I was
looking around for something that I could play one day when I I had
some spare time. I saw this, and it caught my eye. I dont know what
it was, something just drew me to it. So I downloaded it and had a
look.
It details
the core rules quite well, written in a way that even a newcomer
could understand. All that is needed is some paper, a selection of
poly dice and a pencil. I found it best to print off the file, and
write in pencil, which can be erased to play again.
I wont go
into detail on how to play the game, but the adventure itself is
rather good. Be warned, it is very hard to get through this alive!
But I found that multiple play throughs were a joy, not a chore. The
big baddie at the end is one tough cookie, but great fun.
It is a
basic swords and sorcery fare, barbarians and evil wizards type
thing. But with a decent story to keep you held for a few plays, this
is great for a free downloadable. There are other “expansions”
for want of a better word. These come in the form of extra characters
and adventures, but you do have to pay for these, although it is not
expensive, $2 dollars at most. So for a outlay of a few dollars, you
can play a game with multiple characters, through different
adventures. Not bad in my book.
The other
only downside that I see to this game is that it is not supported any
more, so no more official content will be released for this game,
which I feel is a shame as this was a good romp through a fantasy
setting.
Get the
free download at least, and if you like it enough, maybe buy some of
the extras and support what seems to be a decent game developer and
hopefully we will see some more content for this game.
Chronicles
of Arax is a free downloadable solo adventure available from
DriveThruRPG.
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