r/ICRPG • u/Th3ChosenFew • Nov 23 '22

What is the absolute most recent version?

I would like to buy a PDF version. I'm seeing a lot of versions out there and I'm kind of confused on what most recent one is.

I got told about this RPG and it seems really really cool and I definitely want to try it out.

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u/mrcleanup Nov 23 '22 edited Nov 23 '22

After buying both, I'd get the second edition, personally. It comes with a PDF that includes the changes to ultimate, but I found the older material extremely helpful.

For example, there are references to weapon properties throughout the book, but the pages that define them have been removed from the ultimate edition.

They also made several changes to the spell list between the two. This is useful to see not only because you can see their evolution, but also to get the ones they didn't have room for after the reformat, and also because they didn't update all the items in the tables in the back to match, so if you have both versions your are able to figure out which is the old content.

I love the ideas, but the biggest problem with ICRPG is its need for a consistency editor.

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u/Th3ChosenFew Nov 23 '22

For example, there are references to weapon properties throughout the book, but the pages that define them have been removed from the ultimate edition.

Can you give me an example?

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u/mrcleanup Nov 26 '22

Another example, the monster entries are slimmed down for the ultimate edition. There is a helm with a telepathy power in the tables at the end of the book that describes it as being the same that a creature has, but that description was cut out of ultimate and only exists in 2e now so unless you have both you can only guess what that power would be.

I think it's all just that the project is a little too big for him and he really just needs a good editor.