Pyramid Review
First Colony: The City of Haven Sourcebook (for Blue Planet)
Written by Greg Benage, Brian Breedlove, Catten Ely, et al
Published by Fantasy Flight (Biohazard Games)
126 pages, B&W hardcover; $23.95
The folks over at Fantasy Flight have delivered another excellent edition to the Blue Planet line with First Colony. This book gives us all of the details (and this being a Blue Planet book, we mean all the details) on Poseidon's first colony of Haven. This book continues Fantasy Flight's track record of very well-written books that are extremely rich in detail.
The book's production values are the same as its predecessor, Fluid Mechanics. It is 126 black-and-white pages with a full color hardcover. The cover art is incredible (giving us a truly vivid image of the Haven cityscape), and the interior artwork is of the same style and quality as the previous books (though it does seem that there might be just a tad more art in this one than the previous ones). The cover price, again, is a bit steep for 126 pages, but when buying a Blue Planet book, one pays for quality, not quantity.
The book dives into it in the usual fashion, starting with a map of the outlying area and a synopsis and brief description of the major communities in the outlying area. Here we're talking about Argos Island, the home of Haven and many other smaller settlements. Though not too much is given on the surrounding areas, it is certainly enough for GMs to work with in creating scenarios and looking . . .
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Article publication date: July 27, 2001
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