It has been a long time since I have given a five-star rating to anything. I normally reserve that rating for work that is fun, gramatically settling, presented with the perfect amount of story-telling and game design and makes me go, "Wow, that was a fun read". This compliation of 5e adventures had me doing that multiple times. It has the feel of a welcoming storybook filled with a great variety of adventures that Dungeon Masters, Game Masters and Storytellers will enjoy presenting to players. I was a fan of how the monotony of reading each adventure is occasionally broken up by presenting an NPC that fed into the overall theme of Adventures of the Potbellied Kobold.
I'm not a big frills person--I prefer captivating narratives over pretty pictures. But I will say that this book presents so well that I did take time to admire the artwork and cartography. They certainly inject more life into the adventures they accompany; however, I felt like this book didn't need it! I would have bought it based on the writing alone-it's that good! I won't call-out favorites, because I am trying to stretch my reading with the book a bit longer, but NPC hero Annamarie Redtoe had me wishing that I created this halfing hero!
I had to have a hardcover in my hand, but no matter what form you are able to acquire Adventurers from the Potbellied Kobold, know that you have a great addition to your 5e library in your possesion. Great job by all!
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