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Chun-tzu
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That depends, as always, on where you're campaigning, how much you value official stuff versus d20 stuff, and what your budget is like.
It's more of what you'd expect from the Forgotten Realms campaign sourcebook, but not as crunchy. Some of the regions it covers are Silverymoon, the High Forest, Anauroch and the Border Areas, the Nether Mountains, and the Underdark. There are some rules for wilderness adventuring, including natural hazards (avalanches, forest fires, floods, quicksand...) and tables for random weather and random encounters. There's also some background on the Silver Marches.
There are 6 PrCs: the Giant-Killer (who I think was posted on Wizards website a while ago, because it had no home), Hordebreaker (warrior type dedicated to destroying hordes of orcs or other creatures), Knight Errant of Silverymoon, Orc Scout, Peerless Archer, and Wild Scout. The Knight Errant and Wild Scout gain bonuses on their home turf, so adventuring beyond that really cuts down on their usefulness.
There's a new weapon, the Tiger's Claws, that are basically Bladed Gauntlets done better (crits on 18-20 instead). There are rules for studying at the college of magic, that mean benefits for wizards if they've got extra gold (like access to spells, and creating magic items without the required feats). And a few new monsters.
All in all, not a high-use book unless you're gaming in the area. Some good stuff in it, but more fluff than crunch.
It's more of what you'd expect from the Forgotten Realms campaign sourcebook, but not as crunchy. Some of the regions it covers are Silverymoon, the High Forest, Anauroch and the Border Areas, the Nether Mountains, and the Underdark. There are some rules for wilderness adventuring, including natural hazards (avalanches, forest fires, floods, quicksand...) and tables for random weather and random encounters. There's also some background on the Silver Marches.
There are 6 PrCs: the Giant-Killer (who I think was posted on Wizards website a while ago, because it had no home), Hordebreaker (warrior type dedicated to destroying hordes of orcs or other creatures), Knight Errant of Silverymoon, Orc Scout, Peerless Archer, and Wild Scout. The Knight Errant and Wild Scout gain bonuses on their home turf, so adventuring beyond that really cuts down on their usefulness.
There's a new weapon, the Tiger's Claws, that are basically Bladed Gauntlets done better (crits on 18-20 instead). There are rules for studying at the college of magic, that mean benefits for wizards if they've got extra gold (like access to spells, and creating magic items without the required feats). And a few new monsters.
All in all, not a high-use book unless you're gaming in the area. Some good stuff in it, but more fluff than crunch.
Crothian
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The book is a good read. I don't play in the Forgotten Realms but I got this book for the quality and the ideas. There are many adventure ideas in the text. They are not all obvious, but it really gets your mind going. This is how I hope the other Wizards books will be as I think it is probably their best to date.
Kae'Yoss
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Chun-tzu said:
It's an area book after all!
IMHO, the PrC's are not among the best. The Peerless Archer is OK, but the others often have similar powers, like the "acting normally at -1 to -9 hp" for Giant-Killers and Hordebreakers (as "Diehard" and "Tought to Kill", respectively), or have old stuff, like special favored enemies or favored terrain.
But the Book really shines with the description of the Silver Marches: The Natural Hazards are nice, we even have description of local vegetation (trees, shrubs), we have a nice big map of the section, city maps for ceveral cities, and even a nice map with locations in the underdark below the marches.
We have descriptions of the cities and the political situations.
And the fact that Bruenor Battlehammer and Wulfgar are in there, are nice, too.
Overall, I wouldn't buy the book because of the new creatures or the new PrC's. The real value of the book is the information about the region (and I bought it also because our campaign plays in the marches most of the time)
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