I found the spellbooks set to be the best of the 3 in this bundle. They were imaginative and descriptive... and in many ways far more useful to a treasure hunter than many more typical artifacts. Many also open new paths to other adventures through either their content or origins.
The mundane treasures were also excellent, for those of us who like to keep the level of magic in our campaigns from overflowing, and for those who are sticklers for things like encumberence and space (really... a dragon horde looks impressive, but how are you going to take all those coins anyplace? That shining silver dress on the other hand could be stuffed in the bottom of a bag, and might fetch a nice price in town...)
The spell components were an interesting approach, but it seems that they would best serve a DM who is not only very comfortable with their grasp of the system details, but also judicious about their availability. I can see where in the wrong setting or world, they could be very overbalancing.
Finally, in reference to a previous review, the revisions appear to have fixed the spelling errors that he said were rampant at the time he purchased it. They did not, however, alter the Table of Contents from the regular file to the print file, despite the inherent page reduction. So be aware on the print version that the Table is no longer applicable.
<br><br><b>LIKED</b>: There were a lot of good ideas, and (especially with the books) some nice detail and development. The bundle as a whole was a good money saver over the individual books. If you're planning to get any 2 of these 3 items, you may as well get the collection.<br><br><b>DISLIKED</b>: It seemed that the author was under some sort of time or space constraint. I understand that the theme of the series is "101," but in many cases, especially with the Mundane Items, I would have liked to see a good deal more story or background on some of the items... even if it meant having less of them to choose from. It did sometimes feel as if a few less interesting items were thrown in just to hit the 101 mark.<br><br><b>QUALITY</b>: Acceptable<br><br><b>VALUE</b>: Satisfied<br>
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