DriveThruRPG.com
Browse Categories
$ to $















Back
pixel_trans.gif
Other comments left by this customer:
You must be logged in to rate this
pixel_trans.gif
Call to Arms: Infernalist
Publisher: Crafty Games
by Robert G. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 03/12/2010 10:36:00

I consider this one of the less essential books in the series. While the Infernalist is flavorful and does the job, the taint mechanic is not all that inspired, and there is little to set this character apart from a straight-up Mage. That said, the class abilities are useful, and the new feats do add a little oomph to your typical dark sorcerer. I have a hard time picturing this class as having much traction for a PC, and for an NPC, the new material can be summed in the new feats and the new class abilities available as qualities. If you are really interested in a character full of roiling power who consorts with dark powers, this class makes a lot of sense.



Rating:
[4 of 5 Stars!]
Call to Arms: Infernalist
Click to show product description

Add to DriveThruRPG.com Order

pixel_trans.gif
Call to Arms: Monster Slayer
Publisher: Crafty Games
by Robert G. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 03/12/2010 10:30:38

An excellent class for creating that expert monster slayer. It provides a number of options useful to anything from a vampire hunter to a classic dragon slayer. My only complaint is that many of the class features hinge on the use of a shield, limiting the usefulness of this class to characters with a different signature fighting style.



Rating:
[4 of 5 Stars!]
Call to Arms: Monster Slayer
Click to show product description

Add to DriveThruRPG.com Order

pixel_trans.gif
Tome of Horrors Revised
Publisher: Necromancer
by Robert G. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 03/12/2010 10:27:17

I could not recommend another monster book more. This is a bestiary in the classical style, containing brief descriptions of interesting monsters. The bulk of the monsters are old school oddities like the Caryatid Column. It includes such creatures as the Greater Medusa, gleefully lifted from the original Clash of the Titans movie, and now translated from AD&D into D&D 3.5. While the monsters vary in utility from "pure awesome" to "so peculier it's surprising to see it even in a book such as this" it is almost a certainty this amazing tome will yield at least a few entries that speak to you at some aesthetic level.

The monsters originally included in this volume where those licensed from Wizards because they had no plans to update them, and thanks to the OGL, they made the transition from 3.0 to 3.5 Since that time, some of the monsters have been re-interpreted for 3e. This book is an excellent opportunity to look at more classic treatments of those monsters, in addition to saving you a few bucks looking around for obscure updates scattered across the entire game line.

The fine folks at Paizo saw fit to adopt some of these critters and take them home, and I personally agree. Whether you are a 3e diehard or a Pathfinder convert, I give this book my strongest recommendation.



Rating:
[5 of 5 Stars!]
Tome of Horrors Revised
Click to show product description

Add to DriveThruRPG.com Order

pixel_trans.gif
Displaying 16 to 18 (of 18 reviews) Result Pages: [<< Prev]   1  2 
pixel_trans.gif
pixel_trans.gif Back pixel_trans.gif
0 items
 Gift Certificates