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Nice book but I think they should have given some space to special materials. It'd been nice if they had included, say, glassteel and all the other materials spread over the various books. Eberron has a bunch of interesting materials that non-users of the setting might have found useful. Great...

That's nice and all but I'm much more interested in what you like about it. I haven't read it all but so far my favorite parts include the Dwarven and Elf cities under Ptolus. I also really like the ratmen.

I'm a big time reader. I haven't played a game in years. Not because I don't want to mind you but because of lack of time. As it is I do most of my reading during my commute or late at night. Such is life.

I'm not one to complain about the lack of indexes in published RPG books and I don't own a copy of this book yet to know if they included one but it does seem like it would be a useful tool in a book like this. Does the Spell Compendium contain an index. That's probably a good indication of...

You can find it here. It's actually only half a page long but all the same, it's still useful in telling us what to expect. I suck at min/maxing classes, prestige classes, races and feats but magic items I'm ok at. This is a must buy for me. Now, can anyone tell me if they've included the...

I'm actually not running a game right now but if I were I'd probably limit it to something like: 3 Core Rulebooks Expanded Psionics Handbook Ptolus If someone were to play a spellcaster then I'd allow the Spell Compendium. I'd also allow the Magic Item Compendium if it were available but it...

You'd be right if in fact everything you needed was on the two pages but as evidenced above it's not. Not even close.

If you don't know what I'm talking about then read this as it explains it better than I can. Essentialy encounters in published adventures are now presented in one or two pages that include a map of the site where the encounter takes place. This is supposed to cut down on "frequent references...

There aren't many. The Living Greyhawk Gazetteer jas exactly two pages of crunch at the very end of the book. The rest is all fluff. The early days of D20 (D&D 3.0) had a book from Chaosium about Eric Melnibone that was 98% fluff. I love books that are all fluff but a little guidance is...

My order was shipped yesterday. It looks like Amazon finally got some. Or at least one copy. Just thought some would like to know.

Is anyone buying this? I first heard of it via the add on the back of the latest issue of Dragon. I'll probably give it a pass but only because I own all the underlying articles. "New rules, art, details, and encounters" doesn't really justify it for me. It is cheap however. If ever Paizo...

www.candlekeep.com has something called The Grand History of the Forgotten Realms which is a free download with a timeline of the realms. I'm pretty sure it's the same thing with added commentary and content. The free pdf is written by Brian R. James and takes up 105 pages. It is NOT a detailed...

I own the original 3.0 hardback but that's it. I'm thinking of picking up the second edition rulebook but am comfused as to what else to get with it. Can anyone sort it out for me? Thanks.

This, of course, assumes you are actually using or planning to one day use Ptolus. I haven't had the pleasure of using Ptolus in an actual game but when I do my first act will be to eliminate centaurs from the setting. I'm just too jaded a fantasy fan to find centaurs at all interesting. I'd...

I don't think people are reading the question. There is no way the PHBII is better than FC2 (or 1 for that matter).

I'm so sick of dragons I could hurl. Everyone is always playing up the Draconomicon like it's this great beautiful book. The text is passable but the artwork is complete ass. Take this illustration as an example: How exactly is that supposed to be awe inspiring? It's not. At all. The same...

What he said. Seriously, everyone should check out these artists. Michael Kormack is a friken genius. Here is a sample of his art: There are many, many others that are just as deserving of attention. My favorite right now, no contest really, is Craig Mullins. Others include: Adrian Smith...

Thanks everyone. I'll have to see if the revision in Creature Collection Revised is worth buying the entire book. Wow. Nice adaptation. I'd probably lower the dex bonus to +3 and increase the con bonus to +2. I'd also like to see something on albino rats (perhaps all seer mus are albino...)...

Interesting. So how did you houserule it?

I've seen several different types of ratmen accross many supplements. WotC has lycanthropes (which is not really what I'm looking for). White Wolf had the Slitheren although I think it's 3.0. I think Ptolus also has them but as a monster, not a possible PC race. What others are there? Which one...