OP back here this morning.

Thank you all for your responses, it has been very helpful. I'll be picking up the books recommended.
My playgroup and I try out lots of different systems, primarily OSR/indie stuff. This game is one Ive always been curious about because it feels like the black sheep of the lot. Skimming through the PDFs it looks like a pretty fun game.

I can see why it gets a reputation of being a mmorpg in tabletop form, but that isnt a bad thing for my group. We're all former mmo burnouts, so it should translate easily for us.

Any guidance on the narrative side of the game? Does it work similarly to pathfinder1e/5e d&d?