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Buck-A-Batch: Magic Masks I
Publisher: Creation's Edge Games
by Brian C. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 02/02/2007 00:00:00

I think magical masks need a more prominent place in fantasy games. Historically, many cultures use masks to commune with the spirits or to strike fear in enemies. It seems natural that masks would have a place in d20. Unfortunately, Wizards in their infinite lack of wisdom never really did a lot with the concept. Fortunately, Creation?s Edge Games stepped up to the plate to fix the omission.

Magic Masks I gives you 50 different magic masks with a variety of powers, making this a phenomenal value. This product offers a good variety of masks that can fit into pretty much any sort of game you have going on. I didn?t notice anything too overpowering or out of wack, though there are some mechanical concerns that I?ll need to think through and may have to adjust before using these in a game. For example, it seems that some of the prices don?t seem to work right. Breath Mask (Color Spray) basically lets you cast color spray three times a day, but it only costs 375 gp? And the author doesn?t specify at what level the color spray is cast at. Most wondrous items say something like ?as if cast by a 5th level whatever? so that you know how to figure out the saving throws and stuff. Many of these items don?t do that, so you sort of have to guess. But if you think it through beforehand, you should be fine.

Two other things that irked me about the product, though. One, the text doesn?t look right. Most books have aligned margins. This one doesn?t. And the spaces between paragraphs seemed really big. It didn?t hurt the readability or anything. I guess it just looked unprofessional. Two, the descriptions sometimes got wordy or redundant. I don?t this the OGL requires you to say ??as described in the Dungeon and Dragons Player?s Handbook, Third Edition? every time you mention a spell or something. But the author does that almost every time he references something out of the SRD. It?s kind of annoying.
<br><br> <b>LIKED</b>: 50 masks for an excellent price.<br><br><b>DISLIKED</b>: sometimes wordy, and the mechanics are a bit twitchy.<br><br><b>QUALITY</b>: Acceptable<br><br><b>VALUE</b>: Very Satisfied<br>



Rating:
[3 of 5 Stars!]
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Buck-A-Batch: Magic Masks I
Publisher: Creation&#039;s Edge Games
by Jason W. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 01/17/2005 00:00:00

I bought a bunch of these (most if not all) and like them quite a bit. I'm always on the lookout for interesting magic items that are well made. These fit the bill well. Very reasonably priced as well. <br><br><b>QUALITY</b>: Excellent<br><br><b>VALUE</b>: Very Satisfied<br>



Rating:
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Buck-A-Batch: Magic Masks I
Publisher: Creation&#039;s Edge Games
by Vernon A. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 11/30/2004 00:00:00

The Buck a Batch magic item series contains 50 minor magic items. This one contains 50 magic masks. Each mask is described similar to those items found in the DMG including prices ect. It is a good buy for the price. <br><br><b>DISLIKED</b>: It didn't have good production value but what do you expect for the price.<br><br><b>QUALITY</b>: Excellent<br><br><b>VALUE</b>: Very Satisfied<br>



Rating:
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Buck-A-Batch: Magic Masks I
Publisher: Creation&#039;s Edge Games
by MICHAEL C. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 11/12/2004 00:00:00

INTRESTING IS ABOUT ALL I CAN SAY. GIVES A FEW GAME IDEA'S FOR PLAYERS AND DM'S TO MESS WITH<br><br><b>LIKED</b>: STARTED SOME GOOD IDEA'S<br><br><b>DISLIKED</b>: STARTED SOME GOOD IDEA'S BUT FAILED TO FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THEM. THE IDEA OF STARTING WITH ONE MASK AND THEM JUST MAKING SMALL CHANGESTO EVERYTHING FOLLOWING IT, TO MAKE IT APPEAR THE PDF HAS ALOT MORE THAN WHAT IT DOES IS GETTING OLD REAL QUICK. BUT THEN AGAIN WHAT CAN U POSSIBLY EXPECT FROM SOMETHING THAT IS ONLY $1. LIKE WHAT MOST PEOPLE SAY.. U GET WHAT U PAY FOR. OR IN THIS CASE MAYBE A LITTLE LESS.<br><br><b>QUALITY</b>: Poor<br><br><b>VALUE</b>: Disappointed<br>



Rating:
[1 of 5 Stars!]
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Buck-A-Batch: Magic Masks I
Publisher: Creation&#039;s Edge Games
by Orval M. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 09/11/2004 00:00:00

Lots of good stuff! A good resource for those DMs who need that something different without having to really work at it!



Rating:
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Buck-A-Batch: Magic Masks I
Publisher: Creation&#039;s Edge Games
by Charles J. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 08/28/2004 00:00:00

About a month ago I reviewed a PDF product called Facades: Masks of Magic by Heyoka Studios. It was a book about magical masks. A few weeks later, Creation's Edge Games delivers us Buck-A-Batch: Magic Masks I. It's another book about magical masks. It's interesting to see two different design philosophies going into books that are essentially the same concept.

Appearances - Magic Masks I differs in a lot of ways. For one, it lacks the ugly photographs of real world masks that Masks of Magic had. In fact it lacks any pictures altogether aside from a quarter page sized drawing on the cover. Some illustrations would have been nice but the lack doesn't detract too much from the product. The layout is very nice.

Content - At 50% of the price, Magic Masks I delivers 2.5 times the number of magic masks that Masks of Magic contained. Fifty, to be exact. The descriptions of these magical masks are straight forward mechanics. There's no fluff here, leaving the background of these items to the imagination. The masks don't tend to be too terribly powerful, with the highest market values being around the 10,000gp area. There are no earth shattering artifacts here. The masks rarely have more than one or two powers.

In Conclusion - At a buck, this book is a pretty good value. It'll add a little something different to your treasure hordes without much risk of breaking the game. If you want magic items with a little background to them, however, you're going to be disappointed. The magic mask descriptions are as completely dry of flavor as the magic items in the DMG. It's a fairly solid product, but I can't really think of much reason to recommend it over any other collection of magic items other than the price tag. Hence, I give this product a strong three star rating. I'd give it three and a half if I could.



Rating:
[3 of 5 Stars!]
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