:42 PM

Quote from: Voros;986283Dice are purty but does this do anything that Urban Shadows doesn't?

...or Unknown Armies? Or Mage the Ascension? Or Sorcerer?

Not wanting to diminish the game, but the KS page give little info beside "this is another urban fantasy with mages".

Dan Davenport · August 24, 2017, 08:12:31 AM

Quote from: Itachi;986305...or Unknown Armies? Or Mage the Ascension? Or Sorcerer?

Not wanting to diminish the game, but the KS page give little info beside "this is another urban fantasy with mages".

Fair cop. I freely admit that the concept is nothing new. For me, it's not what it does so much as how it does it. The system was just amazing.

So as to your question, it's a bit like asking why you need another fantasy game when you already have D&D.

Voros · August 24, 2017, 11:16:14 PM

A better mechanical system is a good reason.

urbwar · August 25, 2017, 04:27:43 AM

Quote from: Itachi;986305...or Unknown Armies? Or Mage the Ascension? Or Sorcerer?

Not wanting to diminish the game, but the KS page give little info beside "this is another urban fantasy with mages".

Being a viable alternative for anyone who isn't into any of those other games?