Frost & Fur and Frostburn--A Comparison

[johnsemlak]

Ok but let's assume for a second you have no interest in new PrC's, spells, feats, monsters, or magic items. Is it still worth it?

Well, Frost and Fur is mostly the above as well...

 

[MerricB]

upon looking this up in the book...

Well, the (very short) bit on page 21 doesn't list game effects of a crevasse (though a good DM would probably figure them out; plus in a realistic world each crevasse would be rather different anyway). The terrain card is actually more useful in that regard.

Frost and Fur, on the other hand, gives relavent search/spot DCs, Reflex DC, etc.

Actually, I've found a better reference on page 12 of Frostburn. Search checks, Survival checks to locate (if hidden), Reflex DC etc are all given.

Cheers!

 

[GeorgeFields]

Crap. Looks like another $70 bucks I'm wanting to spend. Thanks for the reviews.

 

[MerricB]

Crap. Looks like another $70 bucks I'm wanting to spend. Thanks for the reviews.

Sorry about that.

I've just been writing my formal review of Frostburn - ye gods, it's at 3500 words! Partly that's because I've been describing what's in the book, but partly it's because I rather like the book...

Cheers!

 

[johnsemlak]

What's your opinion of the artwork? I found it to be awesome, though WotC's book have had very good artwork in general lately.

 

[MerricB]

Absolutely fantastic artwork. (With the exception of Dennis Crabapple McClain). The picture on page 23 is the best bit of D&D artwork for this edition.

My review for the 3rdedition.org ended up at just under 4000 words. Although much of it is description of the contents, I managed to fit in a few comments here and there. Hopefully they'll publish it shortly.

Cheers!

 

[JoeGKushner]

Sorry about that.

I've just been writing my formal review of Frostburn - ye gods, it's at 3500 words! Partly that's because I've been describing what's in the book, but partly it's because I rather like the book...

Cheers!

Ah, the dreaded word spillage eh? It's scary when you're doing a review and see that you're on page four ain't it?

 

[MerricB]

Ah, the dreaded word spillage eh? It's scary when you're doing a review and see that you're on page four ain't it?

Scarier when you're on page one with a blank screen and a review you have to complete today.

Cheers!

 

[talien]

Frost & Fur Goes Digital!

You can now buy Frost & Fur in electronic format at RPGNow.com. This revised version includes errata as notes and an appendix!

http://www.dmperez.com/highmoon/store.html#MonkeyGodPresents

 

[johnsemlak]

You can now buy Frost & Fur in electronic format at RPGNow.com. This revised version includes errata as notes and an appendix!

Hmm, what's in the appendix?