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The Outcaste (for Exalted RPG)
Published by White Wolf Publishing
Written by R. Sean Borgstrom, Eric Brennan, Genevieve Cogman, & Scott Taylor
160-page b&w softcover; $22.99
White Wolf's recent releases for its Exalted line have all been of exceptionally high quality, and The Outcaste continues this trend. But while Aspectbook: Air and Kingdom of Halta were both only 96 pages, The Outcaste weighs in at 160 pages for only a few dollars more.
More important than its price or page-count, however, is the book's content. The bulk of The Outcaste is spent describing three vastly different societies of Dragon-Blooded (or Terrestrial Exalted), ranging from the highly militarized Seventh Legion of Lookshy to the pirates of Eos and Ossissa, and the simultaneously deluded and immortal brigands who make up the Forest Witches. While all the book's material is specifically geared toward enriching Exalted's highly developed world, pieces of the setting material could definitely be adapted for use in other games, though doing so would likely alter the tone of a campaign dramatically.
This is because all the societies described in The Outcaste are dependent on or shaped by powerful magic, though the form that it takes differs in each case. The military of Lookshy and the Seventh Legion depends on the extensive use of magical equipment, ranging from giant robot suits, to aerial battleships and transports, to a vast array of magical weapons . . .
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Article publication date: February 13, 2004
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