Hi Redneckdevil - I recommend picking up the base set and the character add-on deck. Try that with one, two, or three players and see if you like the game before buying anything else. Gamers with a tabletop background have generally loved this game, particularly if they enjoyed other deckbuilders. Gamers with an RPG background (like yourself) have had more mixed reviews.
I have an RPG background and I dig it. When your characters and facing down imminent death it gets a little tense.