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  1. Simon Collins

    By Cult And Dagger

    Beware! This review contains major spoilers. This is not a playtest review. By Cult And Dagger is an adventure designed for 4-6 characters of 3rd level. It is the first adventure in the Dark Prophet series. By Cult And Dagger is a 2.47 MB .pdf file. The artwork runs from poor to good, with...
  2. Simon Collins

    Sword of Justice

    Beware! This review contains major spoilers. This is not a playtest review. Sword Of Justice is an adventure designed for characters of 1st or 2nd level. At $13.95 for 56 pages its relatively expensive for its size. This is not aided by its fairly wide margins, average text density and...
  3. Simon Collins

    The Shaman's Handbook

    Beware! This review contains major spoilers. This is not a playtest review. The Shaman's Handbook is the first in Green Ronin's Master Class series, introducing new classes (as opposed to prestige classes) for d20. At $16.95 for 80 pages, and with average layout (in terms of space well used)...
  4. Simon Collins

    Undead

    This is not a playtest review. Undead is an AEG sourcebook focused on undead and undeath, including feats, prestige classes, spells, magic items, domains, etc., as well as non-rules information such as roleplaying advice. At $20 for a 128-page book and with no major layout problems, this...
  5. Simon Collins

    Twin Crowns, Age of Exploration Fantasy

    This is not a playtest review. Price: $24.95 Page Count: 304 Price Per Page: About 8 cents per page, very low for this type of product. Format: Softcover Front Cover: Reminiscent of Core Rulebook looks, mainly a watery blue background with an anchor and ships wheel in the centre and gold...
  6. Simon Collins

    Black Flag: Pirates of the Caribbean

    This is not a playtest review. Avalanche Press' "Black Flags" is an historical sourcebook for running an 18th-century campaign setting for pirates and privateers in the Caribbean. Price: $16.95 Page Count: 64 Price per page: About 27 cents per page, fairly expensive. Format: Softcover...
  7. Simon Collins

    Starfarers Handbook

    Note: This is not a playtest review. Price: $27.95 Pages: 176 Price Per Page: About 16 cents per page, above average for this size of product. Format: Hardcover Front Cover: A futuristic orange and black cover with a draconic logo in the centre. Indicative of its rules-based focus, this is a...
  8. Simon Collins

    The Magic Dump

    Please note that the scale for the maps _is_ 5 feet per square - I have discovered that this is stated in the Preparation section at the beginning of the module.
  9. Simon Collins

    The Magic Dump

    Beware! This review contains major spoilers. This is not a playtest review. Price: $14.50 Page Count: 64 Price per page: About 23 cents per page. Designed for Character Level: 6-8 Format: Softcover External Artwork: An excellent piece of art showing undead in a swamp, one with a sword shoved...
  10. Simon Collins

    Amberdale 2: One Orc, Two Orc, Red Orc, Blue Orc

    Beware! This review contains major spoilers. This is not a playtest review. Price: $2.95 Page Count: 43 Price per page: About 7 cents per page Designed for Character Level: 2nd Format: 1.36 MB .pdf (Adobe Acrobat) file External Artwork: Four poor (though amusing) drawings of orcs representing...
  11. Simon Collins

    Dark Awakenings: Guardian

    Beware! This review contains major spoilers. This is not a playtest review. Price: $19.95 Page Count: 84 + CD ROM Price per page: About 24 cents per page + CD ROM Designed for Character Level: 3-4 Format: Softcover + CD ROM External Artwork: Shows an image from the 3D rendition on the CD ROM...
  12. Simon Collins

    The Codex of Erde

    Beware! This review contains major spoilers. This is not a playtest review. Price: $34.95 Page Count: 256 Price per page: About 14 cents per page - about average for this size of product. Format: Hardcover External Artwork: An average piece of artwork showing a dragon chasing an armoured...
  13. Simon Collins

    The Malady of Kings

    Beware! This review contains major spoilers. This is not a playtest review. Price: $7 Page Count: 40 pages Price Per Page: About 17 cents per page Designed for level: 10-12 Format: Softcover Front Cover Art: A good piece of artwork showing a leering blue dragon, guarding a dark castle perched...
  14. Simon Collins

    The Ebon Mirror

    Beware! This review contains major spoilers. This is not a playtest review. Price: $16.95 Page Count: 96 Price per page: About 18 cents per page, slightly above average for this size of product. Designed for Character Level: 8-10 Format: Softcover External Artwork: An average piece of...
  15. Simon Collins

    Of Places Most Foul

    Beware! This review contains major spoilers. This is not a playtest review. Price: $14.95 Pages: 96 Price Per Page: About 15 cents per page, very good value compared to other products of this type. Designed for Character Level: 4-10 External Artwork: A very atmospheric gothic piece of art...
  16. Simon Collins

    The Taan

    Beware! This review contains major spoilers. This is not a playtest review. The Taan is a sourcebook on the race of the same name for the Sovereign Stone d20 Campaign Setting. Price: $19.95 Page Count: 112 Price per page: About 19 cents per page, good value for money comparative to books of...
  17. Simon Collins

    Seafarers Handbook

    Beware! This review contains major spoilers. This is not a playtest review. Price: $24.95 Page Count: 176 Price per page: About 14 cents per page, fairly average for the size and type comparative to other publishers. Format: Hardcover External Artwork: In the style of the Core Rulebooks, with...
  18. Simon Collins

    Codex Mysterium

    Beware! This review contains major spoilers. This is not a playtest review. Codex Mysterium is a sourcebook on magic for the Sovereign Stone D20 campaign setting. Price: $29.95 Page Count: 200 Price per page: About 15 cents per page, pretty standard comparative to similar books. Format...
  19. Simon Collins

    Sovereign Stone Campaign Sourcebook

    This is not a playtest review. The Sovereign Stone Campaign Sourcebook is now in its third incarnation. Its original release as its own game system brought heavy criticism and it had to be re-released to include updated information and to correct a plethora of errata. A decision was then made...
  20. Simon Collins

    Nightmares & Dreams II

    Beware! This review contains major spoilers. This is not a playtest review. Price: $11.95 Pages: 72 Price Per Page: About 16 cents per page, much lower than average for this type of product. External Artwork: A good piece of colour artwork, showing one of the monsters from the book leaping at...
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