Obsidian, the age of Judgement (or is it Judgment?)

Enter a world where humanity struggles against the forces of Hell and its minions.

Obsidian: the Age of Judgment is a roleplaying game set in the far future, where cybernetics and magic coexist. And humanity needs every advantage they can get, because Hell is quickly taking over Earth--Daemons roam the land, ranging from rat-size to mountainous! And in the last City built by man, they also roam the underground levels.

But there is hope--the Darchomen (a group of Mystics given power by a force called the Divinity) have set up the Law--an organization whose goal is to stop the forces of Hell and the Kultists who bring them into our world.

Now, if only they could get organized--and I mean the guys who created this RPG, not the players!

This game is a great concept--there can never be too many apocalyptic games, in my opinion--the system is interesting (at least to me, thus the POV title), and the references to two certain movies I happen to like are icings on the cakes.

Now, if only it were organized! I can't explain it--it just seems like it could be better organized, so let's just move on to the wish list.

Things I would like to see--an index, better cybernetic creation rules (and rules for installing), better editing (which could fall under 'organization'), and website support for this diamond in the rough.

(BTW, is it my imagination, or are the motivations vaguely reminiscent of VAMPIRE? Just a coincidence, right?)

Enough whining about the flaws--let's talk about the positive aspects.

This game has good potential, and I look forward to some supplements to see if the designers work on the flaws found in the core book. With all these threats to mankind, we had better see some kick-ass material! The "Wall of Obsidian" is what really gets to me, and I definitely can't wait to see Wasteland to see if there's more on that structure.

So, you guys at Apohis Consortium LISTEN UP--learn from your mistakes, and use the good stuff you already got to make OBSIDIAN a success.

After all, VAMPIRE had to have three editions, and they still don't have it all together yet.