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<blockquote data-quote="humble minion" data-source="post: 9190428" data-attributes="member: 5948">That's generally my opinion too.&nbsp; Pouches has a big win in the races department.&nbsp; I have some quibbles, like the fact that so many of the dwarf subraces seem optimised to be armoured casters, and the rather pointless natural armour on the half-ogre, but it covers a lot more ground and most of the options are pretty usable.&nbsp; I'd be a little wary of the irda though, the unlimited at-will shapeshift seems a bit much for me.&nbsp; It's not as lore-friendly, but I'd just use Firbolg stats for them, or else limit their shapeshifting to one pre-decided form per point of proficiency bonus, as a balancing factor.On the whole, I think i prefer the player options from Pouches too.&nbsp; Companion has some good stuff, but Way of Divinity Monk, Dreamwalker sorcerer, and Tinkerer rogue are the only ones I'd really miss.&nbsp; Pouches has a few I don't like very much, Windrider especially, but i can deal with most of them and some are legit good.&nbsp; Plus, the Pouches player options fit in better with the feat-driven approach from SotDQ, which is a plus for me,&nbsp; I'm looking at a War of the Lance era game, so the big pagecount devoted to mystics in Pouches, and time travel in Companion, are both of limited use to me personally.&nbsp; I do like the adventures in Companion, but probably won't use them.&nbsp; The treatment of the deities is pretty much a wash for me - I don't think I'd ever use the Piety system, though i appreciate the effort.&nbsp; I think i prefer the magic items from Companion - Pouches limits itself closely to items from the novels, which PCs are less likely to get their hands on.&nbsp; On the other hand, Oathkeeper for example is an item with definite plot potential though.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="humble minion, post: 9190428, member: 5948"] That's generally my opinion too. Pouches has a big win in the races department. I have some quibbles, like the fact that so many of the dwarf subraces seem optimised to be armoured casters, and the rather pointless natural armour on the half-ogre, but it covers a lot more ground and most of the options are pretty usable. I'd be a little wary of the irda though, the unlimited at-will shapeshift seems a bit much for me. It's not as lore-friendly, but I'd just use Firbolg stats for them, or else limit their shapeshifting to one pre-decided form per point of proficiency bonus, as a balancing factor. On the whole, I think i prefer the player options from Pouches too. Companion has some good stuff, but Way of Divinity Monk, Dreamwalker sorcerer, and Tinkerer rogue are the only ones I'd really miss. Pouches has a few I don't like very much, Windrider especially, but i can deal with most of them and some are legit good. Plus, the Pouches player options fit in better with the feat-driven approach from SotDQ, which is a plus for me, I'm looking at a War of the Lance era game, so the big pagecount devoted to mystics in Pouches, and time travel in Companion, are both of limited use to me personally. I do like the adventures in Companion, but probably won't use them. The treatment of the deities is pretty much a wash for me - I don't think I'd ever use the Piety system, though i appreciate the effort. I think i prefer the magic items from Companion - Pouches limits itself closely to items from the novels, which PCs are less likely to get their hands on. On the other hand, Oathkeeper for example is an item with definite plot potential though. [/QUOTE]

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