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<blockquote data-quote="negativtoo" data-source="post: 2014304" data-attributes="member: 1918"><p>angry - but at the core quite true. Still, too much anger, too little reflection on what the books does right. Just my two cents</p><p></p><p>two quick annotations - </p><p></p><p>first - As for the "chosen of Mesos", as a quasi-rligious follower of teh ultimate power of sorcery i qould expect these guys to excel at magic, meta-magic etc, and I would even concede that most prestige class should give a distinct advantage - but one limited to a certain field/specialty. IMGHO this class, simply through its level and feats prerequisites ( not to mention, that an active worshipper of Mesos has the same social problems that a practicising diabolist would have) limits this mostly to NPC usage.</p><p></p><p>second - concerning the "War Harp" - no actual benefits, and both the weight (only 30lbs for a 6 foot Frame of lamintaed wood, strings, screws etc ? more would be expected by me ) and a glaring typo in its cost...40hp instead of 40gp... it has no marks of distiction. Just a poorly thought out idea (much like the alphorn as a bardic instrument in Song & Silence ). The instruments in general are hilarious</p><p></p><p>third and last - some of the detailed criticisms of the the review above are untrue or short-shrift : the book plays very heavily on the them just how the three classes fit, can be played and affect the Scarred Lands - aiming at the players, who want more flesh for the _stories_ behind their characters, not _more_ rules. In that it succeeds admirable. With regard to the "Dark Bard" and the Saga of the Dwarven /Dark-Elven Betrayal, it is stated noweher, that neither side is aware of something having gone wrong through cheerns influence at that battle - the Dark Elves at least seem to know so glimpse of the truth (compare the legends chapter in the bardic section of this book) and the theme of the truth being out there, but thepowers in being not wanting to hear them....well, that surely rings an echo from our world, right ?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="negativtoo, post: 2014304, member: 1918"] angry - but at the core quite true. Still, too much anger, too little reflection on what the books does right. Just my two cents two quick annotations - first - As for the "chosen of Mesos", as a quasi-rligious follower of teh ultimate power of sorcery i qould expect these guys to excel at magic, meta-magic etc, and I would even concede that most prestige class should give a distinct advantage - but one limited to a certain field/specialty. IMGHO this class, simply through its level and feats prerequisites ( not to mention, that an active worshipper of Mesos has the same social problems that a practicising diabolist would have) limits this mostly to NPC usage. second - concerning the "War Harp" - no actual benefits, and both the weight (only 30lbs for a 6 foot Frame of lamintaed wood, strings, screws etc ? more would be expected by me ) and a glaring typo in its cost...40hp instead of 40gp... it has no marks of distiction. Just a poorly thought out idea (much like the alphorn as a bardic instrument in Song & Silence ). The instruments in general are hilarious third and last - some of the detailed criticisms of the the review above are untrue or short-shrift : the book plays very heavily on the them just how the three classes fit, can be played and affect the Scarred Lands - aiming at the players, who want more flesh for the _stories_ behind their characters, not _more_ rules. In that it succeeds admirable. With regard to the "Dark Bard" and the Saga of the Dwarven /Dark-Elven Betrayal, it is stated noweher, that neither side is aware of something having gone wrong through cheerns influence at that battle - the Dark Elves at least seem to know so glimpse of the truth (compare the legends chapter in the bardic section of this book) and the theme of the truth being out there, but thepowers in being not wanting to hear them....well, that surely rings an echo from our world, right ? [/QUOTE]
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