Troll Lord Games knocked it out of the park on this 8th printing of the Players Handbook!

Game-wise, there is nothing new here; however, they have made the decision to move the higher level (12+) class information out of the Castlekeepers Guide and into the Players Handbook. This is a good move, even though I will never use this material, it is the right place for it to reside. I believe there is also a slight tweak to the way grappling works, some minor edits to spells (e.g., the 0-level cantrip First Aid now heals 1 hit point, etc.), but the content is basically the same as it has been for several years.

There is also new art, most noticeably a tribute cover which should be immediately recognizable to fans of the world's oldest roleplaying game. Inside, you will also find nice new art pieces for each class.

For my money, where this book really stands out from previous printings is in its layout and organization. A couple of key improvements: the book contains color tabs denoting chapters, tabular class information is now included in the beginning of the class write-ups (and not confusingly bookended at the back), and there is a solid index.

All this said, this is a great product for longtime C&C fans and those looking to check out a fantastic old school-inspired game.

Print quality was excellent, in fact, one of the better scanned image files I have seen. However, in terms of content, I don't think this adventure has aged particularly well.

The adventure has good bones but there are a lot of minor issues throughout. This adventure suffers, in my opinion, from assuming too much in terms of what the players will do and encourages the DM to have certain things happen regardless of whether the players take precautions, it projects feelings and actions on players, has several deus ex machinas that make no sense, and is a tightly-controlled railroad while giving the appearance of being a sandbox.

To be clear, I don't mind railroad adventures. Tracks serve their purpose and can make for a fun game. Everyone buys a ticket because they want to go to the same destination. However, what I don't like in adventures is when I buy a ticket to go on the trip and end being told what window I will get to looked out of, how I will feel when I see the scenery, which snacks I will eat on the trip, etc. This adventure sufferes from this sort of presentation and delivery.

Lastly, this adventure contains numerous save or die effects throughout the adventure. Some find this to be a feature. I don't mind save or die effects, but this adventure is loaded to the gills with them. That's either good for you or not. To me, it's not.

This adventure is a neat time capsule and has fun ideas within, but can't say I would ever run this adventure or be particularly thrilled to play it.

Excellent print quality and great content. Highly recommended!

Outstandingly well done VTT maps with amazing detail. These maps will blow your players away with their attention detail. Highly recommended if you want to play this adventure with battle maps!

This was my entry point to World of Darkness and used it to run an 18-month mortals chronicle. The system mechanics were really easy to learn and simple to implement at the table. Highly recommend this game to anyone wanting to explore modern supernatural themes.