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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CRGreathouse" data-source="post: 683118" data-attributes="member: 474">I didn't like it.  I had heard great things about it, but thought the traps were mostly uninspired and the classes poorly balanced.  It has 6 +2/+2 feats, leaving only 13 other feats on the five pages ((34-39) used for feats.  The margins were wide (1"x1"x.75"x.75" with .6" gutters) and the font is large.The traps are the largest part of the book, pages 60-139.  They're spaced one page per trap, which spreads them thinner than the rest of the book -- about 250 words to a page, including the 'stat block'-like entry at the beginning.My main problem, though, is that they just weren't as creative or interesting as I had hoped.  While the "Blood of the Wild" trap mentioned above is a great one, it seems the exception, not the rule:* Blackstone's Shredder Chute: fall down, take slashing damage.* Blackstone's Slicing Snare: razor-sharp net drops on PCs.* Perivax's Pit of Poisoned Water: fall into a pit of poisoned water* Blackstone's Cat and Mouse: polymorph other trap* Spin Die: perhaps the longest trap entry, at ~800 words.  Fall and take slashing damage.* Blackstone's Malign Masher: a boulder falls and crushes you (10d6 damage, unavoidable).Perhaps I'm just a bit harsh, but I didn't see anything I'd really use.Edit: Spells and Spellcraft, also by FFG, is a wonderful book which I enjoyed a great deal and use in my game.  It has new spells, magical items, and materials.  I didn't like T&T, but FFG has plenty of other good stuff!</blockquote>

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