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The Invisible College
[1-20000-AEG-16] |
$19.95 $7.96 |
| Average Rating: 4.5 of 5 |
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I believe the Invisible College is one of the most poorly understood books in the 7th Sea series, one that has a lot of background in truth, and very little in the way of power-gaming possibilities, so it gets tossed aside.
In my campaign, I plan on having the Invisible College mix with the Explorer's Society...thus making the Royal Society, which existed in the late 1600's.
I think the biggest trouble inherent in the book is how much research is necessary to make it happen. I say phooey to that. Just have fun...drink potions made of the blood of sorcerers and burst into flames. Invent stuff...dissect dogs...blow up laboratories...journey across Theah in search of brilliant minds...avoid the Inquisition...refine the telescope lens the way Newton did...blow more laboratories up...
last note: Every 7th Sea player could stand to read 'The Baroque Cycle' by Neal Stephenson. It's incredible as reference material. ... [read full review]
Rating:  [4 of 5 Stars!] |
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Living up to their motto of 'Truth Before Adversity,' the Invisible College works - sometimes in secret and sometimes hidden in plain sight - to ensure that no knowledge or discovery is lost dispite the efforts of some members of the Church to quash that which seems to transgress their views.
Beginning with a short story about how one man's discovery of the spectrum seen through a prism led to a brutal attack on his laboratory, the Introduction explains the current state of affairs, with the Inquisition eager to quell any idea they deem heretical while scientists naturally wish to push the limits of knowledge ever further. In order to protect both people and ideas, the loose organisation known as 'the Invisible College' has sprung up - sometimes issuing warnings to unsuspecting scientists, sometimes whisking them away to safe havens where they can continue their work, sometimes arranging for ideas and inventions to enter public knowledge in defiance of the Inquisition. Sometimes dev ... [read full review]
Rating:  [5 of 5 Stars!] |
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