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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Psion" data-source="post: 2010221" data-attributes="member: 172">Pocket MagicaPocket Magica is a compilation of magic items from the SRD and other d20 System resources published by Green Ronin. The material is assembled into a small pocket-book sized book, similar to the previous Pocket Grimoires, also by Green Ronin.A First LookPocket Magica is a 240 page softcover perfect-bound book priced at $14.95. The book uses smaller pages, with approximately half-sized sheets.The cover has a simple green faux-textured cover with gold lettering. The interior is black and white, and eschews artwork except for Celtic-knot designs at chapter ends.The interior text is small, and paragraphs are double spaced within the same entry.A Deeper LookPocket Magica includes all of the magic items from the SRD and many from other d20 System sources. This includes cursed items in addition to all of the major item categories, but excludes artifacts.Arguably, there are four major third party d20 System magic item resources: Arms & Armor by Bastion Press, Relics & Rituals by Sword & Sorcery Studios, the Book of Eldritch Might by Malhavoc Press, and Forged in Magic by Paradigm Concepts. Pocket Magica only incorporates material from the first two of these books. This being the case, this is a less than complete cross section of the market.Of the other products incorporated, many are other Green Ronin products. A few of these only have a smattering of items (like the Shaman's Handbook and Witch's Handbook), but some (like Hammer & Helm) are substantial resources.Other contributors include FFG (with Spells & Spellcraft and Traps & Treachery), Sean K. Reynolds, and Thunderhead Games/Mystic Eye Games.The book does not include all of the items from the cited books. For example, I did a spot check to see which items from Arms & Armor that are in my campaign are listed here. Of the icicle bow, Sash of the Master and the Tunic of Vivid Harmony, only the first is in this books. Similarly, I noticed that new item types, such as the glyph eggs and wards from Spells & Spellcraft are not included.The book is sorted into categories similar to the DMG, though armor, weapons, and cursed items are all put in proper alphabetical order. There are no random item tables consolidating the items herein, but there is an index of prices that lists all items in each category by price. The items themselves have complete details, including the source (a detail which other "compilation" type products miss.)In addition to the items, there are two short appendices. The first includes spells from the listed resources referenced my included magic items. The second includes the iron-souled template from Hammer & Helm.ConclusionPocket Magica is a nice compilation of magic items. A product of this sort is probably of less use as a reference that the more character oriented Pocket Grimoires are, and the sheer number of d20 System magic items preclude a universal handbook. But if you have not had a chance to take advantage of many of the products out there, Pocket Magica gathers a lot of the more balanced items in one place, and could cut down a little bit on the books that the GM has to bring to the table.Overall Grade: B-Alan D. Kohler</blockquote>

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