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<blockquote data-quote="cthulu_moose" data-source="post: 2014721" data-attributes="member: 17946">It's not just that it's an approach I dislike.&nbsp; If you read the start of the review I said I'd have been happy to let a bit of that slip aside.&nbsp; My problem is that the overall approach of the book ignores an awful lot of potential for using magic to add atmosphere to a game, and just provides us with this cheese-puff magic that destroys what atmosphere the military magic chapter managed to create.&nbsp; I think this is often a problem with these kind of splat books that have no underliying theme.&nbsp; I'm not givingit a 2 because I didn't like their cheese-puff magic, I'm giving it a 2 because there was little else and it destroyed my impression of the book overall as a result.A review is always a subjective piece of writing.&nbsp; Fan reviewers, like myself, tend to write about something because it has inspired us one way or the other.&nbsp; This book inspired great disappointment in me and so I tried to convey that in a review.&nbsp; I always make sure I read a number of reviews before I buy something and don't let one negative review put me off, but it always gives me something to think about.&nbsp; I like reviews where you get an idea of the reviewers style of gaming so that you can make a judgementbased on how similar their opinion is to mine.&nbsp; Hence if there is anyone else out there who feels the same about this type of magic they can read my review and be saved the disappointment I suffered after buying it.&nbsp; If you are into this kind of thing then you can read my review and think, 'well I actually like that kind of thing' and so buy it.&nbsp; In both cases my review has helped someone make up their mind.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="cthulu_moose, post: 2014721, member: 17946"] It's not just that it's an approach I dislike. If you read the start of the review I said I'd have been happy to let a bit of that slip aside. My problem is that the overall approach of the book ignores an awful lot of potential for using magic to add atmosphere to a game, and just provides us with this cheese-puff magic that destroys what atmosphere the military magic chapter managed to create. I think this is often a problem with these kind of splat books that have no underliying theme. I'm not givingit a 2 because I didn't like their cheese-puff magic, I'm giving it a 2 because there was little else and it destroyed my impression of the book overall as a result. A review is always a subjective piece of writing. Fan reviewers, like myself, tend to write about something because it has inspired us one way or the other. This book inspired great disappointment in me and so I tried to convey that in a review. I always make sure I read a number of reviews before I buy something and don't let one negative review put me off, but it always gives me something to think about. I like reviews where you get an idea of the reviewers style of gaming so that you can make a judgementbased on how similar their opinion is to mine. Hence if there is anyone else out there who feels the same about this type of magic they can read my review and be saved the disappointment I suffered after buying it. If you are into this kind of thing then you can read my review and think, 'well I actually like that kind of thing' and so buy it. In both cases my review has helped someone make up their mind. [/QUOTE]

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