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Grompi "When scrutinized, the diagrams in the beginning have a blatant error, showing movement contrary to that in the text." Far as I could tell the movement seems OK, there are just incorrect references in the text as to which diagram the movement is shown in for the multi-character combat...

This is not a playtest review. The Encyclopaedia Of Demons & Devils II is the sequel to Fast Forward Entertainment's original d20 presentation of evil spirits from real-world folklore, myth, and legend. The Encyclopaedia Of Demons & Devils II is a 224-page mono hardcover product costing...

This is not a playtest review. The Book Of Eldritch Might III is the third in the Eldritch Might series by Malhavoc Press and deals with matters arcane; though unlike previous books in the series, this one concentrates on places of power. The Book Of Eldritch Might III is a 6.39 MB .pdf file...

Blacksway Could you be a bit more specific about XPS and what it offers. What's the premise behind it? How different from Thunderhead Games' system is it, if you have read/run either of the Interludes adventures? Thanks Simon Collins

This is not a playtest review. Orcfest is an adventure designed for beginners to D&D with advice for starting players and GMs. I could find no official reference to the level the adventure is suitable for, but seems designed for 1st-2nd level characters. Orcfest is a 96-page mono softcover...

Quasqueton I'd just like to say, as someone who wrote one of the other reviews, that I felt that your review was well written and your reasons for disliking it were clearly explained - we definitely need more of this kind of review as it creates useful discussion points and encourages...

jeffh Ah... Yes, my bad writing - what I wrote is not exactly what I meant. I will amend it to read how it should be read. Thanks for the heads up. Simon Collins

This is not a playtest review. The Quintessential Samurai is the eleventh in Mongoose Publishing's Collector series, which focuses on new or existing core classes. The Quintessential Samurai is a 128-page mono softcover book costing $19.95. Margins, font size and white space are all acceptable...

Just a note to clarify - I received a mail from Mongoose saying that there are _over_ 1000 feats, not _nearly_ 1000 as stated in my review. Its a true giant millipede, with over 1000 feets.

Sagan Darkside No, about a quarter to a third of them are +2/+2 feats. Examples of others include +4 to a more focused skill such as a Handle Animal check on your mount only, meta-skill feats such as making one cross-class skill a class skill, 'saving throw' feats such as Lightning Reflexes...

jeffh The review _does_ actually say the feats from the SRD are included in Ultimate Feats!! :-) Simon Collins

This is not a playtest review. Ultimate Feats is the second in Mongoose Publishing's 'Ultimate' series, this one offering a plethora of feats. Ultimate Feats is a 256-page mono hardcover book costing $34.95. Though margins, font size and white space are all reasonable, there is a fairly wide...

This is not a playtest review. Pale Designs: A Poisoner's Handbook, is a sourcebook on poisons and poisoners from Bastion Press. Pale Designs is a softcover 96-page colour book costing $24.95. Margins and font size are average, whilst there are a few chunks of white space in the book. Art runs...

This is not a playtest review. Ultramodern Firearms is a sourcebook on modern firearms for d20 Modern, and is published by Green Ronin. The book is written by Charles Ryan, and is an updated d20 version of a book originally written by the same author for the Millenium's End RPG. Ultramodern...

Beware! This review contains spoilers. This is not a playtest review. Raw Recruits contains adventure material for characters of levels 1 to 6, and is a licensed Dragonstar product by Mystic Eye Games, with permission from Fantasy Flight Games. For those of you who have not come across...

Beware! This review contains spoilers. This is not a playtest review. Interludes: Sands Of Pain is the second adventure in the Interludes series from Thunderhead Games. This arabian style adventure is suitable for PCs of 4th level, with advice for amending it to suit other levels. Sands Of...

This is not a playtest review. Fury In The Wastelands is a sourcebook on orcs for the Kingdoms of Kalamar setting by Kenzer & Co. Fury In The Wastelands is a 160-page mono softcover book costing $23.99. Margins and font size are average though there is a fair amount of space left between...

This is not a playtest review. The Quintessential Psychic Warrior is the ninth in Mongoose's Collector Series. The Quintessential Psychic Warrior is a 128-page mono softcover book costing $19.95. Font, margins and white space are all fairly average though the space between paragraphs and...

Joe In general I have to agree. Its getting harder to introduce a genuinely original product that still appeals to the masses to sell well enough. Hopefully we will have less product with more quality in the future from all publishers. Simon Collins

This is not a playtest review. The Quintessential Druid is the tenth in the Collector series from Mongoose Publishing covering various classes in more detail. The Quintessential Druid is a 128-page mono softcover product costing $19.95. Font size and margins are average, and there are...