Wow! I am honestly surprised at the quality of this Guide (standard color cover with the content B&W). The cover is solid, the binding well done, and the pages have a very nice weight. The printing/font is crisp, clear. I found no issues with the scanning nor did I find any other issue so far. If you need to replace your 1e DMG as I have had to do this will more than do the job. In my experience it is well worth the price.

It has been said many times before in various places but I'll repeat it anyway: It is so much better than the offical DM's Guide put out by WotC. It is more readible, the information is much more quickly obtainable, and it can be readily understandable by new DMs. From novice to veteran GMs/DMs it is well worth the money.

Updated Review: I love this Form Fillable version! It is much appreciated.

The idea behind this a very good one and I like the design and printing this out on simple cardstock allows for building a permanent NPC library . I was torn between giving this product a 3 star or 4 star rating because the premise works and works well but I find the following would have made this a top-notch aid.

1. The spaces to write in are cramped especially those of us who need more room in order to be legiable. If there were just two NPC sections instaed of three more space wouldn't be a problem.

2. Form Fillable. Now I don't know what it costs to create a Form Fillable PDF or how hard it takes to create one but if this NPC Sheet were designed as such it would be perfect and I would easily give it 5 Stars.

Excellent Flow Chart for new and old players alike to help them learn the intricacies of Rogue Sneak Attack without the need to disrupt the DM as well as the game play for this Tool is easy to follow. I find this indespensible and it is also a wonderful Tool to help new DMs.

I wish I had known about this fantastic little tool when I started DMing a group of 5 new players a year ago. Nevertheles I plan on lamenating the five copies I printed out on card stock and distributing them in our next session,. I think this Combat Guide should be an essential tool for all who DM.

I bought this on a whim a number of years ago but never got around to using it until last year when my niece asked me if I could run a 5E campaign (we are still playing in it as we can only get togethdr every 2 to even 3 months over a weekend). So I finally dusted this off but it wasn't long into my preparation time that I came to the conclusion it probably wasn't what I hoped it would be. I think it's strongest aspect is that you can cut and paste what you find works and leave the rest alone; and I had to leave a lot untouched. Basically I used the very early part as the major hook and I am utilizing the main plot but I found myself having add a great deal of my own ideas. Here is what my opinion is concerning this product with the understanding that DM's are all different. YMMV.

1. The edititors needed an editor. Seriously the amount of minutea describing the plot and supporting details is very burdensome. It often felt like I was reading one long run on sentence. In can get very sloppy in layout. Which brings me to...
2. The maps are very poorly placed. I have one other Necromancer PDF and in that one all maps are at the end for the DM's convience. But in Shades of Gray many of the maps are in the body itself and often only a third in size of a standard 11x5 inche sheet of paper.
3. Since it is 3/3.5 you have to do a lot of conversion and I understood this when I bought it but I didn't do enough research because Necromancer set it in their own world and the amount of modifying to make it work was a significant undertaking.

This may very well work for you. But as you can tell not so much for me. Therefore I can't really endorse this module.

I am DMing a 5e campaign set in Greyhawk, specifically the Archbarony of Ratik, and I needed something to fill in the party's trek north along the coast that would be a nice side adventure/one-shot. I came across this adventure on my search and it worked out extremely well. Here are just a few of the positives: 1) It is written with enough information without bogging you down with so many details that seem to plague a lot of modules, 2) it can fit into any setting; again enough detail but you can modify to your heart's content, 3) good for those learing to DM and veterans alike, and 4) it is a lot of fun. The party has had a blast so far. This is well worth your time.

The author has others for sale - I can't believe this is for free - and I plan on using her lower level offings in the near future for some new players to D&D. Also, check out her YouTube videos as she explains her modules, etc.