PZP/Ninja Cow] CAPES AND CROOKS, ISSUE #1 - NOW AVAILABLE!

[Libra]

My review of Capes and Crooks#1:

A warning in advance: I’m a big fan of Mancerbear, one of the primary contributors to Capes and Crooks#1. I’ve followed (and thoroughly enjoyed, I might add) just about all of his works artistic since page 3 of “The New Watch” his long-running Story Hour. I tell you this so you can be aware of the fact that this might naturally incline me to be rather biased in favour of his newest offering.

This is my opinion, so you will want to decide for yourself whether or not you want to buy this product.

This being said, BUY THIS PRODUCT.

From the very first page – a sinister image of a malicious-looking pumpkin-headed sprite offering sweeties – this product exudes class and has plenty of substance to back up it’s beauty;

An old city district that has more than it’s fair share of dark supernatural activity in the shadows of a former Hanging Gaol turned Goth Club.(No, I wouldn’t want to visit either, except perhaps with the Ghostbusters at my back.)

Vampire Martians (Yes, you did just read that) come to assuage their unnatural thirst with the blood of Earth and the help of their tripods. . .

A betrayed former Horror Icon turned masked master of mayhem. . .

A gruff, tough guardian of the streets powered by a magical badge and the father of all betrayals. . .

A ghoulish graveyard where all is not as it screams – I mean seems. . .

. . .and the adventure hinted at by the cover, featuring the terrifying tricksters attempts to turn all the city’s children into hideous goblins. (The other two characters introduced in this product appear as well, which is a nice touch.)

In fact the entire book is full of such splendid little touches (including the odd loving homage) not to mention excellent writing and magnificent artwork by Mancerbear (aka Darren Bulmer) and Jennifer Baughman – who also acts as editor.

The only complaints I can levy against them are my habitual back-seat editing (I can’t help but quibble with the occasional choice of words or something equally petty) and the fact that this product includes a reviews section.

How am I supposed to compete with competent reviewers?!?

In conclusion I can only say that I love this product and can hardly wait to see the next offering from Protocol Zero Productions and Ninja Cow Studios.

[Psistrike]

Just finished reading it and it is a great PDF book. Can't wait for the next issue. Although you should check the character stats more before releasing it. Macabre doesn't list which skills his Skill Mastery feat applies to, The Shield's Defense and Toughness combined exceed his PL cap [add up to around 10.5 PL for his Defensive stats instead of 9 as his PL says he is.], and Pumpkinhead is missing everything in his Combat and Saves sections of the write-up.

Besides those things, excellent work.

[Jim Hague]

Well, it looks like we're going to be putting up an Errata section on the website, then! I'll also ask our editrix about fixing those issues in the PDF and re-uploading it for those who'd like a corrected copy.

As always, thanks for the feedback!

[Libra]

Thank you for the excellent products.

[Jim Hague]

It's a group effort, I say, between PZP/NCS as publishers and our customers.

That in mind, let me ask a few questions here:

1) Would anyone be interested in signing on as statblock checkers and playtesters for adventures? We're on a tight timeframe (bi-monthly), and the pay is tester credit and possibly a discount on PZP products.

2) We are considering taking submissions - characters, Smash-Ups! ideas, reviews and such - as of issue #3. Anyone out there interested in contributing? We've had a couple pings on this already, but we'd like to gauge general interest.

[mancerbear]

Hi Guys,

Capes & Crooks #2 is getting close to release, so I thought I'd give you all a bit of a sneak peak at some of the art. These two are both characters from a new regular feature of the magazine which provides details in playing supers on alternate Earths and settings.

Rangorr


and PNEUMA


Both these characters come from Nu-Earth, an Earth not to far in the future where a devastating event has plunged the Earth into a new ice-age.

Cheers,

[Rubber Baron]

Obviously an ice age in which all the inhabitants have Immunity, Chilly.

Sorry Mancer, could not resist.

[mancerbear]

Obviously an ice age in which all the inhabitants have Immunity, Chilly.

Sorry Mancer, could not resist.

It's cool RB

Once you get a chance to check out the character stats, you'll see why they're dressed the way they are

Cheers,

[Emerald Flame]

I enjoyed the first Capes and Crooks issue. It will be interesting to see what the next issue has to offer.

[Dr.Volt]

Hi Guys,

Capes & Crooks #2 is getting close to release, so I thought I'd give you all a bit of a sneak peak at some of the art. These two are both characters from a new regular feature of the magazine which provides details in playing supers on alternate Earths and settings.

Rangorr


and PNEUMA


Both these characters come from Nu-Earth, an Earth not to far in the future where a devastating event has plunged the Earth into a new ice-age.

Cheers,

Fascinating! This is the first I've heard of this E-zine. I'll be looking into C&C #1 and defintely looking forward to #2!

[PhelanMahoney]

And here I keep looking for someone to have a print version of this good stuff.