May I review Monster Manual III & Frostburn?

[Psion]

In case you can't wait for my reviews, the bottom line is that MMIII is awesome as hell, while Frostburn is a major disappointment.

So, a 5 and a 1 then?

 

[Samurai]

Wow, I couldn't disagree more about FB. While I'm only partway through the 2nd chapter, I've liked all I've read & what I've skimmed ahead so far. I enjoy the crunch, & think the fluff on races is sufficient to serve as a springboard to developing my own unique gameworld cultures. I'm pleased that at least some support is given to XPH, too. My main complaint is the encounter tables; I'd far rather have a single page index by CR & come up with my own encounters from those. Overall, I'd say it leaves PlHB in the (icy) dust.

Agreed 100%. My quick review would be 5 for MM3 and 4 for FB (taking off 1 point for the 26 wasted pages of encounter tables. The 1 pg CR listing, like in the MM3, is what should have been done instead.) FB had so many cool ideas, though (pun intended ), that I bought it anyway, even though I hadn't planned to, and didn't buy the Planer HBk.

 

[MerricB]

My review of Races of Stone is up.

Cheers!

 

[Shade]

In case you can't wait for my reviews, the bottom line is that MMIII is awesome as hell, while Frostburn is a major disappointment.

Wow, I couldn't disagree more. I think Frostburn is probably the best book WOTC has put out since the Draconomicon. For once, everything in the book feels useful, and they seem to have covered all their bases.

On the flip side, after paging through MM3, I felt a big letdown. It definitely can't compare to the Fiend Folio, and I don't think its even on par with the MM2. I was much more inspired by the monsters chapter in Frostburn than the entire MM3 thus far.

One man's junk is another man's treasure, I suppose...

 

[Felon]

So, a 5 and a 1 then?

Probably a 5 for MMIII and a 3 for Frostburn. Like I said, I had high expectations for Frostburn, and it's not altogether terrible. Merely mediocre and uninspired. There's another thread about FB where I get into a few specifics.

 

[Crothian]

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[yangnome]

I've written one for the 3rdedition.org site; hopefully it'll appear there within the next few days.

(Brief summary: I like Races of Stone. )

Cheers!

Thanks. I flipped through the book in the store the other day and put it back down. It had hints that it might be a useful book, but I've been burned by too many WotC books lately (Draconomicon aside). Your review makes it sounds almost exactly like what I wanted in this product. I now look forward to getting it.