I was curious enough about Spire to purchase a hardcopy after trying and failing to read through the PDF. I'm still curious about it, but also puzzled. I don't think I've ever read a game that was so... impressionistic I guess: there's a ton of setting material in there, but it's all unconnected. At no point are you told how to use it or what to do with it. The pitch is really exciting: you play dark elves in a city that used to belong to the dark elves but was taken over by the cruel high elves, and you decide to join the rebellion. I was expecting a narrow focus game with mechanics that would drive narrative in a certain direction... and that's not what I got. Can you tell I'm confused ? Still, I'd really like to try and run it, but it intimidates me at the same time. Oh and BTW if you don't like infodump settings, be on your way. This is infodump for the 21st century.
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