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<blockquote data-quote="cthuluftaghn" data-source="post: 2009863" data-attributes="member: 4799">The Book of Templates is a well-written DM tool, designed to add spice and variety to monster and NPC encounters.&nbsp; This book outlines, in explicit detail, thirty new templates that can be applied to nearly any of the monsters in the MM, or a wide variety of NPC's.&nbsp; In essence, this book takes an already impressive amount of creature possibilities offered in D&amp;D, and multiplies them by thirty!The first thing that struck me about the Book of Templates was the professionalism and attention to detail.&nbsp; The layout is simple, and easy to follow.&nbsp; The wording is clear and precise, and designed to be implemented in just about any campaign world.&nbsp; There are no &quot;frilly&quot;, or unnecessary distractions in this book... just good content.&nbsp; In fact, other than the simple and eye-catching artwork on the cover, the Book of Templates contains no art at all.&nbsp; I wrote to Ian Johnston of Silverthorne Games inquiring about this fact.&nbsp; His response was that the lack of artwork was &quot;a conscious design decision to focus more attention on the contents.&quot;&nbsp; I was skeptical at first, but after a thorough review of this product, I believe the design team achieved their goal!As I read through the templates in this book, I felt the gears in my brain turning and grinding as to how I could implement some of these ideas into my campaign... a sure sign of a useful product.&nbsp; I was especially impressed by, and grateful for, the interesting assortment of half-breeds offered by Silverthorne Games.&nbsp; Half-genies, half-nymphs, and even an interesting and diverse new angle on the half-orc are provided.The Book of Templates is now more than just a book that I received for review... it has become a permanent part of my d20 library.&nbsp; Currently selling for $6.25, it is well worth the purchase price, as it will remain useful for any campaign you might choose to run, at any level of play.&nbsp; Thumbs up!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="cthuluftaghn, post: 2009863, member: 4799"] The Book of Templates is a well-written DM tool, designed to add spice and variety to monster and NPC encounters. This book outlines, in explicit detail, thirty new templates that can be applied to nearly any of the monsters in the MM, or a wide variety of NPC's. In essence, this book takes an already impressive amount of creature possibilities offered in D&D, and multiplies them by thirty! The first thing that struck me about the Book of Templates was the professionalism and attention to detail. The layout is simple, and easy to follow. The wording is clear and precise, and designed to be implemented in just about any campaign world. There are no "frilly", or unnecessary distractions in this book... just good content. In fact, other than the simple and eye-catching artwork on the cover, the Book of Templates contains no art at all. I wrote to Ian Johnston of Silverthorne Games inquiring about this fact. His response was that the lack of artwork was "a conscious design decision to focus more attention on the contents." I was skeptical at first, but after a thorough review of this product, I believe the design team achieved their goal! As I read through the templates in this book, I felt the gears in my brain turning and grinding as to how I could implement some of these ideas into my campaign... a sure sign of a useful product. I was especially impressed by, and grateful for, the interesting assortment of half-breeds offered by Silverthorne Games. Half-genies, half-nymphs, and even an interesting and diverse new angle on the half-orc are provided. The Book of Templates is now more than just a book that I received for review... it has become a permanent part of my d20 library. Currently selling for $6.25, it is well worth the purchase price, as it will remain useful for any campaign you might choose to run, at any level of play. Thumbs up! [/QUOTE]

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