Very short but indepth information. Quick to learn and understand. I enjoyed this and it was very easy to incorporate into my existing campaign.<br><br> <b>LIKED</b>: Easy to understand and incorporate.<br><br><b>QUALITY</b>: Very Good<br><br><b>VALUE</b>: Very Satisfied<br>

This is excellent work by any standard and quite remarkable for the price. As it says on the blurb, it's a spellbook (with its history and physical description, both with some very nice touches) that features spells of personal combat derived from negative energy and disease. The spell concepts are fresh (no pun intended) and skilfully written.

Some of the spells have minor mechanical oddities, to me. The two 1st level spells and vicious disarming are probably over-strong for their stated spell level but that's easily fixed by bumping them up a level.<br><br><b>DISLIKED</b>: The fine imagery of the black ice fortress is lessened in usefulness, to some degree, by placing all of the information that might lead PCs there at the highest possible Knowledge DC - who's ever going to see it other than the DM?<br><br><b>QUALITY</b>: Very Good<br><br><b>VALUE</b>: Very Satisfied<br>

It provides the background on a rather interesting book and the character who wrote it. The story details are not very long, but enough to get started on. Some of the spells are pretty interesting, and they don't deal with undead, which is great, as it adds more variety to necromancy. As was mentioned, the spells feel slightly more powerful than standard spells, but these are rare spells, so it should be limited anyway. But the flavor and creativity is right there.<br><br><b>LIKED</b>: The spells. The font is a nice touch.<br><br><b>DISLIKED</b>: Short background. But given the price, I'm not really complaining.<br><br><b>QUALITY</b>: Very Good<br><br><b>VALUE</b>: Satisfied<br>

I liked the background story quite a bit. I like the concepts for the spells, but I think they're a little over-powered.<br><br><b>LIKED</b>: I like the story background. It's easy to slide it into any setting.<br><br><b>DISLIKED</b>: I think some of the spells are a little over-powered for their level.<br><br><b>QUALITY</b>: Very Good<br><br><b>VALUE</b>: Very Satisfied<br>

This book describes the history of Vadrakh Darkblade, an eldritch knight who focused his arcane studies on necromancy, and on his legacy to the world, the Tome of Black Ice.

After the background concerning Vadrakh, the PDF presents a list of spells that Vadrakh invented during his years, and that can be learned by reading the Tome. Unfortunately, the Tome is missing, which can be an interesting plot hook in itself.<br><br><b>LIKED</b>: The background part - the spells are nice, but I can use the history bit to add depth to my campaign. It may even become an adventure one day.<br><br><b>DISLIKED</b>: Nothing really.<br><br><b>QUALITY</b>: Very Good<br><br><b>VALUE</b>: Very Satisfied<br>