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Review: Hexagram (Issue #12 - February 2024):: The Short Version? Hexagram #12 will leave you thirsty for more (and explain how to survive that thirst).
Posted: Mon, 02 Mar 08:32:49
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Hexagram (Issue #12 - February 2024) is a 2024 publication from Steve Jackson Games in support of The Fantasy Trip. It features a variety of writers and artists, most of whom are SJ Games veterans.
Presentation
This is available in both PDF and print versions. The print version is 39 pages in a 5.5" x 8.5" landscape format. The covers are heavy stock and the whole is black & white. The book is saddle-stapled, and the pages are primarily in two-column layout.
Content
The editorial and table of contents appearing on the inside front cover and are followed by the letters column. The editorial talks a little about the contents of this issue and explores plans for TFT in 2024.
The first article is Hunger and Thirst Guidelines by Howard Kistler; it explains the effects of hunger and thirst on characters. It also explains how certain talents and spells might help to sustain characters who are trapped without food. The article is very complete and even includes rules for cannibalism. For the Effigy of the Oil Wastes by Irene Zielinski is a short adventure for six characters; it include pre-gens, read-aloud text, and a couple of new monsters. There is also some advice on running the adventure from Steve Jackson compiled after running it a few times. Exigencies by P. D. Haynie is a short work of fiction, once again revisiting Perf the goblin scholar. Magic Beans by Steve Jackson provides a dozen potential beans with magical properties; it's presented as a table with d12 options.Questions Three: Jean McGuire features Steve Jackson asking her about her career, her love of tables, and her transition to STL miniatures sculptor. The Crying Boy by Howard Kistler is about an artifact based on the crying boy paintings by Giovanni Bragolin; it includes details on the artifact and some adventure hooks. Three Fellow Guests by Stefan Jones provides some guidance should adventurers be invited to a royal home and details three guests one might find themselves spending time with. Each of these guests is given name, character sheet, personality, background, and an adventure hook. The Unicorn by Guy McLimore and Greg Poehlein is an excerpt from The Fantasy Trip Bestiary. Vile Vines by Christopher R. Rice revisits the horrors of the plant world and details a quartet of new plant-based monsters complete with stat blocks, tactics, and more. Markets by Jean McGuire provides background on a number of markets based on their size and location, then provides a series of tables (6 for goods, 2 for merchants) to help flesh out markets.
Evaluation
This issue has fewer articles than most, but several of them are much longer than previous issues. It also continues the trend of no direct advertisements. The issue is good; I liked the articles on hunger and thirst and the short story Exigencies. The magic beans are fun and the fellow guests provides good information on royal hospitality and how not to offend as well as some interesting guests and adventure ideas.
One of the best parts of the magazine is probably the thoroughness of the articles. Howard Kistler provides more information on hunger and thirst than one could likely ever need and then the adventure in this issue comes with tips on running it from the game's designer. Another fine issue.
Posted: Mon, 02 Mar 08:32:49
by sdonohue
Presentation
This is available in both PDF and print versions. The print version is 39 pages in a 5.5" x 8.5" landscape format. The covers are heavy stock and the whole is black & white. The book is saddle-stapled, and the pages are primarily in two-column layout.
Content
The editorial and table of contents appearing on the inside front cover and are followed by the letters column. The editorial talks a little about the contents of this issue and explores plans for TFT in 2024.
The first article is Hunger and Thirst Guidelines by Howard Kistler; it explains the effects of hunger and thirst on characters. It also explains how certain talents and spells might help to sustain characters who are trapped without food. The article is very complete and even includes rules for cannibalism. For the Effigy of the Oil Wastes by Irene Zielinski is a short adventure for six characters; it include pre-gens, read-aloud text, and a couple of new monsters. There is also some advice on running the adventure from Steve Jackson compiled after running it a few times. Exigencies by P. D. Haynie is a short work of fiction, once again revisiting Perf the goblin scholar. Magic Beans by Steve Jackson provides a dozen potential beans with magical properties; it's presented as a table with d12 options.Questions Three: Jean McGuire features Steve Jackson asking her about her career, her love of tables, and her transition to STL miniatures sculptor. The Crying Boy by Howard Kistler is about an artifact based on the crying boy paintings by Giovanni Bragolin; it includes details on the artifact and some adventure hooks. Three Fellow Guests by Stefan Jones provides some guidance should adventurers be invited to a royal home and details three guests one might find themselves spending time with. Each of these guests is given name, character sheet, personality, background, and an adventure hook. The Unicorn by Guy McLimore and Greg Poehlein is an excerpt from The Fantasy Trip Bestiary. Vile Vines by Christopher R. Rice revisits the horrors of the plant world and details a quartet of new plant-based monsters complete with stat blocks, tactics, and more. Markets by Jean McGuire provides background on a number of markets based on their size and location, then provides a series of tables (6 for goods, 2 for merchants) to help flesh out markets.
Evaluation
This issue has fewer articles than most, but several of them are much longer than previous issues. It also continues the trend of no direct advertisements. The issue is good; I liked the articles on hunger and thirst and the short story Exigencies. The magic beans are fun and the fellow guests provides good information on royal hospitality and how not to offend as well as some interesting guests and adventure ideas.
One of the best parts of the magazine is probably the thoroughness of the articles. Howard Kistler provides more information on hunger and thirst than one could likely ever need and then the adventure in this issue comes with tips on running it from the game's designer. Another fine issue.
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