I rather enjoyed this product, both the spells and "Starlanko's comments" that went with them. Lots of spells at a variety of levels (only two at 9th level), including sorcerer/wizard, cleric, druid, ranger, bard, and assassin spells.

The staff members were not taken with the author's use of "metagame" terms in the descriptive text, but I found it quite humorous. If you're a fan of The Order of the Stick and its tongue-in-cheek humor, then this product is right up your alley!

<br><br><b>LIKED</b>: Quantity and variety of spells, with a hefty dose of inside humor.<br><br><b>DISLIKED</b>: Nothing.<br><br><b>QUALITY</b>: Excellent<br><br><b>VALUE</b>: Satisfied<br><BR>[THIS REVIEW WAS EDITED]<BR>

I quite enjoyed this product, both the spells and "Starlanko's comments" that went with them. Contains lots of spells at a variety of levels (including four at 9th level), with lists of sorcerer/wizard, bard, cleric, druid, and paladin spells.

In the comments for his second product, a spellbook of 50 transmutation spells, the staff members were not taken with the author's use of "metagame" terms in the descriptive text, but I find it extremely humorous. If you're a fan of The Order of the Stick and its style of humor, then this product is for you!

<br><br> <b>LIKED</b>: The quantity and variety of spells, the tactical advice for using each spell, and the healthy dose of humor evident in Starlanko's "comments."<br><br><b>DISLIKED</b>: All of the spell lists should have been up front, but the sorcerer/wizard list is in the beginning and the bard, cleric, druid, and paladin lists are in an appendix.<br><br><b>QUALITY</b>: Excellent<br><br><b>VALUE</b>: Very Satisfied<br>

I was a bit nervous to drop $15 on a pdf, but my curiosity got the better of me. I'm tremendously glad I did! There are numerous new weapons, although many are a bit exotic (I'm partial to the chained mace, a heavy mace whose head twists off to expose a chain inside the handle, turning it into a flail), but it's the pages and pages of magical qualities for weapons and armor make this product worth every penny. Sure, it starts with the basics in the PHB and DMG but doesn't nearly stop there. If you're looking to create the ultimate weapon or suit of armor, or at least one that maximizes what you want to do, this is the book for you!

Additional comments added on 14 Sept 2006: Two years after purchasing it, I still find this to be one of the first products I grab off the shelf, both when preparing encounters as a DM and when looking at magical qualities I'd like as a player. I have to agree with one of the other raters, it's the fourth core book!<br><br><b>LIKED</b>: The variety of weapons, armors, and especially the magical qualities that can be enchanted into them.<br><br><b>DISLIKED</b>: I wish they'd put out the occasional update for those of us who bought this book, adding in the new armor and weapon qualities that have been published in subsequent products.<br><br><b>QUALITY</b>: Excellent<br><br><b>VALUE</b>: Very Satisfied<br><BR>[THIS REVIEW WAS EDITED]<BR>