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Sell/Unsell me on ACKS
Abraxus:
As the tread says let me know the good and bad elements for ACKS.
Note not a thread to shit on the rpg or the creator so please don’t post if that is all you have to say.
Angry Goblin:
In case you want to watch instead of read, the YouTuber DmJames has done quite a few videos on pro-ACKS standpoint, if interested:
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=dmjames+acks
Steven Mitchell:
ACKS has a lot of details put together in a precise manner, with a laudable lack of typos for that amount of detail. The underlying math is well considered.
Whether or not the amount of detail is pro, con, or indifferent, that's up to each person. What seemed useful and helpful to me in small doses in "Lairs and Encounters" was less so in "The Sinister Stone of Sakkara" adventure. The latter to me seemed to have a heavy focus on mundane stuff only interesting to a group of players looking to play the money angle to the hilt.
Armchair Gamer:
The game's flavor is very much Late Antiquity/Conanesque Pulp Fantasy. Whether that's a plus or a minus depends on your tastes.
Steven Mitchell:
It has "race as class" done really well, especially with some of the supplements giving multiple options for each race. If you really don't like race as class, doing it well might still not be enough.
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