This book rocks! Rich world setting details and just chock full of fully playable characters! Blackmon gives you his take on many familiar characters from Marvel with a healthy smattering from other places as well -- DC, Powerpuff Girls, Kaiju, fantasy monsters, era-specific characters, 19th-century literature, and more! I love how he keeps the characters approachable and not maxed-out power gamer stats. To me, these are more like the incarnations of superheroes I know and enjoy. The book itself is a quality hardcover with many full color illustrations. This book was obviously a labor of love, and it shows. It's steal for its value, and I own many, many superhero rpgs in several game systems.

When it comes to writing PF1 Talents, Crunchmaster Owen is the King. He's so careful in crafting his meticulously mechanic-balanced & narrative-harmonious talents ... that I could re-read this awesome new class' description again and again just for fun. What a master class of class design. I hope he has more of these sitting around. My wallet is open, Owen!

Neat little set of three blasters, suits my setting perfectly. I love that you get both the color and black&white version in one purchase. I would have preferred the files to come in PNG format instead of one PDF file, but the product description is clear that this is what you get.

Great little set of weapons, suited my needs quite well. All images are in a single PDF (this is noted clearly in the product information, so this is not a complaint), but I genereally prefer images provided in PNG format as I find that easier to work with.

This book is absolutely phenomenal! The depth and options of the Leshy alone make me adore it and rate it five stars.

This class is an absolute triumph. Not only does it feature a tight, balanced, and instantly playable class -- one that I would immediately allow at my table without hesitation. But it also provides a class that is flavorful and different, and looks like it would be fun to play. If you have any familiarity at all with author Owen K.C. Stephens, then you know that he is a legend in the gaming community, and he has written plenty for PFRPG, but this may be his finest contribution yet in terms of pound-for-pound goodness In a brief 16 pages (12 content), we get a superb new hybrid class centered on the new mechanic of "bedlam" (think of it at rage with style), a new archetype AND an alternate class, plus over 2 dozen new talents and advanced talents to customize your character, and one new feat.

The art, layout, and editing are all top-notch -- this is a first-class product, as well as a wonderful class. Stephens' experience and expertise shines through on every page here, and one can only hope there's even more PF1E content to come from this true master of the game. (Hint: read the introduction on page 3 for more on that...)

I can't recommend this PDF highly enough -- if you're playing PF1E, you need a copy of this in your library. Buy it; you won't regret it!

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I stumbled upon this by accident, read a few of the Feats, and absolutely loved them. I might be the wrong audience though, because I don't see them as that horrific or that overpowered - I'm allowing my players to each be allowed one (and to potentially pick up others if they're thematic). All that being said, these are awesome, in the kind of way you might look at Exalted charms, and go 'wow'.

I'm really hoping to see more. In fact, I'm really hoping to see more for 1e Pathfinder too, I picked up all four PDFs not too long ago, and I'm using them in my Pathfinder campaign. Just, Rogue Genius Games makes some top-notch stuff, and I would really like to throw money at them.

More great stuff from J. Blackmon! With Halloween right around the corner I'm going to be writing these fun critters into adventures. He gives us a good overview of several monsters including wandering hands, floating skulls and hungry trees. There is also a headless horseman write up which can always be well utilized as a main bad guy. Additionally the art is great.

This is one of my favorite product lines. I enjoy the stat blocks as inspiration for potential characters and the art is great.

This is one of the best bestiaries i own. It’s great guide for homebrewing monsters and abilities

Originally posted here: https://theotherside.timsbrannan.com/2022/08/100-days-of-halloween-talented.html

Ok, this is a bit harder to give a fully objective review to because I have worked with nearly everyone involved on other projects. That being said I will be following my rules for this work.

Christina Stiles Presents: Talented Adventurers - The Witch: Marena Lenoire

PDF. $3.95. 24 pages. 1 cover page, 1 credits page, 1 about the author page, 3 pages for the OGL. 18 pages of content. Color cover and interior art.

This product does one thing and does it really, really well. It presents us a single witch, the titular Marena Lenoire, from 1st level to 20th level.

We are given a little bit of background on her and then detailed stat blocks for her 20 levels.

It is a great product for any Pathfinder DM/GM who needs a reoccurring NPC to aid the party. She is a Lawful Good witch (rare and nice to see) so she would not make a good "bad guy" for them.

