It has happened again. I was struck by satan. No, not that one, the Secret Satan (think a play on words for Secret Santa, the gift giving technique used around the holidays). Many participants on the RPG.net gaming forums participate in such a gift exchange every year. A big thanks to “Kid Twist” for putting this together every year with all of the real-world challenges we’ve all been facing. I’ve talked about the past times I’ve been struck by my Secret Satan where I was sent Mutant Crawl Classics, two Ravenloft books and Teenagers from Outer Space.
As you can see from the photo above, a new core rulebook was sent my way. When the Amazon box arrived, I had no idea that it would contain a hardbound copy of the Fantasy Age 2nd Edition rules. For me, this is part of the thrill with this gift exchange. Not knowing what is in the box. When asked what I wanted in the gift exchange, I’ve usually replied with a “surprise me” or “introduce me to a game that you enjoy”. Thank you, I had that surprise when I opened up the box.
I had used the first edition of Fantasy Age in the 2023 Character Creation Challenge. Prior to that I had created a character for Modern Age from the same publisher. I will be using the 2nd edition in the 2025 challenge coming up this January.
I’ve been impressed with the quality and layout of the books by Green Ronin. Especially when it comes to explaining the basics of the RPG system in the front of the book (see example below). I can show this to my friends and possibly get them interested in trying a session or two. I wish that more publishers would follow this trend.
As for the victim I was assigned, I’ve been able to send one of two gifts. It’s an RPG book from a DriveThruRPG wishlist. I’m also planning to send a second gift with something sweet that they wanted. I know that last year’s victim posted how excited they were with the gifts that the Secret Satan had sent them. I haven’t heard anything so far for this year’s victim, but I hope to hear something soon.
So once again thank you to the members of the RPG.net community. You’ve helped make this hectic December a better one. I hope that my contribution gives as much joy as I’ve received.
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