Dark Souls The Roleplaying Game Source Book. DnD, RPG, D&D, Dungeons & Dragons. 5E Compatible

Starting classes cant wear theire recommended gear, nough said

Contents of the book itself are great, completely what has come to be expected of Steam Forged Games products. Shipping is another matter; book was sent in a far too large box with insufficient padding and as such corners are crumpled and damaged.

The DS-RPG is a very nice book, good artwork throughout (though some seems possibly rather too dark?) and a streamlining of the D&D5e rules (very much needed in my opinion - not a 5e fan to be honest). Very much liking the initiative system and the death system - roll Wis save vs DC18 or suffer an effect when respawning (random roll on a table of 20 options (p.121 for those who have the book))... includes such fun things as penalties and bonuses with fascinating descriptions as to why:"It's Getting Dark. The world is darker that it was. Reduce your passive Perception total by -1."I should also state here that I'm awful at the computer games - beat the asylum demon only once and that was with unbelievable luck... Just don't have the mind set for the computer games.However I love the lore and the storytelling!This seems to be the pre-release version though - officially it's not released until 5th May (or so I've found out in my explorations). there are a few 'janky' editing bits to tidy up... for example:P.28 - The Brute origin - it states under Position at Higher levels 1d10 (or 6) + your constitution modifier per PALADIN level after firstAlso for all the classes there is the following under proficiencies Armor: All swords and shields, as long as prerequesites met - should perhaps be All ARMOR and shields... etc as there is a separate weapons proficiencies part below the armor section.Also there are a few classes that have no options when hitting levels 6, 11, 15, 18 - which could be a little off putting for some players.As I said - a little Janky with the editing...This doesn't mean the game is broken - it just means that it could do with a bit of a rethink or tidy up perhaps.This from a brief read through of the first few chapters...I am, however, very much looking forward to giving it a run as GM - and so are my players who also love the games.So 3.5 to 4 stars from me... A worthy addition to anyone who loves a bit of dark, dark fantasy.