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1:35 That nice big piece of art took direct inspiration from Babylon's famous "Blue Gate". Where the walls were painted a beautiful blue, along with yellow/gold colored animals and trim. Despite the art missing the vivid colors of that ancient architecture, it still looks wonderful in black & white. Unexpected in a small indie.

Man... You channel is definitely the best rpg review one in KZfaq. I just discovered you and can't stop seeing the videos. So objective and so professional. Bloody awesome. OH. And I loved blood and bronze. Old testament stuff. Very cool.

I love the unique setting. Will maybe pick up a copy or two, thanks for constantly showing unique RPG products.

I really wish that there were more Middle Eastern, Central Asian, MesoAmerican, Slavic, Celtic, and African fantasy rpgs.

This really looks awesomely cool! However, one thing i didn't see in it was a Mesopotamian Monster Manual/Bestiary. It looks like it would make my life a lot simpler as a DM, and that it might actually drop into old school D&D a bit easier than into f5h edition. I would love to try it.

I adore this roleplaying game. The art is wonderful and beautiful. I will probably never play the actual game (because I like to create my own material), but it's absolutely excellent for inspiration.

Wow, bronze age meddle east is a great setting for rpg, I'll get this book and than add conan and some Greek and scythian gods and create super powerful villains, thanks dude!

7 years and just discovered this game. Excellent review. Have just bought everything...

Had this video tucked away in my watch later for a moment, glad i finally took the time to sit down and check it out! Keep up the content. Fifth or sixth video of yours I've watched. Your channel is underrated.

I find armor and shields so weird in the game: * A shield mitigates damage from every hit (huh?) * Shields never break (huh?) * Armor can "shield" you from all damage (see what I did) * Armor can break in one hit (huh? I guess that's similar to The Black Hack...) The rules also vaguely state you can repair armor with Make(Craft) skill test. I assume it's meant to encourage a house rule (extended rest maybe - a failed roll repairs the armor but reduces its rating by 1 permanently). To me, I feel a shield should be able to potentially block ALL incoming damage (roll under Def on d6 or similar), and armor should be the mitigator. Both should be able to break, be repaired and degrade over time. Maybe you can break armor OR shields to negate all damage from a single blow. Something like that. The other thing I find weird is the Ability Score / Ability Rating setup... why bother? I guess the intent was for "skill checks" to be more predictable (dice pool) and saving throws more random (d20). Lastly - no Dexterity attribute? What are you rolling to climb something difficult/dangerous? Vigor? To dodge something? Senses is a stretch. I love the map + fluff in the game, not sure about the mechanics just yet. Not a big deal. Would be interesting to play RAW for 5 sessions or so, see how they go.

This looks like I’d be perfect to run a conan type game in.

I like the setting and feel of this game. Feels ancient Greek and almost Biblical in scope and appearance. Also has a slight feel of Runequest.

whoa! this looks great. thanks for the review. definitely going to consider this one when i get some free cash.

I have been making a setting in the late bronze age. I thought I was being uniqie. Oh well.

Their armor idea makes me think of a way to handle armor. All attacks hit and you roll damage + modifier and then the armor has a usage die that subtracts damage by the amount rolled but if it rolls a 1-2 it also goes down in size to show the armor getting beaten, battered and cut over time and the lowest damage reduction rolls are also the ones that penetrate or otherwise damage armor. Gives a crit feel without the actual crits. Something like Light Armor is a d4, Chainmail/Medium is a d6, and plate is a d8. You can make enchanted armor have a straight +1 to the roll and keep the 1-2 lowers durability showing the magic makes it last longer too. A +2 or more is effectively indestructible but still can have damage come through. I don't know how shields would work with this system though.

U sold it 2 me when u uttered the magic words Rules *not* like dee an dee.

Well looks like I’m gonna have to change my project names as that was the name of my miniatures skirmish/war game

This is a great review for a very fun game. OSR with a lot of character and feel. I've only run it once in a convention like setting and the game worked really well.

This reminds me of Runequest - Not gonzo at all -where you can be a farmer,mystic good damage system/

I love this game!

No monsters or deities in basic rules?

Are there stats for different bronze age weapons in the book?

Are you aware of "The Ishtar Gate" rpggeek.com/rpg/20474/la-puerta-de-ishtar ,a Spanish game which tbh this game shares themes with? Also, look at the free game Red Goods of Baylon which is web-published by Aaron Zawadi. Also a Great game.

Somebody needs to read more Vance.