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Enchanted Trinkets Complete--a hardcover book containing over 500 magic items for your D&D games!

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Message: <blockquote data-quote="OaxacanWarrior" data-source="post: 2591078" data-attributes="member: 1569">EN Armoury: Chainmail Bikini is an irreverantly fun look at the staple of fantasy protective wear that is the bikini.  You may well be thinking that "A bikini doesn't offer any protection though does it?"  I know that question crossed my mind a time or two.  ENA: Chainmail Bikini answers that question with an optional rule (Naked Defense) and various feats and exotic armours.  This supplement was a lot of fun to read and had me laughing out loud a few times.Disclaimer:  I recieved this product free as a review copy.Let's take a closer look and see what you get with this product.  The zip file includes 3 PDF files.  Two of them are cover pages at various levels of detail.  The third is the actual book itself.  The book is 26 pages long plus a cover and table of contents at the beginning and the OGL at the end.  The PDF is fully bookmarked for reading convenience.The artwork is well done and fits in very appropriately with the theme of this book.  The internal artwork is all done in black and white whereas the covers are in full color.  My favorite illustration was on page 9 of the book.  It looks like Ron Jeremy in a kilt with pierced nipples and a claymore.  I got quite a chuckle out of it and still do each time I look at it.The book is presented in five chapters or sections - Chainmail Bikini, Fighting and Feats, Bikini Prestige Classes, Swimsuits of the Multiverse, and Bikini Magic.  We'll now take a look at each section.Chainmail Bikini and Other Adventuring Gear for Beautiful People is the full title of the first section.  It discusses what the book is and has a link to a picture of a pretty cool looking gnoll pimp.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />  It then goes on to discuss the history of the chainmail bikini (and the bikini in general).  The Exotic Armour Proficiency Feat is then presented so that you can use underwear armour such as binkinis, codpieces, loincloths, corsets, etc.  Statistics for bikini armour are presented for everything from string bikinis up to full plate bikinis.  Racial preferences are explained...it's just difficult to imagine a dwarf wearing a chainmail bikini and thankfully they almost never do.  Craftsmanship of the chainmail bikinis is discussed with various improvements presented.The optional rules Naked Defense and Beauty are explained in this section.  Without Naked Defense, Beauty, and the Exotic Armour Proficiency most everything else in the book is pretty much useless in game, although still a fun read.The next section is Fighting and Feats.  The first page of this section boasts the great Ron Jeremy-esque illustration.  The feats presented are Anatomically Over-Endowed, Arcane Armour, Armour Focus, Armour Optimization, Armour Specializtion, Bondage Attack, Cleavage, Combat Titillation, Exotic Armour Proficiency, Eye Candy, Glutton for Punishment, Hot and Violent, Improved Naked Defense, Improved Quick Don, Smothering Attack, Take Your Mind Off It, Tan Lines, and Too Cute to Hit.  One epic feat is also presented - Epic Anatomically Over-Endowed - which makes it so that everything is sexually intimidated by you!The third section is the Bikini Prestige Classes.  Two PrCs - Nereid Diva and Bolojiutsu Striptease - make up this section.  The Nereid Diva is a spellcaster who powers her spells with her beauty.  The Bolojiutsu Striptease is a stripping monk-type character that uses bolas as a weapon of choice.The fourth section is Swimsuits of the Multiverse.  This section covers rules for beauty contest and provides a lot of plot hooks and ideas for how to include them into your game.  It also discusses different types of swimsuits and when they would be used.The fifth and final section is Bikini Magic.  One new spell, Endow, is presented that basically gives the target the benefits of the Anatomically Over-Endowed Feat.  A new weapon, the volleyball, is presented to keep with the beach/bikini theme.  Seven magic items are detailed - Armour of Quick Don, Bikini of Doom, Charm of Beauty, Shirt of Heroic Drama, Staff of Accessories, The Ribbon Whirlwind, and Tsunami Suit.  Another optional rule, Wealth and Beauty, is presented.  The section ends with a write-up of Elea, Goddess of Sexual Escapades, and the Tale of Quick Don, Priest of Elea.I only noticed one obvious typo that made it into the finished product, which is pretty good in my opinion.Overall, this book is a lot of fun to read.  It is well done and presents material that I would actually consider using in-game for a character.</blockquote>

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