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<blockquote data-quote="JoeGKushner" data-source="post: 2010023" data-attributes="member: 1129">I wrote a review of the pdf version for this product, <a href="http://enworld.cyberstreet.com/reviews/index.php?sub=yes&amp;where=active&amp;reviewer=JoeGKushner&amp;product=NPCEss" target="_blank">here</a> and was lucky enough to get a print copy for review purposes.&nbsp; This is going to be a short review since most of the review has already been done.&nbsp; Instead, I’ll focus on what’s different here.This is not an expanded version.&nbsp; To quote one of the publishers of the book, “No, it's not expanded. Actually, it's a little less because we pull all the character sheets out.”.&nbsp; In addition, it’s got the weird size thing going on.&nbsp; You know, where it’s the same size as the various Pocket books from Green Ronin?&nbsp; In some ways this is cool as it makes this book stand out.&nbsp; In others, because Bad Axe and Green Ronin both use different non-standard formats, it makes storing the bugger a problem.&nbsp; For those who don’t have any of the Heroes of High Favor, these books are slightly larger than the Pocket series books.In addition, the pdf version was in full color.&nbsp; I worried that the maps from the pregenerated sample adventure would be ruined by the transition to black and white but they’re still readable.&nbsp; The art work by V. Shane also comes through well.&nbsp; In terms of mechanical errors, I’m not the expert that others are, but the poor bard who had no level in the pdf version has the wrong CR.&nbsp; As a bard 1 she should be a 1, not a CR ½.&nbsp; Poor bard, doomed to error even in the revisions.So how does the print version hold up on its own?&nbsp; Well the content is still great material that focuses a little too broadly on NPCs for all systems instead of providing a focus for the d20 system.&nbsp; The layout didn’t suffer from the transition too much and the text still carries a pretty good flow from page to page.&nbsp; Organization remains the same although the page numbers have changed due to the size difference.Now in terms of which one is better, I’d have to go with the print version for a few reasons.&nbsp; One, it’s easier to carry around.&nbsp; Two, it’s compact.&nbsp; Three, it’s not that much more expensive than the PDF file.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JoeGKushner, post: 2010023, member: 1129"] I wrote a review of the pdf version for this product, [url= http://enworld.cyberstreet.com/reviews/index.php?sub=yes&where=active&reviewer=JoeGKushner&product=NPCEss]here[/url] and was lucky enough to get a print copy for review purposes. This is going to be a short review since most of the review has already been done. Instead, I’ll focus on what’s different here. This is not an expanded version. To quote one of the publishers of the book, “No, it's not expanded. Actually, it's a little less because we pull all the character sheets out.”. In addition, it’s got the weird size thing going on. You know, where it’s the same size as the various Pocket books from Green Ronin? In some ways this is cool as it makes this book stand out. In others, because Bad Axe and Green Ronin both use different non-standard formats, it makes storing the bugger a problem. For those who don’t have any of the Heroes of High Favor, these books are slightly larger than the Pocket series books. In addition, the pdf version was in full color. I worried that the maps from the pregenerated sample adventure would be ruined by the transition to black and white but they’re still readable. The art work by V. Shane also comes through well. In terms of mechanical errors, I’m not the expert that others are, but the poor bard who had no level in the pdf version has the wrong CR. As a bard 1 she should be a 1, not a CR ½. Poor bard, doomed to error even in the revisions. So how does the print version hold up on its own? Well the content is still great material that focuses a little too broadly on NPCs for all systems instead of providing a focus for the d20 system. The layout didn’t suffer from the transition too much and the text still carries a pretty good flow from page to page. Organization remains the same although the page numbers have changed due to the size difference. Now in terms of which one is better, I’d have to go with the print version for a few reasons. One, it’s easier to carry around. Two, it’s compact. Three, it’s not that much more expensive than the PDF file. [/QUOTE]

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