death
Being Dead
Content: Rules for becoming undead and playing an undead character
Writing: Provides a lot of character and mechanical options for the recently deceased with an undercurrent of sardonic wit
Art/design: Typography and visual elements clearly delineates sections and individual points
Usability: A handy, straightforward way to hang onto a beloved character for a little longer
Cursed Immortality
Concept: “You’ve been cursed with immortality.” Bummer.
Content: 6 ways characters can survive death (albeit not entirely unscathed)
Writing: Descriptive and punctuated wry comments and mechanics to match
Art/design: Typographical and color choices create a dynamic gestalt while aiding navigation
Usability: Step 1: Get cursed. Step 2: Die. Step 3: See what happens.
Death Is But a Doorway
Content: Why settle for a boring death when you can adopt a different class and get back in the game?
Writing: Guides the player with a series of questions posed by a surprisingly sympathetic demon
Art/design: Designed for easy use and readability; splashes of color add emphasis
Usability: An excellent resource for matching fateful deaths with meaningful character (re)creation
Death Is Not an Escape!
Concept: “It isn’t your time. Rise revenant and roll for Death’s gift upon your first death.”
Content: 20 abilities that provide certain benefits and detriments
Writing: Some creative concepts concisely expressed
Art/design: Illustration and color lend an appropriate, on-brand character
Usability: Just roll d20 to see what gift you bring back from beyond the grave
So You Want to Rise From Your Grave
Content: Tables for how characters died, were buried, and resurrected
Writing: Concise and darkly humorous
Art/design: Color and type provide the right aesthetic and facilitate fast navigation
Usability: So simple even a dead guy can use it
The Fleshworks
Concept: “Nechrubel has […] resurrect[ed] you here as animated skeletons. […] Your only desire is to escape and get some new fleshy digs.”
Content: An imaginative character-creation dungeon
Writing: Visceral descriptions punctuated by blunt wit
Art/design: Color choices differentiate text blocks and maintain readability the graphic ground
Usability: The layout’s logic may not be apparent at first; look to the pentacle, and all will be revealed