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Offline Libertad

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Thoughts on Urban Arcana?
« on: April 05, 2012, 10:57:05 PM »
Although D20 Modern is kind of "blah," I always thought that Urban Arcana had potential.  Perhaps it's because I like the idea of "D&D in the modern world" crossed with Buffy-style "hidden magic" a la World of Darkness.  But the setting felt... lacking.  Beyond several organizations with a magical twist, there wasn't much in the way of world details: it doesn't really detail how the Shadowkind integrate into society, and there's no overarching themes beyond "there's magic and monsters living among us!"

I was wondering if another rules system would serve the concept better.  What do you guys think?

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Re: Thoughts on Urban Arcana?
« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2012, 04:58:21 PM »
I love the Gnoll pimp from Urban Arcana's bestiary.  It became a repeat NPC when I DM Eberron.

For a modernish setting with integrated magic and monsters, Shadowrun seems to do it well.

For a modern setting where magic is hidden and kinda screwed up, Call of Cthulhu.