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Bad stuff out of the way: The print is small and is layed out in an initially confusing manner. You get used to it, but it takes a bit for your eyes to focus. The included character sheet takes the concept of "generic" to new heights. I've seen funkier tax forms!

Everything else is first-rate. The "new" Kult has an index. (Yay!) The artwork is much improved and surreal enough to add that all- important atmosphere. The rules are much more clearly presented than in the first edition. Plus, they left out some of the truly annoying things that made you want to toss the game.

The streamlined combat and magic systems are a big plus, as is the introductory adventure and a new little surprise for Gamemasters, called "the Dark Art." (It will help you torture, er, I mean "entertain" your jaded players. Hee hee hee!) A vast improvement over the original.

What of the game itself? There is still only one true horror rpg out there. Want an X-Files/Twin Peaks/Millenium campaign? Kult can do it like nothing else. Want a "splatterpunk" adventure that would send Clive Barker to the nuthatch? Kult has everything you could possibly want. Last time, this game was almost denied its rightful place in the industry due to the lousy layout, garbled rules, and clunky mechanics. This time, there is no excuse, there is no escape....

Style: 5 (Excellent!)
Substance: 5 (Excellent!)

Kult 2nd Edition
Author: Various Category: game Company/Publisher: Target Games AB Reviewed by Carl L. Congdon on 05/22/97. Genre tags: none	Bad stuff out of the way: The print is small and is layed out in an initially confusing manner. You get used to it, but it takes a bit for your eyes to focus. The included character sheet takes the concept of "generic" to new heights. I've seen funkier tax forms! Everything else is first-rate. The "new" Kult has an index. (Yay!) The artwork is much improved and surreal enough to add that all- important atmosphere. The rules are much more clearly presented than in the first edition. Plus, they left out some of the truly annoying things that made you want to toss the game. The streamlined combat and magic systems are a big plus, as is the introductory adventure and a new little surprise for Gamemasters, called "the Dark Art." (It will help you torture, er, I mean "entertain" your jaded players. Hee hee hee!) A vast improvement over the original. What of the game itself? There is still only one true horror rpg out there. Want an X-Files/Twin Peaks/Millenium campaign? Kult can do it like nothing else. Want a "splatterpunk" adventure that would send Clive Barker to the nuthatch? Kult has everything you could possibly want. Last time, this game was almost denied its rightful place in the industry due to the lousy layout, garbled rules, and clunky mechanics. This time, there is no excuse, there is no escape.... Style: 5 (Excellent!) Substance: 5 (Excellent!)

Kult 2nd Edition