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HeartQuest: Romantic Roleplaying in the Worlds of Shoujo Manga $7.50
Publisher: Seraphim Guard
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by Timothy B. [Featured Reviewer] Date Added: 07/15/2010 23:59:12

Heart Quest is a Fudge game about playing in the world of Shoujo (girls stories) Manga/Anime. It is obvious from the start that while the mechanics are mostly the same to other Fudge games, the tenor is very different. HQ only has five attributes in what looks like an odd cross of Unisystem and BESM. In fact, the holds up that Fudge Universal Translator theory well since HQ looks like it could convert to BESM in a snap. Skills are the same, mostly, as are the Gifts/Faults. Magic becomes a Supernormal Power, so more inline with Unisystem here. Where HeartQuest has the most to offer is half-way through the book with different Shoujo genres. Teen Romance can add lighter feel to a younger Junior High or just starting High School set game and has some good advice on how to deal with relationships and sex on a more mature level. The chapter on Magical Girls shows the connection between and obvious debt owed to Sailor Moon by Buffy. Here again is advice on how to run a game where a group has magical powers, fighting against some evil, and yet still trying to live a normal life. Extending the TV theme farther it is easy to see shows for most of the Magical Girl types. Team: Sailor Moon; W.I.T.C.H., One Girl: Buffy, Witch Hunter Robin; Rivals: Winx Club, Psychic Girls: Twitches; Witch In Training: Kiki's Delievery Service, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, 8th season of Charmed. The book goes on to describe Historical Romance (great for any "period piece" game), a sample setting for the three different genres and some sample characters. There is also a sample bibliography and resources not to be missed. A great little book that takes it's subject matter seriously enough to devote scholarship to it and still easy enough to have a lot of fun. If you are a fan of this type of manga/anime then this is a very good buy. If you are a fan of Fudge I would get it as well.



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[5 of 5 Stars!]
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