Pyramid Review
Weep: Six Scenarios of Woe and Ruin (for Unknown Armies)
Published by Atlas Games
Written Rick Neal, James Palmer, Greg Stolze, John Tynes, and Chad Underkoffler
176 pages (perfect bound, softcover), $22.95
Atlas Games has finally released its long-delayed supplement for Unknown Armies, Weep, which is a collection of six scenarios. Weep compares favorably with Unknown Armies' previous book of scenarios, One Shots, but unlike the adventures in One Shots, those found in this collection are probably best suited for ongoing campaigns.
Note that spoilers about the specific scenarios follow, so read on at your own risk.
The book opens with a so-so short story by Greg Stolze that is filled with a bit too much gamespeak and has no real resolution. The first scenario in Weep is written by the inimitable John Tynes, but it is less of a complete scenario and more of a module that could be plugged into a lull in an ongoing adventure. I was a little disappointed that they included this piece because it had been previously published in Game Trade magazine (Vol. 1 #4), which is a fairly obscure publication, I suppose, so I guess I can't fault them too much for including it.
Next up is Rick Neal's scenario about a gathering of high-powered Avatars of The Merchant (adepts who can trade for anything, including years off your life, your sight, etc., and who can generally get their hands on anything you can possibly imagine -- for a price). The scenario seems like it would probably be . . .
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Article publication date: September 7, 2001
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