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Rungie Rampholean
The non player character represents a lot in the gaming world. They are the soldiers, the bakers, the wizards, the bad guys, the allies, the cohorts, the leaders, and so much more. Most of the time they only need to be a name followed by a small definition of their abilities and personality. However, occasionally one will need a more in-depth version of the NPC. Stat blocks of various levels will be needed, more detail into the history and personality, and possessions all have to be defined. This can be very difficult and time consuming. That is were the NPC Files comes in. It is a series of small PDFs that detail one NPC but gives the stat blocks and other options that take time to create.
NPC Files: Rungie Rampholean is a book by Expeditious Retreat. They are the creators of one of the few must have books Magical Medieval Society: A Guide to Western Europe. This NPC Files books is only twenty two pages long, It has only one picture and that is the cover. The lay out is okay. They went with one stat block per page or per two pages. It is easier to look at and read but does have some wasted space because of it.
I like what the book tries to do but I do not think the book really succeeded in doing it that well. The book presents some background information on Rungie, a gnome rogue/wizard, but not enough. It talks some about what he does but I was hoping for more detail into the character. Most of the book is taken up by the stat blocks. One can imagine how much space twenty stat blocks are fully written out take up. There is a stat block for each level first through twenty. That is a lot of space. It might have been better to write up every third and then just mention what changes for the other level. Also, it would have been nice to see some epic progressions for Rungie now that the epic level rules are now allowed to be used.
The character is not fully optimized, it is created to a be a little more realistic then a min maxed version. The equipment is not always the best for the level the character is, and the level split is not always the most advantageous. I like that they did that.
This is a good product for anyone who has a need for a NPC that they will be using lots over the course of a campaign that spans lots of levels. However, I think the space could have been better proportioned between stat blocks and information on who and what Rungie the gnome really is.
The non player character represents a lot in the gaming world. They are the soldiers, the bakers, the wizards, the bad guys, the allies, the cohorts, the leaders, and so much more. Most of the time they only need to be a name followed by a small definition of their abilities and personality. However, occasionally one will need a more in-depth version of the NPC. Stat blocks of various levels will be needed, more detail into the history and personality, and possessions all have to be defined. This can be very difficult and time consuming. That is were the NPC Files comes in. It is a series of small PDFs that detail one NPC but gives the stat blocks and other options that take time to create.
NPC Files: Rungie Rampholean is a book by Expeditious Retreat. They are the creators of one of the few must have books Magical Medieval Society: A Guide to Western Europe. This NPC Files books is only twenty two pages long, It has only one picture and that is the cover. The lay out is okay. They went with one stat block per page or per two pages. It is easier to look at and read but does have some wasted space because of it.
I like what the book tries to do but I do not think the book really succeeded in doing it that well. The book presents some background information on Rungie, a gnome rogue/wizard, but not enough. It talks some about what he does but I was hoping for more detail into the character. Most of the book is taken up by the stat blocks. One can imagine how much space twenty stat blocks are fully written out take up. There is a stat block for each level first through twenty. That is a lot of space. It might have been better to write up every third and then just mention what changes for the other level. Also, it would have been nice to see some epic progressions for Rungie now that the epic level rules are now allowed to be used.
The character is not fully optimized, it is created to a be a little more realistic then a min maxed version. The equipment is not always the best for the level the character is, and the level split is not always the most advantageous. I like that they did that.
This is a good product for anyone who has a need for a NPC that they will be using lots over the course of a campaign that spans lots of levels. However, I think the space could have been better proportioned between stat blocks and information on who and what Rungie the gnome really is.
