This inspiring book describes a very rich world, that is a bit dark at times. Main focus is the city of Samaris, a great harbor. The city is occupied bij a powerful nation and resistance thrives. In this setting a lively mix of races and colorful characters is trying to get by. The book gives a lot of descriptions and drawings of these characters and of the different quarters of the city.

All trough the book are little ideas you can use while playing in this world. Not only for DM's, but for players as well: ideas for a dayjob or a favourite hangout, for example. Or you can pick some of these colourfull characters to be a rival, or maybe as a friend or patron for your character. It invites you to make your character not only an adventurer, but a real person.

Samaris is, just as the Dark Dungeon Starterkit (in wich the game system is explained), a lovely book to read, peppered with little stories, adventure ideas and a whole lot of beautiful drawings.

This is a friendly, easy to learn system that invites you to play more than hack'n slash. The book itself reads like a magic book: on every page there is a funny little story, an intriguing adventure seed or a beatiful drawing.

I especially liked the magic part: no fixed spells, but rather an appeal to your creativity, with a simple set of rules to make your own spells.