| B1: In Search of the Unknown
B1- In Search of the Unknown by Mike Carr
An original Dungeons and Dragons adventure for 3-6 characters of levels 1-3
Bullgrit and I decided upon doing a review on an older Dungeons and Dragons module since scans of such can be found for a low cost among such sites as ENWorld,...  |
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24th July 2007 12:00 PM by Deuce Traveler | |
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| B1: In Search of the Unknown
Classic D&D adventure module review
In Search of the Unknown, by Mike Carr – Basic D&D, 1979, 1981
Introductory module for character levels 1-3
32 pages plus the separate cover with maps on the inside faces. This adventure has 56 numbered areas.
Generally, this adventure is...  |
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23rd July 2007 09:29 PM by Bullgrit | |
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| Sorcery and Shadow
Magic in Midnight is rare and powerful and illegal. In the Midnight campaign setting, practitioners of magic are a hunted breed, unless said practitioner is “working” for the dark god Izrador. Sorcery and Shadow is a sourcebook expanding upon the magic in the Midnight setting, both...  |
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21st July 2007 01:34 PM by arnon | |
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| World of Whitethorn 1B: The Village of Oester
Village of Oester
Adventures are a dying art these days. A few years ago the market was saturated and many were not that good. Companies are less likely to print adventures these days. With fewer adventures out there now it really makes the good ones shine a little brighter. Village...  |
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20th July 2007 01:08 AM by Crothian | |
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| Loot 4 Less Volume 3
Loot 4 Less Volume 3
I think it is a bit rare of me to review three books all in the same series. But Loot 4 Less has been the type of fun and easy to use PDFs that I enjoy reviewing. The series features magical items that are creative and bargain priced at under twenty five hundred...  |
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19th July 2007 10:21 PM by Crothian | |
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| Strange Places: The Sensate's Retreat
The Sensate’s Retreat
Occasionally there is a book that comes out that is just so different I think to myself I have to use this. But even though it is very creative and thought provoking at the same time what makes it so interesting also makes it really tough to use. This is the kind...  |
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19th July 2007 06:29 PM by Crothian | |
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| Clash of Arms: Cavalry
Clash of Arms Cavalry
Mounted combat was always a powerful force in the medieval days. But it has been one of those almost forgotten archetypes in the fantasy game as mounts are either to easily killed or just too big to delve into dungeons and crypts. Those problems are not...  |
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19th July 2007 04:21 PM by Crothian | |
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| Murder at the Vulgar Unicorn
Murder at the Vulgar Unicorn
This is a nice change for a Thieves? World module. Twenty years ago there were some tournament style modules like Traitor that came out for Thieves? World that built off the classic box set that was pout out in the early eighties. Those modules were fun, but...  |
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19th July 2007 06:00 AM by Crothian | |
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| Shadowspawn's Guide to Sanctuary
Shadowspawns Guide to Sanctuary
It is always good times when I find myself back in the place that is Thieves World. I grew up reading the books and playing in the setting using the old box set. I was overjoyed when Green Ronin announced the release of this product line in 2004 and...  |
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19th July 2007 05:58 AM by Crothian | |
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| Thieves' World Gazetteer
Thieves' World Gazetteer
Thieves' finally gets a look at the world around the famed city of Sanctuary. In prior books there has been great detail on the city it self with less focus on the world around it. Finally many questions on history and relationships between many of the ancient...  |
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19th July 2007 05:54 AM by Crothian | |
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| Bits of the Banquet: Into the Desserts
Bits of the Banquet Into the Desserts
I image there is a story behind this book. My guess is that it came up from a misspelling of Desert but whatever the reason I hope to one learn it. This is a book that every gamer needs!! Its free so what reason is there not to down load it?
