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From: bluewizard@*****.com (Steven A. Tinner)
Subject: Re: Space - The Final Frontier
Date: Sun, 22 Sep 1996 00:25:00 -0500 (EST)
>Oh no, not again... Admittedly, I haven't seen Paradise Lost itself, but I
>have both of the NAN sourcebooks, and HATED the way FASA included
>adventures in those. The first half of each volume was the sourcebook
>material, and the second half an adventure. Okay, maybe part of the problem
>was that each volume split up coverage between for regions. Also, the
>adventures were rather disjointed attempts to give the PCs a whirlwind tour
>of all four nations. Still, I would have much rather bought just the source
>material, and then decided whether to get the adventures on their own
>merits (or lack thereof).

I agree that the NAN books were weak, for exactly the reason you state, but
Paradise Lost was much better IMHO, since they didn't have as much ground to
cover.

>Having only just joined the list, I don't know how much hate mail to expect
>if I mention that other FASA game.

Which one? ED? No sweat. Battletech? I sure don't mind, as long as you're
not suggesting mechs for Lone Star!

Then again . . . <evil GM grin again . . .>


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