Namely, its relatively weak starter campaign.
How does The Walking Dead RPG Starter Set fare at achieving this?
Let’s find out!
Chefs kiss, Free League.
Each sheet has information filled out in a faux-handwriting, which is a really charming touch.
Thankfully, this is also printed in a more dyslexia-friendly font on the other side of the page.
(A welcome sign that Free League are not about to sacrifice accessibility for aesthetics.)
What they may have sacrificed on however is the character portraits.
So, unlike withAlien: The Roleplaying Game, each character sheet would call for two portraits.
Chefs kiss, Free League.
These are not particularly necessary for play given that the system very much encourages theater of the mind.
The scenario, titled The Wolves' Den, opens with a betrayal.
As Glenn Rhee once said, “We can make it together.
But we can only make it together.”
When you factor in the length of these adventures, it’s hard not to feel short changed.
This is a seriously significant oversight that had me second-guessing my own understanding of the game’s engine.
In each case, I shrugged it off and took a wild guess.
Should you buy The Walking Dead Universe Starter Set?
But GMing by the seat of your pants isnt for everyone.
