I liked this book better than the Exalted core-book. Along with "Exalted: Fair Folk" it is one of my two favorite books in the game line (although the two books are quite different in their subject and focus).

Autochthonians centers around magical "alchemical" cybernetic heroes, living inside the world-sized body of their dormant machine-god "Autochthon". In their struggle to survive amidst this environment their society has developed a strong emphasis on industry, innovation, and teamwork that would make any good communist happy.

The book is beautifully illustrated and for me richly evoked the exotic nature of this part of the setting.

It should be noted though that this book is very much a side-note to the rest of the Exalted setting. By it's nature the world described herein is cut off from the rest of the Exalted universe, and although contact between the worlds is possible it is not strictly necessary for either part of the setting to function. You do however need the Exalted corebook to play this game as some of the necessary rules are not included in this book. Also it should be noted that this book is intended for use with the 1st edition of the Exlated game and it's mechanics may not be entirely compatible with later versions of the game.

I would love to play this game at some point, if only I could find enough other interested parties.

- Peter K. ( )