Arcana Evolved Spell Treasury

[Dark Psion]

The Arcana Evolved Spell Treasury is now available at Drive Thru RPG.


Remember to use the "happy holidays" discount to get 20% off when you buy it.

 

[ruleslawyer]

What are your initial impressions?

Incidentally, I feel like a COMPLETE idiot having actually bothered to do conversions of all usable PHB spells IMC. Talk about wasted work!

 

[Aus_Snow]

I'll be waiting for the print version, as is usual for me these days. Same with the IH Bestiary, damnit. I hate having to wait for these (no doubt) superb books, but oh well. *sigh*

 

[Khairn]

Although at first I was disappointed to see iconic D&D spells in this book, after looking over some of the conversions, they aren't bad at all.

 

[Odhanan]

Initial impressions: it will be extremely useful. I run an AE/D&D hybrid game, and one of the big issues magisters are facing is spell choice. After a while, if I do not think about how spells come into play in-game, I'd find the AE PCs using always the same tricks/spells (same could be said about D&D, but the large number of spells gives more opportunity for casting customization).

I'll look closely at the spells in game to see how exactly it boosts the magisters. I doubt, after looking at a few spells, that it will be an issue. Especially when I think I'll probably get the Spell Compendium for Xmas.

Conclusion: the more spells the merrier!

 

[Dark Psion]

Impressions? Wow!
The book is 242 pages, good art and it's all B&W so it will only critcally hit your black ink cartridge.

Has an introduction to explain how to introduce new spells, A D&D Spell to Arcana Evolved spell list and a few monsters, such as the Treewarden (i.e. Treant) that are needed for certain spells.

Not just all the Malhavoc spells, but many of the missing D&D spells and even a few psionic powers from the XPH are here.

Many are "adjusted" to fit AE/U, but would make great errata for a regular D&D game as well.

I use the Magister to represent "Ancient Magics" like Atlantis, Suel or Netheril, and I especially like the Diminished & Heightened effects of AE/U spellcasting and yes the 9th level Wish can be Heightened to 10th level.