Pyramid Pick
Seed of the New Flesh
Published by Atlas Games
Written by Greg Stolze
128 pages, $19.95
Seed of the New Flesh is the latest sourcebook for Feng Shui and is a welcome addition to the growing line of products being published by the game's new publisher. Atlas Games has produced another fine book, which it should be proud of, though the book is not without a few flaws.
This installment of the Feng Shui saga details the world of 2056, which is controlled by the Architects of the Flesh. Experienced players will remember that this faction controls almost all the chi generating sites of the future, poaches the netherworld to provide raw material for their army of grotesque abominations, and has molded society in its own image. Players might well expect an Orwellian dystopia, complete with mind control and thought police, and they won't be disappointed. What they might not expect are the anti-grav pursuit vehicles, gravity beam weapons, orbital laser platforms, and state-regulated marriages. There are a lot of great concepts in this book, some of which will greatly enhance your campaign -- others are a little over the top. For instance, the Phallusaurus machine pistol, an automatic pistol with a ludicrous name and a five-foot clip which is featured in, of all things, a game show.
Odd jokes that I don't get aside, the tone of the book is very irreverent, perhaps overly so. Compared to other Feng Shui supplements produced by Daedalus, such as the excellent Guiding Hand book, this book's . . .
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Article publication date: February 11, 2000
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