Krazy Kragnar's Magic Staff Emporium by Super Genius Games

This product is 12 pages long. It starts with a cover and Intro. (1 page)

Magic Staves (3 pages) This section talks about magical staves including adding two new types. Lesser and Greater magic staves, including the feats needed for PC's to craft them. They also introduce the idea of a Tige Vierge which is a magic staff that has not yet had spells yet bounded to it, so it could be done at a latter date.

Staves (7 pages) There is 10 new staves in this section. Each entry has stats for a lesser, standard and greater version of it. Staff of Binding – focuses on holds and planer powers. Crystal Staff – mind effecting staff with things like glitter dust, color spray and similar spells. Staff of the Four Winds – wind and air spells. Staff of Scrying – varies detection type spells. Staff of Spiders – jump, spider climb, summon spiders, poison, web, vermin shape etc. Stone Staff – earth and stone based spells. Staff of Thorns – plant control and influence. Staff of the White Necromancer – detect undead, command, hide, hold, speak to dead etc. Staff of Winter – ice, cold and winter based spells. Umbral Staff – a shadow based staff.

It ends with a OGL and credits. (1 page)

Closing thoughts. The art work is black and white and very good. Editing and format where good, I didn't notice any errors. I can honestly say I absolutely loved the staves, they where all outstanding and the themes where very well captured. My only complaint about the whole product is I want a lot more staves. I think think of a number of ones. Stave of Fire, Water, (to finish out the four elements) Four Elements, (them combined) Nature, Black Necromancer, Witch... etc you get the idea. So here is a vote for at least one if not more follow up books of themed staves. So what's my rating? Well I have nothing bad to say and only praise, which means I have no choice but to give it a 5 star review.

Trust me, I'm a Succubus.

This is Andre Faucher on behalf of Gamer's Haven, reviewing the product Krazy Kragnar's Magic Staff Emporium which is a wonderful and cost effective way to expand the possibilities of an often overlooked item in a spell caster's repertoire, the staff. Expanding into the staff business it brings back the colorful, and often oppressed, owner Kragnar. This book is both quick and to the point, and has a small story that would add a bit of flavor to any campaign, however it is not all fun and games.

What are some of the drawbacks, reasons that one may pass over it, or could use improvement, of this book?

1.) No Need. If you are content with the limited staff rules, and selection, of the ones located within the Core Rulebook, then this book is more than likely of little interest. 2.) Power Gamers. With the lesser staff feat, it allows casters to get a staff much earlier which might be something to take note of if there is a particularly power hungry mage... take care before dropping this into the hands of a dangerous gamer.

Okay, if the book has so few flaws, what are the benefits, reasons to buy said book, or that add to the game?

1.) Blank Staffs. While this sounds like it might be a bit of a stretch, being able to hand out a staff that is cater to the specific caster. After all what wizard wants a staff that opposes their power or build? This allows and gives the rules on how to cater "shtick." 2.) Increased Selection. This gives a much larger collection to choose from, actually having many pre-built magic sticks will at least be a good starting point for any magic/staff heavy game. 3.) The Price. This book is well within affordable bounds, and adds a lot to any game that could be caster centric or if there is a particular lonely caster who wants more variety in their death stick.

Conclusion? This pdf is well worth its money. If you have any inclining in wanting more out of the magic item selection, than this book will cater to that need in a heart beat. The only thing that could even cause worry is that it might allow power gamering casters to cause more havoc; however, that can easily be dealt with in the normal form of dealing with power gamers... beating them with said magic staff.

This pdf is 12 pages long, 2/3 of a page front cover, 1 page editorial & SRD, leaving 10 1/3 of a page for Kragnar's latest enterprise, this time dealing with staves. So, what does the goblin have for us this time?

Staves, an arcanist's ballista, are widely considered to be among the most boring items possible in PFRPG and while NNW have found some ways to make them more exciting, I was rather sceptical whether the latest installment of Kragnar could make them interesting again.

First of all, we get some nice back-story around Kragnar's latest exploits prior to having new concepts explained: To give staves more flexibility, three levels of staves are presented: lesser, standard and greater, each with progressively more power. All the staves in this book come in these 3 versions and you can actually upgrade the staves to the next level - the upgrade costs being fully compatible with the craft-mechanics. Nice! Some staves herein also come with possibilities to recharge them at double rate, i.e. with sets of instructions that make recharging a) more engaging and b) a cool, viable option.

A new feat capitalizes on these properties, enabling you to create lesser staves starting level 8. ven better, the concept of Tige Vierge is introduced - blank staves, whose final enchantment has not yet been determined. The rules to craft them are simple, but the possibilities are endless - in a world with magical units in the army, cults etc., a highjacked delivery of tige vierges makes for a great adventure hook. And what if the PCs try to sabotage a delivery of blanks to an evil empire's outpost? AWESOME! Essentially, they have the potential to become arcane weapons of mass destruction without having the PC's opposition use them against them. I love simple solutions that make otherwise impossible scenarios work. So far, the concepts presented are rather awesome, but can the 10 staves (each with all three versions) hold up to the high quality?

Mechnically, I don't have anything to complain about; Evocative descriptions, full construction notes, recharging information and neat ideas (like the Staff of 4 Winds or the Staff of the white Necromancer), there just isn't anything to complain about with regards to these staves - most even come with additional minor benefits in addition to their charge-dependant abilities. Especially due to a neat piece of additional service: Each and every staff herein gets its own piece of surprisingly gorgeous artwork from author/illustrator Marc Radle -it's just great to show them off to your PCs and something I frankly didn't expect at this price point. Very cool!

Conclusion: Editing and formatting are top-notch, I didn't notice a single glitch. The pdf adheres to the 3-column SGG-standard and no bookmarks are provided. The extensive pieces of artwork provided serve to further enhance your experience of this pdf, adding visual pleasure to the innovative, cool ideas. The scaling staves and especially the tige vierges are just strokes of genius that had me facepalm for not coming up with the idea myself - elegant, simple, cool and full of story-telling and mechanic potential. For the low price, you get a top quality, stellar product that shines even among the excellent pdfs by SGG - innovation, nothing to complain about, added storytelling potential - my final verdict is 5 stars and the Endzeitgeist seal of approval - this pdf ranks among the best in SGG's excellent catalog.