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VtM - Review: The Anarch's Cookbook
but frankly, it looks silly. The rules for riots, however, are very good, and are worth more than just a
look. The rest of the chapter is also very well represented, giving good ideas about how to take on figures
such as Elders, Archons, and Justicars, as well as the inevitable clash with the Prince. Except for that
suspicious looking Mass COmbat system, this is the highlight of the book.
Postscript: Pleading your case: I take that back. THIS is the highlight of the book. RULES FOR
BLOODHUNTS! Yes! This chapter is all about what happens when you screw up, and have to pay the
piper (and he doesn't take Visa). There are useful information for all campaigns, anarch or not, since at
somepoint or another, all PC's get the Prince mad.
By far, the best part of this section is the last: rules for the Curses. Curses are ancient spells, more rituals
than anything else, but rituals fueled by pure willpower that once spent, is gone forever. These can be
used to spit in the eye of a prince one last time ("From the depths of Hell, I stab at thee!") I only wish that
there were more of them.
Who's Who's amongst Anarchs: Some good stuff here. Perhaps the best Who's Who yet, but a few stats
would be nice. Also, the art here is extremely solid. Fellwalker is an excellent portrait artist, but he
should stay far away from Nosferatu.
The end result? As mentioned, this book is filled with so much potential, largely unrealized. That which
it copiously covered had already been covered in several other supplements. That which it excelled at is
merely cursorily gone over, to get back to the self- explanatory stuff. Further, I am caught in a quandry
over this book. This book is supposed to be about the Anarch War, and thus, by its nature, must resummarize
the information I abhor. However, the really good stuff, strictly speaking, does not BELONG
here! Martial arts (yes, I know I said they were bad, but the concept does not belong in a book about
anarchs)? Rules for poisons? ALCHEMY?!?
I suppose that I have no Idea how the book could be improved. The new stuff doesn't belong, the old
stuff is redundant. All I know is that $15.00 is WAY too much money to pay for this featherweight.
Glance through it long and hard before you make that purchase, kids.
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