Character Creation: EAK FTW

Today we're taking a gun little game called Eldritch Ass Kicking. Written by Nathan Hill (a really good guy, btw), EAK is set on a pretty bog-standard fantasy world -- until every magic user went stark raving mad and started blowing up everything in sight. Rocks fell, everyone died... well, not everyone. But those who were left were greatly inconvenienced, by all accounts. The world of Anhelm now lies in ruins, it's pristine beauty reduced to smoking ruins and various crispy bits. Wizards these days, of course, are a bit smarter. They're still running the rough edge of crazy, though. The current age of crazy has led to the Shaping War, in which all wizards duel like crazy during the day to gain enough power to defeat all other wizards and remake Anhelm in their own image, retiring at night to the pub, dungeon, and tower to drink, delve, and decide what grand scheme the next day will hold.

This really is a fun little game. It's not going to result in any epic campaigns, but its "zany fun" and "blow-shit-up" meters ping really high. Plus it has a "chart of hubris." Seriously.

The Game: Eldritch Ass Kicking (a game of arcane action and old men with sticks)
The Publisher: Key 20 Publications
Degree of familiarity: I playtested it a bit and edited the book, if I recall correctly.
Books required: Just the main book.

( Let the ass-kicking commence.  )