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19th July 2007 05:13 AM by Crothian | |
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| Behind the Spells: Cone of Cold
Behind the Spells Cone of Cold
It’s been a little while since I reviewed on of this series. And hopefully with Bret Boyd starting his own PDF company that will mean that this series is not over with just yet. Behind the Spells is a series of PDFs that each tackles a single popular spell....  |
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19th July 2007 04:08 AM by Crothian | |
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| Passages
Passages
Role playing games are many times compared to stories. But it is the rare game that combines stories with a role playing game. Usually it is a licensed game that just tries to do one book or series of books. Passages might be the first role playing game that takes a whole...  |
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19th July 2007 12:25 AM by Crothian | |
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| High Psionics: Psicrystals Expanded
It is usually the little things that can really help define character. The small class options are nice but even allowing some of them to be done in different ways can aid in this. In this PDF that is what they do with psi crystals. It is just a few more options to make them different so...  |
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18th July 2007 10:26 PM by Crothian | |
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| Steel and Shadow
In the Midnight campaign setting where the dark god Izrador has conquered the lands of Eredane, one of the greatest “switches” players have to contend with is that the possession of arms and armor is punishable by enslavement, death, or whatever other imaginative punishment the orc or legate...  |
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18th July 2007 04:08 PM by arnon | |
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| Star and Shadow
In the Midnight campaign setting, the Sarcosan people are considered to be the most influential of human cultures. They were the last race to come to Eredane and brought with them refined steel, astrology, horses, and more. They united the humans of the continent. And yet, it was from...  |
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17th July 2007 10:09 AM by arnon | |
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| Complete Scoundrel
COMPLETE SCOUNDREL
By Mike McArtor and F. Wesley Schneider
Wizards of the Coast product number 957257200
160 pages, $29.95
I wanted to like the Complete Scoundrel. It has a lot of the benefits that WoTC products have in terms of it being a hardcover, having great full color art,...  |
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17th July 2007 01:36 AM by JoeGKushner | |
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| Unhallowed Booster Pack
Unhallowed Booster Pack
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UNHALLOWED BOOSTER PACK
Wizards of the Coast product number 95790000A
8 random plastic miniatures, $14.99
So you like the iconic monsters that are only found in the Dungeons & Dragons game or you like the...  |
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17th July 2007 01:12 AM by JoeGKushner | |
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| D&D Icons: Gargantuan Blue Dragon
D&D Icons: Gargantuan Blue Dragon
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D&D ICONS: GARGANTUAN BLUE DRAGON
Wizards of the Coast product number 957890000A
$39.95
When I heard about the gargantuan blue dragon, I wasn’t eager to have it. First off, it’s more expensive than...  |
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17th July 2007 12:57 AM by JoeGKushner | |
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| D&D Dungeon Tiles IV: Ruins of the Wild
Ruins of the Wild
Dungeon Tiles DT4
Published by Wizards of the Coast
ISBN: 9786947089
www.wziards.com/dnd
$9.95
Jason Engle strikes again as the artists behind the latest set of dungeon tiles from Wizards of the Coast. Consisting of six thick pages of perforated pages, Ruins of...  |
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17th July 2007 12:44 AM by JoeGKushner | |
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| D&D Dungeon Tiles III: Hidden Crypts
Hidden Crypts
Jason Engle Artists
DT 3 Dungeon Tiles
Published by Wizards of the Coast
www.wizards.com/dnd
ISBN: 9780786941568
$9.95
Hidden Crypts is the third in the series of Dungeon Tiles, published by Wizards of the Coast. Unlike some tiles published by other companies,...  |
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17th July 2007 12:30 AM by JoeGKushner | |
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| Hammer and Shadow
Ever since the box set Fury of Shadow, detailing the forest of the elves of Erethor in the Midnight campaign setting, the fans of Midnight have fantasized about a similar product that would focus on the dwarves of the Kaladruns. This did not come, but a product about the dwarves was...  |
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16th July 2007 09:01 AM by arnon | |
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| Heart of Shadow
This supplement to the Midnight campaign setting turns our attention to the place were all the suffering of Eredane comes from; the place where the Shadow’s essence is strongest, where resistance is nonexistent, and where odrendor, the chosen of Izrador, the orcs, come from: the land beyond...  |
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15th July 2007 11:35 PM by arnon | |
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| City of Shadow
In the Midnight campaign setting, the dark god Izrador has conquered the lands of man. Upon the wreckage of one of the greatest cities of Eredane, the scholarly city of Highwall, Izrador had his minions erect his own dark capital, and the great tower of Theros Obsidia. A constant reminder...  |
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10th July 2007 02:33 PM by arnon | |
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| Under the Shadow
Under the Shadow is another supplement for the excellent dark fantasy setting Midnight (by FFG), where the Dark God Izrador, the only God on the world, has finally managed to conquer most of the known lands with his forces and slowly crushes every last bit of resistance out of those people...  |
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10th July 2007 09:26 AM by arnon | |
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| Forge of Shadow
Forge of Shadow is a supplement for the excellent Midnight setting about a small, yet very important, city: Steel Hill (or Cruach Emyn). The main purpose of the book is to describe the city of Steel Hill, but in doing so the authors also give us dozens of possible adventures ideas.
Art:...  |
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10th July 2007 09:22 AM by arnon | |
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| Fury of Shadow
Fury of Shadow is part of the Midnight line, a campaign setting detailing a war-torn land where evil has won, and the dark god Izrador reigns supreme. The forces of Izrador have crushed the land of man, where pockets of resistance still exist, and are now waging war on two main fronts:...  |
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9th July 2007 09:45 AM by arnon | |
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| The Drow War I - The Gathering Storm A couple of years ago, I GM'ed a party through the end of Book 2 of this campaign series, taking them from 1st to 20th level. Book 3 takes them from 21st to 30th. My players gave this adventure campaign a 4 out of 5.
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8th July 2007 05:55 PM by catsclaw227 | |
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| Fantasy Clip Art
FANTASY CLIP ART
By Kevin Crossley
Andrews McMeel Publishing
$19.95, 128-page hardcover with CD-ROM
Fantasy Clip Art is a bit of a stretch beyond my usual reviewing fare, as it's not really an RPG supplement, although it can certainly be put to good use in most RPG games. It's a...  |
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4th July 2007 08:46 PM by John Cooper | |
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| Complete Champion
COMPLETE CHAMPION
By Ed Stark, Chris Thomasson, Ari Marmell, Rhiannon Love, and Gary Astleford
Wizards of the Coast product number 955647200
160 pages, $29.95
The latest hardcover in the "Complete" series by Wizards of the Coast, Complete Champion is, as expected, focused on...  |
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3rd July 2007 04:40 AM by John Cooper | |
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