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There are memorable 80's poster art, and forgettable ones. Why you'd choose to mimic the worst ones for the normal print of a setting that doesn't match with the original strong art-direction is bizarre. Do they want Eberron to finally be forgotten? I'm not holding my breath for the...

Why this wasn't the official cover art instead of the "special edition" is beyond me.

I need someone to explain what is going on with this cover. If I can't find the special edition cover this will be the first Eberron product I'm skipping. The eighties called. They want the poster back from their failed generic low budget fantasy movie.

5 out of 5 rating for Creature Codex TLDR - A great sequel to Tome of Beasts that manages the tricky task of extending and improving on its predecessor's mission to bring more game-ready interesting monsters to 5E. If you find yourself needing more (or more interesting) monsters than WOTC...

5 out of 5 rating for Tome of Beasts TLDR - Do you need more monsters for 5E? Buy this book. Then buy its sequel, Creature Codex. WOTC left us all with a big conundrum. The official Monster Manual provided great fodder for a year or two, but the (lack of) variety of design (and ravenous...

5 out of 5 rating for Dungeon Crawl Classics TLDR - A beautiful system for emulating sword & sorcery/pulp short stories. Theme and mechanics mesh wonderfully to provide unusual and rich experience. Dungeon Crawl Classics (DCC) is a vibrant love-letter to the old pulp and sword & sorcery...

4 out of 5 rating for Strongholds & Followers Strongholds & Followers is a carefully thought out, well-articulated, intricate piece of work designed to reward your players while providing more interesting hooks and narrative to your game. The concept of class-based strongholds that provide...

5 out of 5 rating for Acquisitions Incorporated Don't let the core comedic conceit of Acquisitions Incorporated fool you: this book is crammed with solid mechanical and storytelling ideas worth stealing for wildly different games. For fans of Acq. Inc. the book is a giant love letter from...

I have to say, the "secret sauce" being "6 new playable races" isn't really selling me on learning more. The great part of 5E is doing more with less. Oddly unpolished pitch for another setting. Feels like Enworld should to write some more articles on how to sell your settings, etc.

One thing no one has mentioned, is some WotC content gets banned because it really really annoys a particular player. Case in point, Dragonborn are not in my homebrew b/c one of my players hates them. It was an easy give that cost me nothing and made a player happy. Just because something is...

I always go by the "ask me outside of PHB" rule. I'll consider anything but I won't carte blanche approve something including choices from the PHB. Thematics is my first concern; brokenness second; and whether it affects other players third. Having that one player who wants to be X race with...

Printed tiles mix very well with Dwarven Forge. Great way to add color, special rooms, or transitions from interior to exterior.

3 out of 5 rating for Curse of the Crimson Throne Adventure Path Do you like Varisia? Do you want to know more about Korvosa? Play Curse of the Crimson Throne. Do you detest linear quest lines, dungeon delving, and intrigue? Don't play Curse of the Crimson Throne. This solid but often...

5 out of 5 rating for Skull & Shackles Adventure Path Skull & Shackles represents the very best in long-form pre-written adventure ever written. S&S stands head and shoulders above the other Paizo adventure paths and every other pre-written campaign product I've ever seen. With strong NPCs...

5 out of 5 rating for Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Advanced Player's Guide Having hit the ball out of the park with the Core Rulebook and excellent Monster Manuals, Paizo doubled down when they published the Advanced Player's Guide. Stuffed with high quality content (and beautiful as every...

5 out of 5 rating for Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Advanced Race Guide Paizo's reputation for writing and quality shine again with the Advanced Race Guide. This book is chock-full of flavorful editions to existing races, new races, and rules to create even more races. Bring a little sanity...

5 out of 5 rating for Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Mythic Adventures Tired of how simple and easy Pathfinder is? Want to spice up the game with an extra helping of high-power and high-fantasy over-the-topness? Mythic Adventures is the book for you. Make everyone at the table feel like a...

4 out of 5 rating for Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Ultimate Combat If you were a little bored with Core Rules for martial combat Ultimate Combat does the trick. Thick with new content, the book expands on nearly every topic that touches on the martial aspects to Pathfinder. Relatively well...

5 out of 5 rating for Numenera Core Rulebook Monte Cook knew what he was doing when he puts this book together. Well written, well organized, and with high quality art throughout, the Numenera Core Rulebook lights a fire in you to play. Having skipped the Kickstarter, my first view of the...

5 out of 5 rating for Pathfinder RPG Core Rulebook Proving once again that Paizo is head and shoulders above the competition, the Pathfinder Core Rulebook comes stuffed to the gills with well written, superbly organized, and beautifully laid out content. Everything you need to play is here...