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Way back in what must seem like the Dark Ages of D&D, I was introduced to the “figurines of wondrous power.” These expensive trinkets were, like the Eye and Hand of Vecna, unreachable goals that all players aspired to at some point or another in their gaming careers. And yet, these artifacts have magically found their way into every edition of D&D I’ve ever played.
What are they you may ask? Like the genie from Aladdin (“PHENOMENAL COSMIC POWERS! [shrinks] Itty-bitty living space!”), each figurine is a small sculpted item mirroring an animal or monster. For example, the tiny bronze statuette of a griffin becomes a normal-sized griffin when put on the ground and the command words are spoken. These statuettes come in a variety of shapes – everything from lions and elephants to ravens, owls, and goats. It’s something that can be carried easily and offer instant help when needed.
So it was only a matter of time before some enterprising person converted these wondrous items for Pathfinder and Creighton Broadhurst and Raging Swan Press have done just that. With Figurines of Wondrous Power your Pathfinder characters can scrimp and save to have a figurine of wondrous power for their very own! All they need is somewhere between 3,800 and 28,500 gp and one of these powerful artifacts can be theirs!
Don’t get me wrong. I love these things. It’s like lusting for a Ferrari when you have a Ford Focus. I’d just hate to break one after I bought it. After all, it’s not like I’ve ever had a character that had nearly 30,000 gp on him at any one time.
Broadhurst has, in a 20 page PDF (roughly 13 pages of actual content), clearly and cleanly presented all the information you might need for any of these nine iconic items. And I love the artwork – each figurine is presented with an image of what it might look like in a crisp and clean black and white ink drawing...
For the rest of this review, check out http://www.gameknightreviews.com/2011/04/book-review-figurin-
es-of-wondrous-power-by-creighton-broadhurst-and-raging-swan-
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Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!] |
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