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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CRGreathouse" data-source="post: 1727663" data-attributes="member: 474">I agree that reviewers should seperate their personal preferences from th abstract quality of a work.  I feel that my review has so done -- with the exception of portions at the end which are clearly my experience, the review stays with the book and its merits, not with my preferences.My specific issues with the book (from the review) were: game balance issues with the holy warrior, lack of creativity in the creation mythos, and a cosmology strongly slanted toward good, and lack of creativity in the gods and churches themselves.Admittedly, the alignment issue is arguably one of personal preference.  It is, however, a distinct change from core D&D and something I felt should be pointed out to potential buyers.The other complaints seem more general to me.  Do you feel this is not the case?If I thought that no one else should read the book, ever, I would have rated it a 1.  A rating of 2 is "poor", and I feel this is well-deserved.I do not rate products on the basis of others' reviews (as, indeed, the rules forbid).  As a result I base my rating on my perception of the quality of the book, not taking into account (to whatever degree possible) my preferences.I do not have a genre bias working against the BotR.  I have no issues with GR, and have in the past enjoyed their work greatly (especially Legions of Hell and Armies of the Abyss).I would be happy to answer any particular question you have about my review.  If you feel my review is inappropriate, I recommend that you send an email to one of the review moderators requesting its removal.  I cannot, in good conscience, change the score to 3 because I do not feel the book merits a 3.</blockquote>

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