[UA] Le UA est mort; Vive le UA.

[Petri Wessman]

On Wednesday 04 February 2004 17:56, Chad Underkoffler wrote:
> I have to say that writing for UA was seminal in getting me off
> my ass so as to write DEAD INSIDE, and a major design influence.

Yeah, of all the numerous role-playing source books I've read over the years, 
I have to say that UA has been the best overall. The books are fun to read, 
and generate a constant source of ideas. A few weeks ago I read the first two 
(White Wolf) Orpheus books, and then re-read Break Today. It was an amazing 
difference... for all its high production values and "this is scary stuff" 
innuendo, Orpheus felt very bland and been-there-done-that. Break Today, on 
the other hand, managed to be many times more creepy - and this is probably 
the most light-hearted of the UA books. I guess it's a matter of "tell" vs. 
"show". Or something. In any case, UA is something to be proud of.

I still haven't actually *played* UA yet, though I have a vision of a UA/Delta 
Green story with bits of other games (Wraith, Mage, Over the Edge)) sprinkled 
on top...

//Petri