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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Erik Mona" data-source="post: 2013366" data-attributes="member: 2174">I've had the book for about a week, now, and I'd like to take issue with two aspects of this review.1) I think the attention paid to "whitespace" in these reviews is getting a little out of control. Yes, Ultramodern Firearms has whitespace, but rather than detracting from the book I found that it actually makes it easier to find what I'm looking for. The book VERY rarely splits a weapon description over two pages, which I really appreciate. The 3e Monster Manual doesn't have very much whitespace, but the interior layout is also an eyesore and it's a pain in the ass to track monster entries over multiple pages. It's ultimately a matter of taste, but I wanted to point out that the preference that every square inch of page must be covered with type is not universal.2) I think it's extremely unfair to criticize a book called "Ultramodern Firearms" for not including decidedly un-modern weaponry. It isn't "The Big Book of World War 2 Weapons." It's a book of "the most modern weapons and variants in use today." Knocking it down a point for not including WW2 arms is like picking on a demon book for not including more devils. As a guide to "ultra" modern firearms, the new volume is unsurpassed in the RPG industry. Nearly every weapon has a realistic illustration, which alone would have made it the best such book available.While Alan apparently doesn't feel that the "best such book available" merits a five-star review, I most certainly do. I see hundreds of d20 products every year, and so far, this is the most useful and interesting of the 2003 offerings.Five stars from me.--Erik MonaEditor, Polyhedron Magazine</blockquote>

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