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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SnowDog" data-source="post: 1246230" data-attributes="member: 2225">In my game, all three of us have the BotR.  I don't own a lot of 3rd party stuff; heck, I don't own a lot of WotC stuff.  But BotR is one of the few items that has changed the way I play D&D.If you want crunch, you've got it.  You'll find a well-designed new core class which can wholly replace the 3.0E Paladin, complete with special abilities tied to domains, gifts from the gods, etc.  You'll also find some (not very many) new feats/skills/items/spells.  Finally, there are prestige classes for "regular old worshippers" of each god.But the real strength, for me, is how the material is tied together -- the "fluff."  It gives you a new pantheon with a mythology that makes sense, it talks about the worshippers of each god and their place in the world, it gives you myths about the gods.  It gives you solid information to help you roleplay your faith.  It's bursting with flavor ... each faith has titles for their clergy and holy warrior arms, for example.  Each god has a name, how it's perceived by each race, etc.It's also got a great chapter about alignment and its place in the world that can supplement the existing core rules alignment descriptions.It's modular; use some of it, use all of it, whatever. The subtle conflict in the book between the aims of the Great Church (worships all good gods) and individual churches (worship individual gods) has turned into one of the focal points of my current campaigns, pretty much by accident.Like I said -- it's changed my game for the better, and we see its impact every week.  Even if you're not GMing and you're not playing a cleric/paladin, if you have any interest in the subject matter I'm sure you'll find something you'll like.  And who knows?  Maybe it'll inspire you to change the way you play your character?</blockquote>

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