Use in War of the Witch Queens

I mean, yeah, she really begs to be used. I have worked with everyone involved with her creation, so I owe them at least that much to have her show up in the campaign at some point. I see her in the exact role she was designed for; as something of a folk hero. She is not a witch that would seek out the title of Witch Queen but would accept it if her peers willed it and she could use it to help her people.

I just need to find a good spot for her.

Originally posted here: https://theotherside.timsbrannan.com/2022/08/100-days-of-halloween-genius-guide-to.html

Rogue Genius Games does a LOT of great stuff. Their "Talented" line for various classes was always something I wanted to look into, but since I haven't been playing Pathfinder all that much so I never bought any of them. But of course, I had to buy the Talented Witch.

As always I will be following my rules for these reviews, moreover, many of the people involved with these products are people I have worked with in the past. So I am going to try be extra careful in how I review these.

The Genius Guide to the Talented Witch

PDF ($4.95) and Softcover Print Options, 57 pages. 1 cover, 1 table of contents, 1 credits, 1 OGL, rest content. Color cover and interior art.

There is a lot to like about this really. The cover art is from the late Marcum Curlee and features an interesting trio of witches. There is art from Other Side friends Jacob E. Blackmon, Brian Brinlee, and Gary Dupuis. I really love the art, but that is expected. Hell, even that Morpheus font is like they are flirting with me.

The talented witch is a little different than the base Witch class in the Pathfinder book. It gets various Edges and Talents at alternate levels. These largely replace all the powers of the witch, including the Hexes.

Edges are first and there are 40 of these. Edges are a lot like Feats in how they are presented. They include Combat, Cunning, Elemental, Hag, Patron, Spellcasting, and Spellcasting Conduits. Hag for example can give the Edges of Bite or Claws to do damage.

Talents are more like magical powers, like Hexes, and also have groupings. There are 140 of these in Blessing, Crafting, Curse, Necromancy, Personal, Spellcasting, and Utility. There are also Major and Grand Talents. Talents that are Hexes are marked with an asterisk.

The idea here is customization. Basically, if you can imagine a witch, you could build it from these options. There is a dizzying array of choices here. There is even an appendix on familiars here and another on patrons and a compiled witch spell list from various Pathfinder products.

There is an absolute ton of information here and more than I know what to do with.

One thing I didn't like about the book was the huge border around all the text. It makes the book pretty, but it is not as efficient when it comes to displaying the text.

Originally posted here: https://theotherside.timsbrannan.com/2022/08/100-days-of-halloween-genius-guide-to.html

Rogue Genius Games does a LOT of great stuff. Their "Talented" line for various classes was always something I wanted to look into, but since I haven't been playing Pathfinder all that much so I never bought any of them. But of course, I had to buy the Talented Witch.

As always I will be following my rules for these reviews, moreover, many of the people involved with these products are people I have worked with in the past. So I am going to try be extra careful in how I review these.

The Genius Guide to More Witch Talents

PDF. ($2.95) 25 pages. 1 cover, 1 table of contents, 1 credits page, 1 OGL page.

This adds more Edges and Talents to the witch class.

This gives us 5 new edges and 95 new witch Talents. And I thought I had options before. Talents that are Hexes are marked with an asterisk.

This one leans more into the curses which are nice.

Like the Genius Guide to the Talented Witch, this book provides a lot of options for nearly any sort of witch. Also, like that book the art here is really good.

I am not exactly sure where or when the Talented idea came about but checking the Rogue Genius Games listings there are lot of these. I am not sure how they change the game, but I do love the ideas here as a designer and player of witch classes. As a player, it would also be fantastic especially if you love character customizations. As a Game Master, keeping track of all of this would be a bit of a chore I think.

I'd have to print these both out I think to get a real feel for them.

One thing I didn't like about the book was the huge border around all the text. It makes the book pretty, but it is not as efficient when it comes to displaying the text.

As a new publisher/creator, this book really helped me out. I enjoy making adventures but I struggle with putting them into words. Before, my writing felt like it came from an academic research paper or an appliance manual. Then, I found Writing with Style. Not only did this guide give my writing flow and flavor, but it also made it clear and more concise. Overall, it's a stellar resource and a great investment for any rpg writer. 5/5