Unknown Armies, 3rd Edition (Roleplaying Game)

The utter nutjobs of the world, from the homeless drunk to the rabid fanboy to the 2nd Amendment crusader, are the people with the singular focus required to do magick, whether as Avatars of archetypal concepts or Adepts of reality-bending rituals. Changing the world destroys you, and there’s nothing you can do to stop it.

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Overall: Though I have issues with the mechanics and presentation, my biggest hurdle is that it’s too damn dark for my gaming style. This game can be many things, but lighthearted is clearly not one of them—the skill system will make sure of that, if nothing else. There are clearly people for whom intensely-quantified emotional turmoil is the height of gaming, but none of them sit at my table.