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Fantasy Clip Inks:: Spell Casters set 1
Publisher: Outland Arts
by John A. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 07/22/2007 00:00:00

This is a great collection of clip art from one of the best artists in the industry. William has done some contract work for me in the past and I was very pleased with his work, so I jumped at this chance to pick up a whole collection of his art for only $10. He has a great eye for detail and is skilled at creating realistic yet dynamic poses (as opposed to some other artists whose poses look stilted, distorted or off balance). I expect to use nearly all these images in my future projects, making this one of the best values I've seen in quite a while. <br><br> <b>LIKED</b>: nearly everything. I especially like the fact that nearly all the images are useful to me. <br><br><b>DISLIKED</b>: nothing<br><br><b>QUALITY</b>: Excellent<br><br><b>VALUE</b>: Very Satisfied<br>



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Big Bang: Mini Bang 4 - CAWS & Other Automatic Shotguns
Publisher: Alternate Realities Publications
by John A. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 12/08/2004 00:00:00

These rules for shotguns do a very good job of mirroring reality. I like the way the d20 shotguns were handled, firing at three different range zones with different effects at each zone. Although more complex than other d20 shotgun rules, these do a far better job of reflecting reality than any other rules I?ve seen.

The book is also useful as more than a gaming book. It is a good resource of information on automatic shotguns in general, containing a lot of information about the design, operation, history, and nuances of each weapon. Someone who was not a gamer at all would still find a great deal of value in this book. <br><br><b>LIKED</b>: The way d20 shotguns were handled. Very realistic and well balanced. <br><br><b>DISLIKED</b>: There is a little too much technical data yammering on about the reasoning behind the rules. It is useful to have that sort of information if you plan to do something with it, but for a gaming book, I found it a little too technical. There were also several minor grammar and punctuation errors and typos, one of which left me totally confused about the meaning of the sentence. The layout also had a few errors. There is a mysterious blank page in the middle of it, and only the first 4 pages are numbered.

Also the use of ?meters? instead of ?feet? when discussing d20 rules was a little annoying. Even on the table detailing the d20 range zones, ?meters? is used instead of ?feet.? You?ll have to get a calculator to figure out where the range zones are in d20 with these rules. And then you?ll have to fudge them a bit. For example, the middle zone ends at 25 meters, which is 82.02 feet, or 16.4 squares. <br><br><b>QUALITY</b>: Acceptable<br><br><b>VALUE</b>: Satisfied<br>



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Image Portfolio Anthology Volume 1
Publisher: LPJ Design
by John A. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 06/28/2004 00:00:00

This is a very good value for any small publisher. I found plenty of useful images in this collection.

Some people in other reviews of these individual titles have complained about the fact that the files are in PDF format. This is a non-issue, as it is easy to cut images from a PDF with Adobe Reader 5.0 or higher. The files are all less than 2 MB when you get them into a photo editor, which is a little on the small side, but they are still adequate.

My only reason for not giving it a 5 is that it didn't have enough range of images. It has plenty of barbarian and rogue-looking images in it, but not many knights, wizards, or clerics. Out of 60 images there is less than 5 of someone casting a spell. However, there are plenty of melee scenes.

I really like this series and look forward to more.



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