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Oct 29, 2015JCLChrisK rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
As a long-time (sporadic) player of role-playing games (the analog, table top variety), I find myself always looking for new and interesting reasons to explain why my characters have taken up adventuring lifestyles when I create their backstories and motivations. "Fighting evil" gets bland and generic after a while, and "boredom-relief and loot" doesn't make for very interesting personalities. In Rutabaga, author Eric Colossal has come up with a fun, new twist: "Having grown bored of the standard food offerings available in towns and inns, I now travel the land, searching for strange and magical ingredients to add to my cookbook! . . . I've cooked some amazing things no one has ever eaten before! Some day I hope to open my own restaurant and really wow people with my creations!" Not proficient with any weapons or very good in a crisis, Rutabaga finds his quest keeps leading him into dangerous situations regardless. Luckily, he also finds his culinary skills useful in unexpected and helpful ways more often than not. Drawn in a cartoonish style that seems influenced by some digital RPGs, this is a book full of humor, adventure (duh), and fun. It also includes some very tasty looking recipes.