TLDR: A good value and useful tool, buy it!
Peter Rudin-Burgess is the prolific creator of many solo add-ons for a wide variety of role playing games. He has a talent for crafting a set of solo tools for each system that blend seamlessly with the rest of the game's mechanics. His Savage Worlds guide continues by providing everything one needs to start playing Savage Worlds without a GM.
In contrast to Mythic GM Emulator, this system is easier to learn. It provides an extenion to the rules set rather than an entirely separte meta-system for running your game. This also makes this guide an excellent choice for those new to solo game play.
The strength and weakness of this product is that, like Savage Worlds itself, it can be used for any genre. This means that one must use a bit more effort in interpreting open oracle results for their current game setting. On the plus side, you have a single product meaning no additional book/system to purchase and learn for each setting. On the minus, you have less genre specific flavor. These elements cancel each other out in my opinion.
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