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  1. Simon Collins

    Nocturnum

    Beware! This review contains major spoilers. This is not a playtest review. Nocturnum is a series of d20 adventures for modern-day Call Of Cthulhu that can be moulded into a complete campaign. Investigators should be 4th level before beginning the campaign. Nocturnum is a 304-pages-long mono...
  2. Simon Collins

    Path of Magic

    This is not a playtest review. Path Of Magic is the seventh volume in Fantasy Flight Games' Legends & Lairs series, and a companion volume to Path Of The Sword. This volume provides new rules and advice for arcane spellcasters. Path Of Magic comes in at $24.95 for a 176-page hardcover book...
  3. Simon Collins

    Path of the Sword

    This is not a playtest review. Path Of The Sword is the sixth in the Legends & Lairs line by Fantasy Flight Games. This book focuses on fantasy combat, offering a range of optional rules for barbarians, fighters, monks, and rangers. Path Of The Sword is a hardcover book coming in at $24.95 for...
  4. Simon Collins

    Guard Towers, Thieves Guilds and Private Clubs

    This is not a playtest review. Common Ground II: Guard Towers, Thieves Guilds and Private Clubs, is the second in a series from Bard's Productions offering a fast generation system for buildings and their occupants. Common Ground II comes in at $11.95 for 48 pages. This is a significant page...
  5. Simon Collins

    Brotherhoods

    Beware! Spoilers ahead. This is not a playtest review. Brotherhoods is an accessory for 0one Games' Arthad campaign setting, and deals with the semi-religious organisations of Arthad known as Brotherhoods, giving background detail on the fallen gods of Arthad and the magical power of harmony...
  6. Simon Collins

    Heroes of High Favor: Half Orcs

    This is not a playtest review. Heroes Of High Favor: Half Orcs (HOHFHO) is the second in a series of race-related books by Bad Axe Games, which concentrate on the relationship between the particular race and their favored class. This one is for Half-Orcs. HOHFHO comes in at $9.95. It consists...
  7. Simon Collins

    The Lost City

    Beware! This review contains major spoilers. This is not a playtest review. The Lost City is a mini campaign setting/adventure from RPG Objects for the Darwin's World Twisted Earth campaign setting. It caters for 4-6 PCs from 1st to 11th level. The Lost City weighs in at $5.95 for a 2.54 MB...
  8. Simon Collins

    Black Ice Well

    Beware! This review contains major spoilers. This is not a playtest review. Black Ice Well is an adventure from Monkey God Enterprises for 6-8 PCs of levels 13-14. Black Ice Well is a 104-page adventure coming in at $18.95, fairly standard for its type and size. Font size, margin, and white...
  9. Simon Collins

    Darwins World Complete

    This is not a playtest review. Darwin's World is the core sourcebook for a range of products set in the post-apocalyptic Twisted Earth setting. At $10.00 for 128 pages, this e-book (.pdf download) is fairly standard in terms of price for its size and type (as is the $19.95 print version). The...
  10. Simon Collins

    Terrors of The Twisted Earth

    Beware! This review contains major spoilers. This is not a playtest review. Terrors Of The Twisted Earth provides information on NPCs and creatures for the Darwin's World post-apocalyptic campaign setting, known as The Twisted Earth. Terrors Of The Twisted Earth comes in at $5.95 for a 3.95 MB...
  11. Simon Collins

    At the Edge of Dreams

    Beware! This review contains major spoilers. This is not a playtest review. At The Edge Of Dreams is an adventure from Monkey God Enterprises for four to five PCs of levels 6-8. At The Edge Of Dreams is a 106-page adventure at a price of $18.95, fairly standard for its type and size in terms...
  12. Simon Collins

    The Last Days of Constantinople

    jkantor Perhaps I should clarify - the revamping required is going through the stat blocks with a fine toothcomb to correct mistakes and ignoring the weak use of the d20 rules, nothing to do with converting it to a D&D scenario. Simon Collins
  13. Simon Collins

    Oathbound: Domains of the Forge

    Psion I agree absolutely, hence - "you _probably_ won't". Semantics, I know, but I did take into account that there would be people out there for whom the statement would not be true. To clarify, I feel that people who gave previous Bastion releases a 3 or a 4 will probably give Oathbound a 4...
  14. Simon Collins

    Gaming Frontiers Volume 3

    This is not a playtest review. Gaming Frontiers Volume 3 is, strangely enough, the third in a series of magazine-style books offering a variety of supplemental material from d20 publishers. Volume 3 is 144 B&W pages for $19.95. Compare this with Volume 2, which was $17.95 for 160 full colour...
  15. Simon Collins

    Oathbound: Domains of the Forge

    Beware! This review contains major spoilers. This is not a playtest review. Oathbound is a campaign setting from Bastion Press. It is recommended for characters of 7th level and upwards. Oathbound weighs in at 352 pages for $39.95, fairly standard for its size and type (hardcover, full...
  16. Simon Collins

    Book of the Righteous, The

    This is not a playtest review. The Book Of The Righteous is the third in Green Ronin's Arcana series and gives a comprehensive set of churches and cults, holy orders and mythology, in a form designed to be used in any fantasy campaign setting. The Book Of The Righteous comes in at $39.95 for...
  17. Simon Collins

    The Library of Altinum

    Beware! This review contains major spoilers. This is not a playtest review. The Library Of Altinum is a 1.91 MB downloadable .pdf adventure for 4-6 PCs of levels 3-5. Compared with some other .pdf's with a low page count, this doesn't fare too badly (its cheaper than 0one's The Andwan Legacy...
  18. Simon Collins

    The Assassins Handbook

    This is not a playtest review. The Assassin's Handbook is the second in Green Ronin's Master Class series, bringing new core classes to the world of d20. This time round it's the Assassin's turn. The Assassin's Handbook comes in at $14.95 for 64 pages, making it a fairly expensive purchase for...
  19. Simon Collins

    The Banewarrens

    Beware! This review contains major spoilers. This is not a playtest review. The Banewarrens is a mega-adventure from Monte Cook's Malhavoc Press designed to take PCs from 6th to 10th level. The Banewarrens has the cheapest price per page of any .pdf on the market and its chock full of content...
  20. Simon Collins

    The Witch of Loch-Durnan

    Beware! This review contains major spoilers. There are also spoilers to the prequel of this adventure. This is not a playtest review. The Witch Of Loch-Durnan is a chance for heroes to return to the hamlet of Loch-Durnan in the sequel to the Pit Of Loch Durnan (though advertised as being able...
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