WORLDS mini-review

I don't feel like typing this twice, so I'm cross-posting it on Decipher's forums and on trek-rpg.net's forums.

I've not yet begun going through Worlds with a critical eye towards typos and stuff like that, though I have noticed a couple.

What I have been doing, though, is marveling at how neat and fun a read this book is. The crunchy bits in the introduction are a wonderful add-on to the system generation rules in the Narrator's Guide, and from my limited play so far, seem to mesh perfectly.

The fluff bits, which is really most of the book, are wonderful. Some of them have been invalidated by canon from Enterprise, but not a lot, certainly not enough to complain about. The artwork is pretty uniformly excellent, though there's at least one map that I remember not matching the description of the planet it represented.

What impresses me most, though, from a GM standpoint, are the crunchy bits fit into the rest of the book. The explanation of the Rigel system included no less than three species profiles, even if they were fairly down-and-dirty (the species histories were explained in the text of the various planets in the Rigel system, so there didn't need to be much in the sidebar). Giving me planets, and new aliens to inhabit them with, is just cool.

I'll be back with more later, once I've had a chance to look over it in more detail. Kudos, though, to all involved.

I agree. I'm very happy this book has finally seen the light of day, I only wish I could've had it ages ago! Great book for GMs! :D

Ill also say how pleased I have been with this book, esp with the plot hooks. Clearly the authors had a lot of fun with the material -- I love what they did with the Talosians and the maps rock.

I managed to get the entire book printed out and it looks nice, though honestly it burned through a couple of ink cartridges -- I honestly do not want to imagine what the dark mirror book will take to print out (here is hoping against hope that they make more print friendly versions of the books in future, as if).

But I give this book a definative thumbs up, pity decipher didnt publish more books for this series, faster, the line might have lasted longer.

Peace.