Henry
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I would write a review for it, but two problems...
1) I wrote a lengthy review for it when it first came out, but I don't see it on the site. I could have sworn I posted it, but I remember having login problems with the reviews page back then.
2) Being a mod here, now, I don't want to give the appearance of partiality, because my review would firmly place it at 4 or 5 stars.
For those looking for the book, the contest rules (called degrees of success, or DS), as well as the basic events and layouts of a fair or tourney, are WELL worth the price. A good fair or tournament in a D&D campaign is the perfect flavor injection, expecially if you want to have action, but not necessarily the life-threatening kind. All players in a tourney get their cakes, and eat them too - the roleplayers get a rich urban environment, the combat monsters get their dice rolling, and the thinkers get opportunities with both intrigue and with contests. It's a perfect win-win situation!
1) I wrote a lengthy review for it when it first came out, but I don't see it on the site. I could have sworn I posted it, but I remember having login problems with the reviews page back then.
2) Being a mod here, now, I don't want to give the appearance of partiality, because my review would firmly place it at 4 or 5 stars.
For those looking for the book, the contest rules (called degrees of success, or DS), as well as the basic events and layouts of a fair or tourney, are WELL worth the price. A good fair or tournament in a D&D campaign is the perfect flavor injection, expecially if you want to have action, but not necessarily the life-threatening kind. All players in a tourney get their cakes, and eat them too - the roleplayers get a rich urban environment, the combat monsters get their dice rolling, and the thinkers get opportunities with both intrigue and with contests. It's a perfect win-win situation!
