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Masterwork Monsters: Rise of the Ghouls
by Jeffrey K. [Verified Purchaser] Date Added: 10/13/2005 00:00:00

I was looking for any kind of Ghoul book. Found a ton of undead ones, but I just needed ghouls covered for the campaign I'm working on. The only thing out there I could find for pdf download was this book. I figured I'd take the chance and I'm glad I did. If you just need Ghoul info this is exactly what you've been looking for! I'm going to get more use out of this pdf than I did from pdfs that cost twice as much or more. Now, if I could only get CGW to do a Gnoll pdf...^_^<br><br><b>LIKED</b>: Has Ghoul and Ghast Templates, Ghoul Domain for clerics, Feats for Ghouls and more<br><br><b>DISLIKED</b>: The art.<br><br><b>QUALITY</b>: Very Good<br><br><b>VALUE</b>: Very Satisfied<br>



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Masterwork Monsters: Bugbear Feats and Throwbacks
by Steven T. [Featured Reviewer] Date Added: 09/30/2005 00:00:00

As a DM, no matter what kind of fantasy campaign you?re running, chances are good that sooner or later your players are going to encounter a group of humanoids. It might be goblins, it might be orcs. If it happens to be bugbears, then Clockwork Golem Workshop?s new Masterworks Monsters: Bugbear Feats & Throwbacks can help you make that encounter a little more memorable.

I?ll admit that bugbears have never been high on my list of favorite foes. I?ve always been more of an orc and goblin man myself. However, after reading through MM:BF&T I found myself wanting to take these bear-like Goblinoids for a spin, just to see what they can do with the new toys detailed in this short PDF.

And I mean short. With a one page introduction, and a page of OGL, only seven pages of actual game material are contained in this tightly focused PDF. There is a distinct lack of artwork in this file as well. Aside from the CGW logo, the d20 logo, and a single line drawing of a mace/club, the PDF is all text. On one hand, this is good, as it means the bulk of this product is dedicated to new gaming data. However, I really would have liked to see at least one illustration of a bugbear in a product specifically about bugbears. An illustration of the new Bugbear Throwback class would also have been a welcome addition. And while the fact that there were no bookmarks in a file this small doesn?t bother me at all, I?m sure there are gamers out there who will be disappointed by their absence. And seeing as the file is quite small, it shouldn?t have been too difficult to include them.

After a short one page introduction where Ball spells out his concept of what bugbears are all about, we dive right into the crunchy bits. Twenty-five new feats are presented to help tweak bugbears into more flavorful and effective adversaries. Several of these feats, like Bear Paws and Ursine Grip focus on bugbears similarity to real bears, and enhance that similarity to great effect, giving bugbears powerful claw and crush attacks respectively. Even better is the fact that many of the rest of the feats described could be easily applied to any humanoid, or even PC?s.

One small detail here is that the feat Craft Savage Magic Item seems a little bit too strong. With no other requirement than a spellcaster level of 5+ someone with this feat gains all the benefits of the Craft Wondrous item feat, as well as the Craft Magical Arms & Armor feat! Granted, they are limited to only making certain types of items, weapons and armor, namely those most suited to a tribe of savage humanoids, but strictly speaking, this feat could quickly become superior to either Craft Wondrous Item, or Craft Magical Arms & Armor ? kind of a design ?DON?T? when designing new feats. DM?s should think long and hard before allowing this feat into their games, as it may have the potential to unbalance things. Additionally, I would have liked to see these feats properly split into categories. What feats are general feats? Which ones might be appropriate choices as fighter bonus feats? Which feats are strictly bugbear only?

The last new bit of crunch outlined in this file is a four level prestige class called the Bugbear Throwback. The Throwback is a bugbear that becomes more and more bear-like as he ages. In many ways, this class is similar to the racial paragon classes seen in Unearthed Arcana. In addition to being a great compliment to a bugbear barbarian, the throwback class offers a DM a way to really individualize a bugbear tribe. No matter how many bugbears your PC?s have encountered, they are sure to remember the tribe whose elders have all degenerated into powerful bear-like throwbacks! While it certainly isn?t a necessity, I would have liked to see this class applied to a fully-statted NPC. It?s always interesting to see just how the designer intended the class to be used. While I may feel that the throwback would work best with a barbarian build, maybe the designer really intended is to work with the bugbear?s favored class of rogue?

