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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...

This is not a playtest review. Mutants & Masterminds is a d20 Superhero RPG from Green Ronin. Mutants & Masterminds is a 192-page hardback full colour book. Margins and font size are standard. There are occasional chunks of white space in the book. Chapter headings take up a whole page and are...

This is not a playtest review. Wrath & Rage: A Guidebook To Orcs & Half-Orcs is another in the OGL Interlink series from Green Ronin & Paradigm Concepts, currently focusing on racial sourcebooks. Wrath & Rage is an 80-page softcover mono sourcebook, costing $16.95. Margins are fairly standard...

This is not a playtest review. Arsenal is a compendium of magical firearms, explosives and armour from Perpetrated Press. Arsenal is a 128-page mono softcover book costing $19.95. Though the font used is somewhat larger than normal, margins are standard and there is little wasted space. The...

This is not a playtest review. The Star Wars Arms & Equipment Guide (SWAAEG) is a sourcebook on weapons, armour, droids, vehicles, and equipment for Star Wars d20. SWAAEG is a 96-page softcover mono book costing $21.95. Whilst margins are slightly large, font is good and there is very little...

Beware! Though this review attempts to avoid spoilers, the basic premise of the book may be a spoiler in and of itself, so if you don't know anything about the New Jedi Order and are likely to play in a campaign in this era, stop reading now. This is not a playtest review. The New Jedi Order...

Battlemaps: Dungeon Rooms Vol. 1 is the first in a new line of products from 01 Games, providing series' of maps for standard locations in adventures. Battlemaps is a 22 page .pdf file, 4.38 MB in size, and costing $6. The file is bookmarked to each colour map. Immediately after each colour map...

This is not a playtest review. Illusionism is the 10th in the Encyclopaedia Arcane series from Mongoose Publishing, looking in more detail at a particular arcane art. This one looks at illusions and illusionists. Illusionism is a 64-page mono softcover book costing $14.95. Both inside covers...

This is not a playtest review. The Slayer's Guide To Duergar (TSGTD) is next in Mongoose's 'Slayers Guide' line. TSGTD is a 32-page softcover mono book, costing $9.95. Both inside covers are used (for the usual useful physiological graphic representation of the race covered, and an ad). Space...

This is not a playtest review. The Fir Domain is the first in a series of sourcebooks detailing the tribes of Tir Nan Og, for the Slaine RPG by Mongoose Publishing - this one deals with the tribe of the Fir Domain. The Fir Domain is 32 pages and costs $9.95. Font and margin size are average...

Beware! This review contains spoilers. It also contains spoilers for the Sovereign Stone novel, The Well Of Darkness. This is not a playtest review. Old Vinnengael is a city sourcebook and adventure for the Sovereign Stone setting. Old Vinnengael costs $19.95 and is a softcover mono 128-page...

This is not a playtest review. Guildcraft is a sourcebook on guilds from Bastion Press. Guildcraft costs $24.95 for 96 pages. Its softcover and in colour. There are areas of white space in the book, font is good, and margins are fairly average. I found the artwork to be mostly average, with a...

Nail The reason I gave it a 4/5 is stated in the last paragraph of the review. My score includes a reflection of my opinion on the general usefulness of the product, as well as how well that concept has been delivered. Though I thought it was a well-written book and delivered what it...

This is not a playtest review. The Witch's Handbook is one of the Master Class Series from Green Ronin, introducing new 20-level PC classes - this one offers the Witch. The Witch's Handbook is a 64-page softcover book costing $14.95. Standard text font size is good, though chapter and title...

DocMoriarty Depends what you want really. If you want something to fling at your PCs as a once-off, then this doesn't cut the mustard compared to something like Tome of Horror. If you want something like a cut-down version of the "Ecology Of..." from Dragon, to ensure monster placement makes...

This is not a playtest review. Beware! This review contains spoilers. Liber Bestarius is a book of creatures from Eden Studios. Liber Bestarius is a 160-page hardback coming in at $27. Font and margins are average and there is little white space but there are 5 pages of ads. Each creature gets...

This is not a playtest review. Skreyn's Register: The Bonds of Magic Vol 2, details 25 ready-to-run characters who use divine magic and is released by Malhavoc Press. Bonds of Magic Vol 2 is a 3.92 MB .pdf file for $5. The file is pretty easy on your printer with little in the way of graphics...

Hi Voadam The noble and the priest would be roughly equal to an NPC class in power. The Soldier would be closest to a PC class (pretty close to Fighter). That is, if you are talking about a campaign/adventure where combat is the main order of the day and you have standard D&D classes running...

This is not a playtest review. All For One And One For All (AFOAOFA) is a sourcebook based on historical 17th century France and the novels of Alexandre Dumas (e.g. The Three Musketeers) by Avalanche Press. AFOAOFA is a 64-page softcover book coming in at $16.95. The format is reasonably...