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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dark Mistress" data-source="post: 5255518" data-attributes="member: 11816">Albion Armitage’s Astounding ArsenalAlbion Armitage’s Astounding Arsenal by 4 Winds Fantasy Gaming.This product is 56 pages long.  Cover, credits and introduction takes up the first 4 pages.Introduction (2 pages)This is a adventure (4-6 PC's 8-10th lvl) and shop all in one. It gives a overview of the adventure, advice for scaling it.Adventure (32 pages)There is 5 set encounters with at least two of them being very dangerous that could easily lead to a PC death. There is also a host of random encounter tables during the adventure. Since it takes place on a set journey and rough number of days. The encounter tables vary by day and area which was a nice touch. At the end is 2 new monsters. As well as stats for all the major NPC's in the adventure. Along with a few plot hooks for further adventures. The shop is also described in this section instead of the following section.The Shop (11 pages)It is a shop of war, magic and mundane items for making war is for sale in the shop. There is 11 new weapons most of them exotic. 2 new siege engines including the Hwa'cha(recently seen on Mythbusters) and finally some new magic items. 7 magic weapons, 2 armor, 1 rod, 5 wonderous items. One of the magic weapon is from Luvens Lightfingers Gear and Treasure Shop, one armor from Paths of Power so there is a sidebar with the base stats for these as well.(both books are also from 4 Winds Fantasy Gaming.) I especially like the Eyepatch of the Dreaded Corsair. I did have a problem with one weapon, the warbrand. To me it is a variation of the bastard sword that over all is just as good only cheaper and doesn't require a feat to use one handed. It only crits on a 20 but is x3, unlike the bastard sword which is 19-20x2. I think it should have required the feat as well.Handouts (6 pages)Here is a map, letter and then 4 pages of mini maps to use in some of the encounters.It finishes with the OGL, one blank page(not sure why) and back cover. (3 pages)Closing thoughts. This one is a bit different. It is mostly a short adventure about getting to the shop. The adventure is well done and interesting all and all, with a little work it could be dropped into just about any setting fairly easily. The shop could be used as often or as little as you want. I won't spoil exactly what that is, but there's a reason. So you can keep it a one time shot to allow PC's access to a fully stocked magic shop.It was well written. The art was fair to very good b&w art. I would have liked a bit more information about the shop personally but other than that I don't really have anything negative to say. Beyond the sword I already mentioned. The product is like most adventures, thinks of this like a adventure with a possible location and NPC's you can use recurring in your campaign. So with that in mind I am giving this a 4 star, good but I felt it could have been even better.</blockquote>

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