Same problems with this list as FC2. It's really just a listing of prett generic stuff that doesn't really add any inspiration to a game. Do I really need to know the copper value of ginger and corn oil? I mean, I guess if I had profession: cooking this would be useful. But otherwise I don't see getting a lot out of this.

Not really impressed with this list. It's a combination of overly generic items (dandelions?) to stuff that is completely fabricated for this product (trulsilver, or troll silver). It gives you a skeletal description of each item and a coin value, but otherwise really doesn't do much. Its trying to be generic for any kind of game system, so it has zero in the way of actual crunch. But there isn't really much inspiration here. I don't suddenly think my PC (or NPCs for that matter) are gonna go off picking dandelions to make money.

It does what it needs to do, and that is give you a quick and easy reference to stuff those treasure chests (or cabinets, bags, etc). While there aren't really a lot of unique "OMG" items here, it really doesn't need to have them. This will be useful for when you just need quick minor loot or trade goods, particularly for me since often I run games where the tiny villages and stuff prefer to barter over gold pieces.

Contains the three communities in the series Applewood, Riverporte, and Swampwoode. It's a really good buy if you need fast and quick towns for the pc's. You'll need to do some extra work like stat the NPC's and gods of the temple but everything else is here from names to plot hooks to all the maps. A really good buy.

A good small community that could be located on the frontier of some kingdom. Nice plot hooks and a good starting point for players. Has two different maps, 1 for the pc's and 1 for the gm that is numbered with identification. This will come in handy when iIneed to come up with a quick town for my players.

A small interesting community founded around a swamp. Actually this was something I was looking for. This has interesting hooks for around the community and outside the community. I liked this one the best so far in the series, though all are really good. This would be an excellent startinmg point for 1st level characters.

A good, ready to go fantasy community with all sorts of fun things. I liked the text more than the maps, but I am not going to nit pick about that. If you want a drop and go city, this is a good one. There's some nice bits of plot to explore. Could make a good starting community for the upcoming 4e PoL campaign. This is a larger community than Applehaven, which could be a town on the far reaches of Riverporte. Everything you need is there, mostly. though you will need to fill in some details like gods since they try to stay generic for any FRP system.

A good, ready to go fantasy community with all sorts of fun things. I liked the text more than the maps, but I am not going to nit pick about that. If you want a drop and go village, this is a good one. There's some nice bits of plot to explore. Could make a good starting community for the upcoming 4e PoL campaign.

Abstract: Very Good, but too much information to just cherry pick.

Ever thought "Gosh my players really made short work of that monster" or "i wish i could find something more challenging and unusual for them to encounter"

well then allow me to introduce you to Dweomercraft: Lich. It takes the standard Lich - "look guys a Lich, wheres his phylactery, hey Paladin you deal with the body while we find it" and turns it into "what do you mean you cant find it, Arrgh"

as a quick overview the book delves into a whole range of options to improve on your basic Lich, you could even use a lot of the ideas inside on other intelligent undead. not much is mentioned on down powering the Lich template, although you could reverse engineer the modifiers within the book to make less powerful Liches.

the book consists of 12 chapters

chapters 1-4 contain most of the information you'll use for a standard Lich based adventure chapters 5-12 have more information for building the campaign around a Lich or group of Liches.

Chapter 1 Deals with a basic introduction to the vocabulary and Ideas used in the book Chapter 2 is the guide to making a Lich Chapter 3 expands on the information in chapter 2 to add variations and abilities to the basic Lich, including a nice array of pre-Epic and Epic prestige classes for Liches Chapter 4 gives you a range of magics spells and a couple of additional tools to use (Bone Runes, and Rituals) there is a section on Truename magic but it is a different system to the one for the Tome of Magic. still usable however.

after these sections the books goes into further details on the nature of being a lich, how to fight them, the views of the gods, and finally ends up with a section giving some new monsters (nice flavor) and some personalities mentioned earlier in the book.

Artwork is sparse but of a reasonable quality. The book suffers a little from trying to do far more than most GMs require. but this isn't a bad thing, given the current price its more than worth its 105 pages.

Some referencing to the various sources and a little bit more generic information would be useful. but taken as a whole the book is an excellent source for making Liches your villains. I would put a print version of this book right beside the Draconomicron and Champions of Ruin.

This book has a promising start, and continuously maintains its pace. Fast moving and interesting, Vendetta leaves me bowled over. It's really fun to try to spot references to characters from the other Wandering Men books, such as Tenet, the oltreggan, and others. The only way it could have been better is if it had a sudden twist other than the ending. The ending left me waiting for more. Altogether, Nathan's Vendetta is worth a place on your booksh- I mean, hard disk.

Skein of Shadows: Vendetta by Nathan Ellsworth is an action packed short novel set in the city of Crown, the stage for a full novel coming from the group of writers called the Wandering Men. The story pits Arastin, an elven assassin against an evil cult and a betrayer of his race. Arastin is a well rounded character. He is weary of the life he has chosen, seeking redemption of a sort, yet still thrilled by the hunt and the dark joy of the killing. The troupe of characters that pass through the story also seem fully fleshed out, where a simple sailor on stage for a few moments has a volume of his own that needs to be written down. The only complaint is that the tale ends abruptly leaving the reader with mild dissatisfaction. I can only assume that the rest of the story shall be told in the larger piece mentioned above. If you like your rogues cracking wise and quick with a blade; your adventure heroic, and your villains’ evil, this is a well imagined world to visit.

Was pleasantly surprised by the format and content of In the Saddle (how much can you write about mounts and tack -- apparently quite a bit). In the Saddle helps round the DMG/PHB information about mounts, non-traditional mounts, riding equipment, magical riding equipment and racial attitudes about mounts. While a large portion of the text is horse-related, the non-traditional mounts open new horizons (I particuarly enjoyed the battle goats and riding hares). The section on chariots provided some real entertainment: the gnome junk chariot and the halfling weasel assault chariot top the list of fun new ideas. Didn't see the need for new prestige classes or the Core Class: Mongol, but that's a personal preference. In the Saddle is readable but not trite--highly recommendable.

I love sci-fi stuff, especially when there is technical information. Ship components, weapon designs and tricorder internals are all interesting to me. So I thought it would be nice to add some strange alien things to a game, and this list seemed like it had some new items that would do just that. Sadly, most of the items on this list you would find at any large modern flea market. There are a couple of things that are nice, but I expected many more futuristic items, or at least with a futuristic twist.

Some interesting spell ideas, however most needed to be slightly reworked in order to be useful and allowed by the DM.<br><br> <b>LIKED</b>: Interesting ideas some of which could be helpful in a normal game.<br><br><b>QUALITY</b>: Acceptable<br><br><b>VALUE</b>: Satisfied<br>

Interesting and useful. Artwork isn't the best, but that's not why I buy books. Had to adjust spell levels for some of the spells in order for the DM to allow them, but otherwise fairly good.<br><br> <b>LIKED</b>: Damnation's Bride.<br><br><b>QUALITY</b>: Acceptable<br><br><b>VALUE</b>: Satisfied<br>