[Mongoose] Encyclopaedia Arcane Compendium Opinions?

[CSB046]

The thread title says it all. Anyone have this book and care to share an opinion on it? I've been having a hard time finding any published reviews on the usual websites.

I know that (for me), it would be a pretty good value. I don't own any of the three previously published volumes (Necromancy, Demonology, and Battle Magic), so no duplication there. However, I am most interested in the unpublished Transmutation portion of the compendium.

Best I can tell, no company has previously released a product (print or PDF) focused on this school of magic, so how does this initial offering look?

Thanks for any help.

 

[vraad]

Hey,

I got it for the Battle Mage. So far I like what I've seen. The other areas of the book don't really interest me so I can't really give an opinion.

later

 

[thundershot]

Aww... and here I thought this was about a collected edition hardcover of the EA series...



Chris

 

[Psion]

Aww... and here I thought this was about a collected edition hardcover of the EA series...

If you're joking around, I don't get it... it is a collected Hardcover of 3 previously released EA titles and a new EA title.

 

[thundershot]

Oh.. so it IS... Hm.... Sorry about that. Somehow I misinterpreted the first post...


No, really, I must just be an idiot.



Chris

 

[Treebore]

So anyone think this is worth getting? Especially if you never bought the originals?

 

[JoeGKushner]

I bought the originals and the revised. I don't notice a lot of differences but there are a few here and there.

If you never bought the originals, this is like getting the 4th book for free. It would have been nice if more had been done with it, like including that new family of outsiders (demons) from the old Mongoose Website updated to 3.5 or some of the material from the Slayer's Guide to Demons or some of the other monsters that have made apperances in Mongoose's books, but hey, maybe we'll see some revised and updated web support for it.

I like it but felt that it could've been better, especially for a compilation.