I could have killed him. He did the same thing with languages. The player in question will spend forever making a character, regardless of the game we are playing, regardless of the choices to make. I could give him 2 choices and he would agonize over it like his life was on the line, asking me to revisit the choices again and again from different angles.

Everyone else picked their boons and flaws in maybe 20 minutes (since I had to go around the room and alternate between everyone). I could easily see one player taking a half hour though, even if completely new.
 

I sat down with my group last night to make characters and have a little bit of feedback so far from the Kickstarter draft.

I really appreciate the "Reasons no to buy xx down" sections for each of the attributes. Seeing an equal discussion of the drawbacks of dumping your stats was nice to see. I would, however, like to see a stronger writeup for Appeal, since my players weren't really buying the threat. Having more tangable tasks associated with Appeal in the same way that Mind is described will make it comes across as more important now and less of something they can sack and work on later.

I would suggest reordering the names of some of the careers so that the more common name perhaps comes first. I found myself a few times looking for pirate, forgetting that it came under mariner, or executioner under gaoler. I know this is all symantics and purely subjective, but it does make it tricky if the game references them or if a player notes a more common title for a less common career.

I would also like to see the Heroic Beginnings/Origins section moved to an earlier part of character creation. Since your regional origins can dictate part of your career path, it felt very odd and limiting to have this come afterwards. A few of my players wanted to be from a particular region but couldn't because of the choices they made earlier (and didn't want to change the character in order to change their region). Also, since your first boon and flaw came from your origin, there was a lot of back and forth between here and the careers section. Moving this to the beginning or even just before careers might be a better place.

Lastly, I notced that Hero Points are only really presented (at least from what I could tell) in the summary at the end of the chapter, yet were referenced throughout. It would be nice to see these introduced earlier in the complete text rather than in the summary or in a later chapter, just so that character creation is a little more self contained and und

I'm new here. Long time gamer, first lime loinsloth wearer. I've been pointed towards BoL in my search for a more managable (rules, plot, and group management-wise) game for my group. From the reviews I've read and watched, I've found a really charming and deep game that is a lot more than just a rules-light action fest.

Still lacking the book and this more info on Lemuria as a setting (since Mythic is launching shortly), I'm pawing over possible setting options in the event that Lemuria turns out to be a little too gonzo.
 

It should always be noted that Kickstarter is not a preorder system; it's a fundraising platform. While a lot of publishers and companies do use Kickstarter to fulfill preorders (thus making the "I'll wait for retail" argument valid), that's really not its intention. If you like the project and wish to support it (and are capable and willing), you should support it. That this book might end up in retail shouldn't prevent people from backing, because honestly, look how "easy" it is to get a printed version of Legendary (quotes mean it's expensive).

I have a suggestion/piece of feedback. I'm interesting in picking up BoL based on some suggestions from RPG.net posters. But with a new edition coming out almost immediately with more setting info and hopefully a better method of purchasing a print version, this puts me in a weird spot. I still wouldn't mind picking up Legendary so that I can get a game going and learn more about the Lemuria setting, but I see little monetary value with an update staring me right in the face, since I'll likely be replacing it shortly with Mythic.

In light of this, would you consider offering a download code to backers for Legendary (in addition to the draft of the new edition) or perhaps consider putting Legendary on sale during the campaign? I've seen some KS campaigns offer pledge levels and deals for past publications or other works from the creator, so the idea isn't that far fetched. This would also let backers who are new to the game have a little extra bonus to use while Mythic is being finished.