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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Messageboard Golem" data-source="post: 2009286" data-attributes="member: 18387">This review is for Wonders Out of Time by Kevin Wilson. Published by Eden Odyssey, this 48-page sourcebook retails for $9.95 and details background material on the Merithian civilization that is suitable for any fantasy setting. In addition, six short "vignettes" or mini-adventures are included.The civilization detailed is known as Merithia and is based on Roman culture. The difference between the two cultures, however, is that the Merithians strive to perfect their bodies physically and/or through the use of magic. They are a very prideful race, which ultimately proved to be their downfall. A magically advanced society, Merithia developed golems that were superior to current ones and weapons that magically melded to their owner's body.The bulk of the book contains six different vignettes that explore different facets of the Merithian ruins. Each short adventure has a little something that can be used to connect it to the others; creating a larger, grander adventure if a GM does some work. Each vignette comes with several good adventure hooks and is consistently structured in an orderly and easy-to-use manner that makes GM prep time minimal. The new monsters in the appendix have some game mechanics issues (mostly CRs) but they are easily fixed. The magic items are unique and mostly balanced. The Centurion Knight prestige class is an interesting class for a gladiator or roman soldier type character. It is fairly powerful, however, and should probably be modified before use.Overall, Wonders Out of Time is a respectable offering from Eden. If you are in need of short adventure encounters, this book has some decent ones. There are game balance and mechanics issues, but a good GM can compensate for this. For the price (and especially considering the cost of other similar products), this is a good investment and will fit into any campaign world. To see the graded evaluation of this product, go to The Critic's Corner at <a href="http://www.d20zines.com" target="_blank">www.d20zines.com.</a></blockquote>

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