James Nicoll Reviews

A perk of having bought into Fria Ligan’s Twilight 2000 project was a discount on other Fria Ligan games. Consequently, I picked up a number of their core rule sets¹, of which Coriolis was one. 

Coriolis is an SFRPG, apparently inspired by the Arabian Nights. The game mechanics are similar enough to FL’s Alien that having read one gives a huge boost to learning this version of the rules. It’s a game of comparatively low-powered, fragile people in a setting filled with intrigue and forgotten mysteries which if examined correctly will reduce one’s PC to pink mist.

As one would expect from FL, the rulebook is an impressive-looking tome. The illustrations are a giant step up from what was considered acceptable when I got into RPGs 40 years ago. My only gripe²would be that white print on a black background is hard for me to read. 

1: And discovered DHL’s delightful habit of charging exorbitant administration fees for paying small amounts of duty. 

2: Plus DHL’s delightful habit of charging exorbitant administration fees for paying small amounts of duty.