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Octavirate Presents Vol #1: The Gears of War $4.50
Publisher: Octavirate Games
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by Sean H. [Featured Reviewer] Date Added: 12/11/2006 00:00:00

Octavirate Presents, Volume 1: Gears of War by Octavirate Entertainment is a product detailing golems and their makers for D20 system games (primarily D&D/D20 Modern). It is 28-pages (25 after cover, credits and OGL) with a clean layout and each creature and character having its own illustration.

The product opens with a brief introduction from Octavirate explaining the design philosophy behind their products and how this product is a successor to their Creature Weekly line of products, one they hope will be even more useful. Like their earlier products, Gears of War includes variant rules versions (using armor as DR for example) for all of the creatures and characters as well as advice to adapting the ideas to other settings.

Gears of War is a campaign book, providing the outline of a campaign of which a GM can use as much (or as little) as they choose. The basic plot starts with hobgoblin raids and turns into a massive assault on civilization when the hobgoblins return with siege engine-golems. Various ways to get the characters involved are presented.

It then moves into the new golems, four of them: the Gear Golem, a whirring engine of destruction that grinds up those it catches in its multiple gears. Siege Golems, quasi-living engines of destruction, which can have pilots, which are divided into three types, Ballista, Catapult and Ram. The Gear Golems will carve their way through most defending armies, and they are extremely dangerous. The Siege Golems are optimized to destroy structures and are not as tough as most other golems but they can be quite dangerous foes as well, especially if they have a skilled pilot directing them.

Next is the mastermind behind the golem armies and his ?pet? demon who he has ?improved? by grafting golem parts onto. An interesting and dangerous pair. Six standard types of hobgoblins who fill out the armies are provided to round out the product.

A well thought out and useful product, the campaign may not be applicable to all campaigns but the Siege Golems have wide potential use.<br><br><b>QUALITY</b>: Very Good<br><br><b>VALUE</b>: Satisfied<br>



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