If you already have large numbers of bugbears in your campaign, then Masterwork Monsters: Bugbear Feats & Throwbacks will be money well spent. It might be a real help to a DM using any kind of savage humanoids, as many of the feats are general enough to be used with other races. If bugbears aren?t your cup of tea, then this product will see little to no use.<br><br><b>LIKED</b>: Loads of good crunch. Some very flavorful feats. The Racial Paragon class is a great touch.<br><br><b>DISLIKED</b>: I wanted to see more of how the author intended to use the product. Some NPC's using this new material would have been helpful.<br><br><b>QUALITY</b>: Acceptable<br><br><b>VALUE</b>: Satisfied<br>



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Serawek: World of Tides
by Jim C. [Verified Purchaser] Date Added: 09/30/2005 00:00:00

I'm very happy with this thorough and constantly interesting guide to the places, lifestyle and politics of a colonial ocean world. There's plenty here to play out an extended stay on the planet. A thoughtful treatment of colonial politics has implications wider than the single world which could be of help to an entire campaign.

The only fundamental gap I see is description of the seismic and volcanic disturbances which seem to be constant to the planet. There's little information on Serawek's native lifeforms, but that could be covered in a larger product.

The possibilities for adventure here are mostly derived from political interaction, though there's always the thrill of waveboarding and a suggestion of unknown qualities among Serawek's sea life.<br><br><b>QUALITY</b>: Very Good<br><br><b>VALUE</b>: Very Satisfied<br>



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Lost Books 05: Tome of the Mad Gods
by Jim C. [Verified Purchaser] Date Added: 09/23/2005 00:00:00

The background to the tome is well-written and might be worth a look in itself as a source of extra-planar intrigues. The spells are mostly fairly obvious uses of planar traits, the outsider and elemental types and some re-flavoured standard high level magic, though Voice of the Lost is fun. It is worth noting that 9 of the 21 pages are a reprint of Planar Handbook content and not original material.

The Far Realm is not mentioned and tentacles are mostly absent, which may be a good or bad thing depending on your preference.<br><br><b>QUALITY</b>: Acceptable<br><br><b>VALUE</b>: Satisfied<br>



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Magic Merchants 1: House of the Transformed Toad
by Eric P. [Verified Purchaser] Date Added: 09/10/2005 00:00:00

You can find my full review on my website -

http://www.hugeogre.com/modules.php?name=Reviews&rop=showcontent&id=1 <br><br><b>QUALITY</b>: Very Good<br><br><b>VALUE</b>: Very Satisfied<br>



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OMNI-Database 1: Femme Fatale
by Paul B. [Verified Purchaser] Date Added: 08/22/2005 00:00:00

This will be handy for the Mutants & Masterminds game I'll soon be running.

These nasty ladies will come in handy! Some new campaign directions can be found here.

A good buy for the price! <br><br><b>LIKED</b>: I loved the Wanted Posters near the end with a list of crimes...<br><br><b>DISLIKED</b>: Some of them were a little stereotypical. They require a little more background. Nothing a little tweaking can't handle!<br><br><b>QUALITY</b>: Very Good<br><br><b>VALUE</b>: Satisfied<br>



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OMNI-Database 3: Project Mindwar
by Paul B. [Verified Purchaser] Date Added: 08/22/2005 00:00:00

Now they've hit their stride!

Excellent Resource! There is much to sink your teeth into!

Cool, Complex, Compelling Villains! Excellent Backgrounds! Very Usable! Mindwar is an awesome addition to your campaign.

It's a great boon to a military styled M&M game.

Buy it now. You will not be disappointed!

<br><br><b>LIKED</b>: The ULTIMATE (un?)stable of villians to draw upon. <br><br><b>DISLIKED</b>: Not a thing! Keep up the great work!<br><br><b>QUALITY</b>: Excellent<br><br><b>VALUE</b>: Very Satisfied<br>



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Masterwork Characters: Secrets of the Squirrel
by Beau Y. [Verified Purchaser] Date Added: 08/18/2005 00:00:00

This is a product that either works for you or doesn't. If you find the notion of a squirrel-based PC race, squirrel stats, squirrel-inspired spells and feats (and magic items!) worthwhile, it's hard to over-recommend this product.

