The Drow War I . . . it rocks!

[AntiStateQuixote]

The Drow War I: The Gathering Storm (http://mongoosepublishing.com/home/detail.php?qsID=931&qsSeries=Complete%20Campaigns) was recently released by Mongoose Publishing. Does anyone have it yet? Is it any good? I'm thinking about buying it and running the whole (1st - 30th level) campaign, but I don't want to drop the cash if it's not any good. So, hook me up here. Is it any good?

I checked for reviews and no one has done one yet.

Thanks in advance for your help.


Scratch all of the above. I bought it. Here's my review: http://www.enworld.org/reviews.php?do=review&reviewid=2278148

 

[JoeGKushner]

It looks interesting, but I have a hard time keeping a group together for 10 levels, much less 30! I'll be looking forward to the reviews myself.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

It looks interesting, but I have a hard time keeping a group together for 10 levels, much less 30! I'll be looking forward to the reviews myself.

I'm in the same boat, but this is so ambitious, I might pick it up anyway.

 

[The_Gunslinger658]

It looks interesting, but I have a hard time keeping a group together for 10 levels, much less 30! I'll be looking forward to the reviews myself.

Hey Joe-

If you get this book, You or I can DM it on tuesdays.


Scott

 

[AntiStateQuixote]

Review

OK, I couldn't wait. I bought it from DriveThruRPG in PDF format. It kicks ass!

Here's my review:
http://www.enworld.org/reviews.php?do=review&reviewid=2278148

 

[Arnwyn]

A good review, but you said very little about the maps (only their general location).

So... what are the maps like? How many? Overland? City? Dungeon? Who's the cartographer? Are all the indoor maps gridded? Do they look good, or (poorly) computer-generated?

 

[AntiStateQuixote]

Maps/Artwork added to review

A good review, but you said very little about the maps (only their general location).

So... what are the maps like? How many? Overland? City? Dungeon? Who's the cartographer? Are all the indoor maps gridded? Do they look good, or (poorly) computer-generated?

The cartographer is not credited in the book unless s/he is one of the several artists listed in the credits.

I have edited my review to include the following:

Maps:
There are numerous maps interspersed throughout the book. They vary in quality and detail. There is a full-page world map in black and white that gives the general world political layout. This map has no scale, which is annoying, but not a show stopper. There is no world-wide terrain map. There are several maps of regions, more detailed area maps and gridded encounter/dungeon maps. These maps vary in quality from somewhat below-average to average. Some of the regional/area maps do not have scale lines, but most indicate the scale via markers of some sort. Most dungeon/encounter maps are gridded. The maps are not particularly important to me, so their quality (as compared to the rest of the book) does not really affect my overall view of the product.

Artwork:
I am not an artist or an art lover, so this is a hard one for me. All of the artwork (except the cover) is in black and white. The quality is what I would call "average fantasy drawing" quality artwork. It's not special, but not bad either. Some of the pictures are very interesting and, of course, all of them relate to the story at hand and could be used as player handouts and/or show-n-tell devices. The border artwork on every page is somewhat distracting and chaotic, but not detrimental to the book.

 

[Ketjak]

OK, I couldn't wait. I bought it from DriveThruRPG in PDF format. It kicks ass!

Here's my review:
http://www.enworld.org/reviews.php?do=review&reviewid=2278148

What's it cost? What's the page count? Who wrote it?

 

[Barovan]

If I remember correctly it costs $34.95 and in about 284 pages.

 

[AntiStateQuixote]

What's it cost? What's the page count? Who wrote it?

Author: Adrian Bott
Publisher: Mongoose Publishing
Page Count: 256
Price: $34.95/$24.49 PDF at DriveThruRPG.com