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The Secrets of Tactical Archetypes (PFRPG) $3.95
Publisher: Rite Publishing
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by Nathan C. [Featured Reviewer] Date Added: 10/26/2011 09:55:00

Like watching a baby walk or a child ride a bike for the first time, thus is the feeling one receives when they watch a party behave like a team, using tactics, for the first time. Sure the first few sessions are placated with a me, myself and I attitude, but as they party together, there comes that moment where they do something tactical that puts a tear in a Dungeon Master’s eye.

The Secrets of Tactical Archetypes, by Rite Publishing, hopes to inspire more of these moments by providing 12 pages of tactical archetypes that emphasize on teamwork feats and abilities. There are six archetypes, one that can be tacked on to each of the six classes in Paizo’s Advanced Player’s Guide. An archetype if a pack of skills and abilities that can be swapped out for another. They are the “new” prestige class.

There is no slouch among the six archetypes. Each gives a completely different idea of the class and takes none of the usefulness away.

The layout and coloring of the work is bright and vibrant. As with most Rite products, the 12 pages feels like a lot more.

For the Player Do your DM a favor if you want to play a bard and instead, play an Inspiring Commander. It is the most tactical of the archetypes. Rapid Tactician, the ability to distribute any known teamwork feat can insure that at least one person in the party is tactical without everyone needing to grab teamwork feats.

For the Dungeon Master I am anxious to use the Pack Master Archetype as an NPC. The archetype allows a character to utilize more than one animal companion.

The Iron Word The Secrets of Tactical Archetypes is a strong archetype book, possibly the strongest released so far. The six archetypes stand out and will provide a strategic variety of gameplay for a character looking to play something other than damage dealer or healer. Though the material is more than worth it, I left wishing that more core classes would have included a makeover.



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[4 of 5 Stars!]
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