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Message: <blockquote data-quote="johnsemlak" data-source="post: 2011688" data-attributes="member: 7233">I want to start this review by stating that I bought this book for a very specific purpose and was a disappointed at how the product suited this purpose.  I had created a Gnome Illusionist and wanted a wider choise of portraits than I could find through my brief seach online.  Being willing to spend a little money for some convenience, I gave this product a try without really reading about it much beforehand.Unfortunately, I found out that the total amount of portraits that suit my race-class combo was very minimal--two or three really.  Now, I should have done the math before I bought it and figured out that if the product has about 100 portraits, there are only going to be a certain amount of protraits for each class, and only a certain amount for each class-race combo.  So I really should have expected what I got.The pictures are all B&W.  I am not an experienced art critic but I would rate them as average.  They are rather detailed.  THe pictures are mostly cut off at the thighs.  There are 4 portraits per page, and each takes up nearly one-quarter of a page.  They are divided by character class, and include a section for Psions, but they group wizards and sorcerors into one 'magic-user' category.  Conversely, Fighters, Barbarians, Paladins, and Rangers all have their own categories.  Also, there were no separate catetgories for races, which I found inconvenient.That basic issue I have with this book is that it simply provides you the same or smaller quantity and quality of portraits you can easily find online (the WotC PC Portraits section for example), and an in-depth search can provide far more.  This isn't really Mongoose's fault of course.  I do appreciate the effort to provide some convenience for players lazy to bother with finding a perfect PC portrait (like me).  However, for me the bottom line is for a product to be worth paying for it should have a far greater selection.  This may not be feasilble--I can't say.  Perhaps it would have been better to sell several cheaper PDFs in narrower categories (one for each race perhaps?).</blockquote>

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