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<blockquote data-quote="ivocaliban" data-source="post: 2635127" data-attributes="member: 17596"><p>On the basis of this review I picked up <em>The Book of Unusual Treasures</em> in what was to be my final order from Stiggybaby.com (God bless 'em). I realize three other reviews were written last year around the time of this book's release, but I only noticed this one because it was in the recent reviews section on the main page. </p><p></p><p>As Stiggybaby is boarding the ship to Valinor I got this book at a significant discount, but I can say it's well worth the cover price for a DM looking to add spice to his treasure hoards. If you've been running the same campaign for several years as I have you get a bit tired of the rather limited list of random mundane items found in the <em>DMG</em>. After the fiftieth "You find a finely-crafted dagger" you long to surprise your players with something new, something that requires a bit more thought and engenders a bit more interest. This book certainly does the trick and then some.</p><p></p><p>Not only do you have a wonderful collection of mundane items, but there's a healthy dose of new spells and poisons to boot. Necromancers and assassins should definitely find something of interest here. My only complaints are really echoes of previous reviews. The lack of random tables requires a little more work than some GMs are looking for and some of the prices seem a bit unfounded, but nonetheless, this book deserves all four four-star ratings it's received here so far.</p><p></p><p>Last, but not least, my thanks to Crothian for continuing to review books that may have slipped through the cracks the first time around.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ivocaliban, post: 2635127, member: 17596"] On the basis of this review I picked up [I]The Book of Unusual Treasures[/I] in what was to be my final order from Stiggybaby.com (God bless 'em). I realize three other reviews were written last year around the time of this book's release, but I only noticed this one because it was in the recent reviews section on the main page. As Stiggybaby is boarding the ship to Valinor I got this book at a significant discount, but I can say it's well worth the cover price for a DM looking to add spice to his treasure hoards. If you've been running the same campaign for several years as I have you get a bit tired of the rather limited list of random mundane items found in the [I]DMG[/I]. After the fiftieth "You find a finely-crafted dagger" you long to surprise your players with something new, something that requires a bit more thought and engenders a bit more interest. This book certainly does the trick and then some. Not only do you have a wonderful collection of mundane items, but there's a healthy dose of new spells and poisons to boot. Necromancers and assassins should definitely find something of interest here. My only complaints are really echoes of previous reviews. The lack of random tables requires a little more work than some GMs are looking for and some of the prices seem a bit unfounded, but nonetheless, this book deserves all four four-star ratings it's received here so far. Last, but not least, my thanks to Crothian for continuing to review books that may have slipped through the cracks the first time around. [/QUOTE]
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