If you're a grump who doesn't find this product sounding the least bit appealing, well, may your DM inflict this on you anyway.<br><br><b>LIKED</b>: It's an insane value for the money. There's actually quite a number of good spells and feats here -- if you don't like the tone, rename them and you've still got solid spells and feats -- the familiar write-up for squirrels is great, the new race is balanced and more interesting than any WotC new race to date, and frankly, this is one of the best PDF purchases I've made to date, even ignoring the insanely low price for the material.<br><br><b>DISLIKED</b>: My only real complaints are pretty simple:

1) There were a surprising numbers of lack-of-editing errors (calling the squirrel swarm a rat swarm, and grammatical errors like using "loose" for "lose" over and over again).

2) I want more. I'd have liked to have seen a full write-up for the squirrel god, and I would have liked a monster write-up of the new race, along with a picture.

But really, those are minor quibbles.<br><br><b>QUALITY</b>: Very Good<br><br><b>VALUE</b>: Very Satisfied<br>



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Masterwork Characters: Secrets of the Squirrel
by Pedro C. [Verified Purchaser] Date Added: 08/07/2005 00:00:00

For a book written as a "joke," this product is exceptional. I had a few good laughs reading it, and there was still some good, usable nuggets contained within. For the price they are asking, it is well worth it.<br><br><b>LIKED</b>: The actual text was well written and enjoyable.<br><br><b>QUALITY</b>: Excellent<br><br><b>VALUE</b>: Very Satisfied<br>



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Lost Books 8: Wayryth's Lexicon of Walls
by Jim C. [Verified Purchaser] Date Added: 07/15/2005 00:00:00

Not only a spellbook with a physical description and many new and interesting Wall spells, but also includes new feats (with a mechanic to learn them) and some interesting locales and background. There's a lot of information for the page count.<br><br><b>DISLIKED</b>: The wall of hellwasps refers to a hellwasp swarm, but includes neither the effect of the swarm nor the original location where the swrm can be found. I'm not sure that either wall of hellwasps or wall of nightmares should be 9th level. They are too easily countered.<br><br><b>QUALITY</b>: Excellent<br><br><b>VALUE</b>: Very Satisfied<br>



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Masterwork Characters: Legacy of the Serpent
by Derek H. [Verified Purchaser] Date Added: 07/11/2005 00:00:00

An excellent product looking at a new serpent race, its feats, psionics, magic (inc items and materials) and classes. One class is particulary interesting as it uses the idea of snakes shedding their skin for changing the (N)PCs features. If you like yuan-ti or serpent people in general, this is simply great as a resource.<br><br><b>QUALITY</b>: Excellent<br><br><b>VALUE</b>: Very Satisfied<br>



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Masterwork Monsters: Bugbear Feats and Throwbacks
by Derek H. [Verified Purchaser] Date Added: 07/11/2005 00:00:00

A useful product. The class is meh, most of the feats are useful, but the star of the pdf is the strip armor feat which allows the user to make armor much quieter in exchange for part of its AC value.<br><br><b>QUALITY</b>: Acceptable<br><br><b>VALUE</b>: Very Satisfied<br>



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OMNI-Database 1: Femme Fatale
by Jason C. [Verified Purchaser] Date Added: 07/07/2005 00:00:00

What a fun product! Villains and near-villains who are set up "to a theme", in this case, "female villains". A good idea that's well executed.

The bonus - handouts for the players at the end - is a terrific addition.<br><br><b>LIKED</b>: Good idea, fun characters, a good variety.<br><br><b>DISLIKED</b>: I think there should have been some examination up front about women in comic books, their history, some of their roles, and some talk about female villains in general, how they can be used, political and gender issues that can be raised.<br><br><b>QUALITY</b>: Very Good<br><br><b>VALUE</b>: Very Satisfied<br>



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Lost Books 6: Raison d'Etra
by James S. [Verified Purchaser] Date Added: 07/06/2005 00:00:00

Solid content for a very enjoyable series. Most of the material is fairly innovative and easily applied. This product makes for a good handout, a way to dress up a boring treasure pile, or to serve as the focus of an entire adventure - something I intend to do all three with.<br><br><b>QUALITY</b>: Acceptable<br><br><b>VALUE</b>: Satisfied<br>



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Lost Books 7: Book of the Golden Vizier
by James S. [Verified Purchaser] Date Added: 07/06/2005 00:00:00

I am really enjoying this series. This along with its predecessors, has allowed me to really successfully blend my DnD with my Cthulhu. These books really help to flesh out those grand and mysterious tomes found in so many dusty labraries of old.<br><br><b>QUALITY</b>: Very Good<br><br><b>VALUE</b>: Very Satisfied<br>



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