It is sadly not a very well known game, despite it’s similarity to the likes of Baldur’s Gate and other classic RPG titles. Arcanum's manual was written from the perspective of its own fiction with allowances made to describe aspects of its mechanics such as those within character creation.
You are the sole survivor of IFS Zephyr crash. Executive Editor Greg Kasavin tells us about the strengths and weaknesses of Arcanum in the video review. By Appelbaum (applebaum 84 at gmail) (Yes, that is a different spelling) Version 1.1, May 2012. Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura.
Users who purchased the game from GoG.comcan simply 2 Want to know why the development team would make the gameworld a reactionary environment? It can also be seen online. Builds are fan-made character concepts which usually cover every element of playing a certain character type.