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Xcrawl GM's Screen
From: Pandahead Productions
Reviewed by: Butch Curry
Xcrawl GM's Screen is a new Xcrawl supplement from Pandahead
Productions. Some things just go together: dungeons and dragons, chocolate and
peanut butter, Sonny and Cher... and GM's screens and mini-modules. Pandahead
Productions brings us a screen for their D&D; variant, Xcrawl.
First, the screen. They've gone the 'one side art/one side data' route,
rather than printing any info on the players' side. Which is fine; I've never
been in that many situations where my players would even be able to read
anything printed on the outside of my screen anyway. The art by Chris Appel is
spiffy - you really do need to stretch the screen out to full size to really
appreciate it - but the data side leaves a lot to be desired. If you pick up the
Xcrawl screen, you'll likely end up putting it up for the art, but with
the D&D; screen behind it for data.
The mini-module isn't bad, really, as mini-modules go. There's a darkly
humorous plotline involving a scorned girlfriend with a singular dedication for
revenge, culminating in the Inaugural Celebrity Pro/Am Crawl. You won't
want to run this as the first Crawl for your players; there is some rule bending
(and breaking) going on, and they won't recognize it for what it is unless
they've been on a few 'straight' Crawls first. Pro/Am does manage to work
in a few new creatures; the werecockroach is the best of the bunch, being
suitably dangerous for low-level characters and fitting in well with the modern
environs of the Xcrawl setting. There's a bit of errata included at the
end of the module: descriptions of the deities from the Xcrawl setting.
I'd hope that this information is included on the Pandahead website so that GM's
don't feel forced into buying the Screen just for that.
If you're a big fan of Xcrawl, there are worse things you could spend
your money on than the GM's Screen, but if you're just a casual player
its not exactly a must-have.
For more details on Pandahead Productions and their new Xcrawl
supplement "Xcrawl GM's Screen" check them out at their
website http://www.pandahead.com, and at
all of your local game stores.
(Product Summary)
Xcrawl GM's Screen
From: Pandahead Productions
Type of Game: Xcrawl supplement
Module Written by: Brian J. LaSalle
Screen Art by: Chris Appel
Module Art by: Marco Fiorito and Ed Ball
Number of Pages: 32
Retail Price: $ 19.95 (US)
Item Number: PDH1001
Email: contact@pandahead.com
Website: http://www.pandahead.com
Reviewed by: Butch Curry
