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<blockquote data-quote="Crothian" data-source="post: 2116519" data-attributes="member: 232"><p>Of the latest books I've read Blue Rose comes to mind first.</p><p></p><p>All books have weaknesses, there is not a perfect RPG book I have read in the forever I've been reading them. Wizards books are okay, they usually have solid production values but they seem to be written to be useful for a wide variety of people and that makes them a bit weaker over all trying to aply to so many. Plus these books are designed to be filled with optional pieces. They want a wide variety of items knowing that not everything is going to be for everyone. Where a solid book (one I would define as solid) would be aimed at a smaller audience be more tighltly around certain ideas. </p><p></p><p>Eborron is the last Wizard book I think is solid. I'm not a fan of the setting, but I can still recognize a good book. Setting though have an advantage over the other books in that they are more complete and thought out. There are very few class or race books I would call solid because many are like the Wizards books that are bits here and there. </p><p></p><p>I'm not calling the books bad by any means. Many of them have some good ideas with not so good ideas. But none of them have really impressed me when I read them, but few RPG books ever really do when it comes to d20 these days.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Crothian, post: 2116519, member: 232"] Of the latest books I've read Blue Rose comes to mind first. All books have weaknesses, there is not a perfect RPG book I have read in the forever I've been reading them. Wizards books are okay, they usually have solid production values but they seem to be written to be useful for a wide variety of people and that makes them a bit weaker over all trying to aply to so many. Plus these books are designed to be filled with optional pieces. They want a wide variety of items knowing that not everything is going to be for everyone. Where a solid book (one I would define as solid) would be aimed at a smaller audience be more tighltly around certain ideas. Eborron is the last Wizard book I think is solid. I'm not a fan of the setting, but I can still recognize a good book. Setting though have an advantage over the other books in that they are more complete and thought out. There are very few class or race books I would call solid because many are like the Wizards books that are bits here and there. I'm not calling the books bad by any means. Many of them have some good ideas with not so good ideas. But none of them have really impressed me when I read them, but few RPG books ever really do when it comes to d20 these days. [/QUOTE]
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