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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Simon Collins" data-source="post: 2013740" data-attributes="member: 9860">BeelzeBeBopI believe every reviewer comes to a review with a bias (that is, a preference for one type of product compared to another). It should not stop the person from reviewing the product. The commentary aspect of a review is as much opinion as it is fact. Having said that, when I read a review, I'm far more interested in what the book contains than (as someone recently wrote) "some internet reviewer's" commentary.My "summary of the books contents" allows people to form their own opinions regarding the subject matter, presentation, etc - I think you'll also find that points made in the summary (e.g. at a guess, 50% of the book is taken from the DMG) engender reactions that are as effective (or more so) than commentary. You'll find that other reviews of this product are also somewhat restricted in terms of their commentary since one is left with a choice of giving an opinion on the subject matter and presentation, or going into detail regarding a whole slew of magic items and their quality (or lack thereof) in terms of the rules balance, etc., which would be practically impossible without full playtesting, and since this is not a playtest review...My bias does not make me "incapable of judging the book on its merits (or lack thereof)" - I can judge the book on its merits (for example, its well organised, it has a price list for all items in one place, it has a lot of items to choose from, and draws from a number of sources) or lack thereof (it has no facility for random generation and no page references, nor any illustrations of the items) and still allow my bias (or opinion) to inform me that a book that re-hashes magical items from other sources is (in my opinion, or in other words with my bias) necessarily limited in its usefulness and its level of interest despite these merits or lack thereof. The statement regarding my bias (or opinion) was merely another way of stating this.</blockquote>

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