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<blockquote data-quote="Vanuslux" data-source="post: 2008904" data-attributes="member: 937">Hollowfaust: City of Necromancers is, obviously enough, a city sourcebook for the Scarred Lands setting.&nbsp; It's based around a fairly unique concept...that of a city ruled by necromancers who aren't specifically of a evil and nasty bent.Appearances: A softcover book with 136 pages, 4 of which are advertisements.&nbsp; I love the cover, and the interior are ranges from adequate to good.&nbsp; None of it stands out as actually being bad.&nbsp; However, I do have a serious gripe about the fact that the map of the city really should have been better than merely &quot;not bad&quot;.&nbsp; And no index. Substance: The setting and flavor is excellent, and the book never seems to linger longer than it should on any particular topic.&nbsp; Hollowfaust goes over everything a good city book should.&nbsp; Laws, society, power structure, important NPCs (most with stats), and tons of interesting little tidbits and asides.&nbsp; On top of that, the book really goes the extra mile with some nice adventure hooks, 2 feats (one of which, Icy Calm, has already seen use in my game), 16 magic items, an artifact, 13 great spells, 5 prestige classes, and 11 new creatures.&nbsp; The only major beef, other than the unimpressive map, that I have with this book is that clerics who focus on necromancy get brushed over. I get the impression from most d20 product though.&nbsp; In Conclusion: Hollowfaust is a great book. If any of the following is applies to you, then you should own this book: A) You run a game in the Scarred Lands setting, B) You really dig necromancers and the undead, or C) You want an excellent stockpile of original ideas and useful bits and pieces that can be used externally from the setting.&nbsp; Sword &amp; Sorcery Studios is definately setting an excellent standard for d20 products.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Vanuslux, post: 2008904, member: 937"] Hollowfaust: City of Necromancers is, obviously enough, a city sourcebook for the Scarred Lands setting. It's based around a fairly unique concept...that of a city ruled by necromancers who aren't specifically of a evil and nasty bent. Appearances: A softcover book with 136 pages, 4 of which are advertisements. I love the cover, and the interior are ranges from adequate to good. None of it stands out as actually being bad. However, I do have a serious gripe about the fact that the map of the city really should have been better than merely "not bad". And no index. Substance: The setting and flavor is excellent, and the book never seems to linger longer than it should on any particular topic. Hollowfaust goes over everything a good city book should. Laws, society, power structure, important NPCs (most with stats), and tons of interesting little tidbits and asides. On top of that, the book really goes the extra mile with some nice adventure hooks, 2 feats (one of which, Icy Calm, has already seen use in my game), 16 magic items, an artifact, 13 great spells, 5 prestige classes, and 11 new creatures. The only major beef, other than the unimpressive map, that I have with this book is that clerics who focus on necromancy get brushed over. I get the impression from most d20 product though. In Conclusion: Hollowfaust is a great book. If any of the following is applies to you, then you should own this book: A) You run a game in the Scarred Lands setting, B) You really dig necromancers and the undead, or C) You want an excellent stockpile of original ideas and useful bits and pieces that can be used externally from the setting. Sword & Sorcery Studios is definately setting an excellent standard for d20 products. [/QUOTE]

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