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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Graf" data-source="post: 3255210" data-attributes="member: 3087">I agree that this was a missed chance, a few good paragraphs about cool magical effects can give DMs the gensis of hours of fun. Expecially since two of the items were scrying related for a house that already has scry as a spell like ability.As for dooming-dragonmarks-to-NPC-dom...Obviously most dragonmarked are going to be behind-the-scenes NPCs. At the same time it's easy to imagine PC-type roles in each of the houses (even the weaker ones like the Halfling houses).But making it a solidly NPC oriented book would have been an interesting (if commercially unattractive) option.I appriciate the complement, and I am pleased that you, and others, liked the review.I'm not sure that this is true. Or particularly fair. Reviewers write to share their impressions of a book; someone who isn't into design shouldn't have to write about it if it's not their bag.And staff reviewers have their own set of responcibilities.I had a bit of an axe to grind; I could talk about what I thought should have been done, rant about unrelated books, etc. etc.A staff reviewer is going to be read by a lot more people and has to provide a neutral, unbiased opinion.Many of the reviews do address substantive design issues. However for other people there are other things art, fluff, etc. that are equally, if not more, important. The staff reviewer (I expect) is trying to get the major points for everyone; doing that  while staying concise is very tough.You write a lot of thoughtful, unbiased, reviews.I -do- appreciate the complement, but I'm not the sort of person who would make a good staff reviewer and I think that the existing reviewers do an excellent job.Thanks again for the complements though!</blockquote>

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