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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Graywolf-ELM" data-source="post: 2893892" data-attributes="member: 16236">Title: None So Vile: Disciples of Darkness I - The Ravenous of AgramoggAuthor(s): Aeryn Rudel aka BlackdirgeISBN: .pdf, no ISBNPublishers: SkeletonKey games / Blackdirge PublishingGenre: D&D Fantasy, (Dark Material)Class: 3rd Edition , OGL, Listed as d20 on rpgnowOrientation: DM vs Player 95%/5% This product is weighed heavily toward DM useLength: 13 pages of content, out of 16Cost: $3.75 at rpgnow for downloadCreative Concept: 4.7The first of what looks to be a 4-part series of Disciples of Darkness PDF documents.  Let's hope that they are all as well thought out as this one.  A new Diety, Prestige Class, and religion to work into the pantheon of any almost any gaming world.  I've seen Blackdirge's work in his thread's on Enworld, and his Articles, you may have as well.  There he largely uses templates to match his creative creature backgrounds.  Here, that translates to a prestige class that is vile, and disgusting, with background, and a personal touch of creativity.  Compare this to Temple of the Troll God, by Fast Forward Entertainment.  A little older d20 product which I would consider average.  The troll god is a demon, posing as a god.  The priests are Trolls with cleric levels, with little additional background to the worship of the god there, nor reason for the trolls to worship.  With Agramogg as a Demon/demi-god, there is an evil purpose behind him, and that worship is universally reviled: Cannibalism.  There is a similar creature equivalent in MM II, or MM III, fat, with a terrible bite, but it is undead.Veracity: 4.8I won't quote the publisher provided description here but I agree with almost everything that is stated.  Vile material a la "The Book of Vile Darkness" that appeals to those running a darker campaign, or who want to include something more evil than Hextor, however, maybe not to everyone's gaming style.  Liking/Lacking: 5- Liked the nearly equal combination of background, and game information versus statistics and game mechanic information.  (some would say fluff vs crunch)- Lacking very little in my estimation.  I would have like to have seen a map of the "Citadel of Consumption." The only real church to Agramogg.  Not enough to take points away however.  When you see good material, you always want more.Readability: 4.8The document starts out with a narrative story to introduce a feeling for the material, Followed by a description and statistics for the prestige class.  Pages are then devoted to using the prestige class in a game, describing inner workings of the associated cult, the leader of the cult, motivations, and finishing up with the focus of worship.  The art work by Erik Nowak is excellent in my opinion, and reflects the flavor of the document very well.  The  information did not jump around, like say, Mongoose Publishing's "Shaman's The call of the wild" where you have to look multiple places for information on the Spirit Guardians(yeah I'll be reviewing that one). Fun Factor: 4.7I've never run or played a Vile, Dark, or horror focused game, but I can find a place for this cult of cannibalism in my gaming world.  As a DM, I'd look forward to a story arc completing with a major battle with the head ravenous of Agramogg.  As a player, meeting up with one of these horrific favored servants would charge me up to bring about the death of this thing and the whole religion if I could muster the strength.  Playing a character with this prestige class could be possible, but wouldn't make sense in anything other than a specialized game.Overall: 5If you are looking for something creepy, to have your players wondering what you will come up with next, this is a product for your game.  No feats or special abilities from books outside of the core are needed to use this game enhancement.  If you play a more wholesome game, where good and evil have their place, and they stay in it, you might want to pass this one by.  Additionally, I would happily have paid the list price for this product, and consider it a good value.Reviewer: GraywolfPlayTested: NoObtained: Copy Free to ReviewNote:  Please bear with me while I settle upon a standard style, this is my first review, and I will be posting my thoughts on many more products.  I know... a high rating for my first review, but this sets the standard that I'll hold the rest up to.</blockquote>

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