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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Garnfellow" data-source="post: 1342858" data-attributes="member: 1223">I /had/ put this book down as a "must-buy," but after getting the pdf patches I've changed that.Keep in mind that I've only had these patches for a week, but so far I've been disappointed with the 3.5 updates -- they seem to be pretty shallow conversions. The obvious cut-and-paste stuff appears to have been caught, like changing skill and spell names. But there are several deeper changes in 3.5 that do not appear to have been addressed.Here are a few examples:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The "Conjure Mastery" feat from BOEM I, which improves the power of monsters you summon. Now that "Augment Summoning" is a standard, how do these feats match up? Is Conjure Mastery superfluous? Too powerful, given the prerequisites for Augment Summoning? Should they be allowed to stack?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">In a similar vein, compare/contrast BOEM I's "greater sleep" with 3.5 "deep slumber."</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Spell levels in the revised sorcerer spell list in BOEM II do not appear to incorporate the 3.5 changes to spell levels.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">In general, the BOEM spell school assignments do not appear to have been rethought in light of the extensive 3.5 changes.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The requirements for making a "Magical Construct" do not include the 3.5 feat "Craft Construct."</li> </ul>These are just some quick observations, and maybe once I've had the pdfs for a while I'll change my mind.One good thing I can say about the patches is that the new layouts for BOEM I and II are vastly approved . . . much easier on the eyes and the printer.</blockquote>

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