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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Messageboard Golem" data-source="post: 2009840" data-attributes="member: 18387">I will admit, thanks to the other reviewers here, I took a chance and bought this book. I'm glad I did. The authors and people at Paradigm concepts have always intrigued me, since I have gotten Spear of the Lohgin. But I stopped after that as I figured I needed to spend my little income I had wisely. But I can safely say I thoroughly enjoyed this book.The book's cover has a picture of what I believe is one of the master smith prestige class mentioned in the book. Also there is a sword being magically forged and of course the ubiquious chick in chainmal. The interior art work is very good. Most of the pieces I found were fairly eye catching and related of course to many of the magical items in the book. The book table of contents reads as follows:IntroductionRingsPotionsRods and WandsStavesWonderous ItemsMonster CharmsWeapons of WarConstructs (used in war)Armor ShieldsMiscellous Weapons (non-swords)SwordsArtifact, minorMajor ArtifactsNew Powers (New Weapon and Armor enhancements as well disadavantages.)New Spells and FeatsNew MaterialsMaster Smith Pr ClassAnd Appendixes: I for the Panethons of Arcanis, II for a GlossaryAlso there is a set of tables on the back for DMs to roll for various itemsWhile I won't bore you with a lot of details, I found many of the magic items here exceptional useful. Certainly it was more than just "Here give these to your party." Each item had a history and specific purpose. Something I always enjoy seeing in books on magic items. Probably the least exciting part for me were the spells. I guess since I've experienced a lot of various spells, these weren't as exceptional as say "Book of Eldritch Might" or even Relics and Rituals. Still they might come in handy for a DM/GM. While a lot of the history behind the items comes from the Arcanis campaign setting, I didn't see anything that would prove a problem for a smart DM/GM. Overall I say what I enjoyed the most was the new materials, some of the new enhancements, and most certainly the various sundry of potions, rods, wands, staves and especially the monster charms. The weapons and armor were interesting and certainly if your a DM/GM looking to add more flavor to your campaign, there is plenty to go on. The Master Smith Pr-class, is fine but I guess I'm not as impressed since now a lot of people are doing those kinds of classes. Still I would say, if your looking for a way to explain who made all these wonderful things, the Master Smith is one way to go. Overall, for the price and stuff you get, this is an exceptional book. Certainly one I'm glad I have in my collection.</blockquote>

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