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Reviews

* Dragon 323 -- July 30, 2004
"Next I thought I would take a look at Dungeon's older sister, Dragon magazine, which also has been relaunched with a new look and a new focus starting with issue 323...."

* Dungeon 114 -- July 30, 2004
"Why on earth am I reviewing a couple of magazine issues? Well, both Dungeon and Dragon have revamped their formats, their content, and their approach...."

* City Works-- March 30, 2004
"As I looked at City Works, I did so from two different standpoints: Does the material and advice jive with my own experience in running city adventures, and does it offer me anything I can use...."

* Looking at D&D v. 3.5 -- July 17, 2003
"This review is not like my other reviews because, well, a revision to the D&D Core Rulebooks isn't like just another product...."

* A Magical Medieval Society: Western Europe -- July 10, 2003
"Man, I like this book. If you're a DM and running a D&D game, you should have this book. Period...."

* Chaos Rising -- June 26, 2003
"Necromancer keeps putting out stuff I like. Chaos Rising, an adventure for 12th-level characters, is no exception...."

* The Book of Taverns -- April 24, 2003
"Why aren't there more products like this on my d20 shelf? Let's face it, we've got a lot of books now with feats, spells, prestige classes, and monsters...."

* Seven Strongholds -- March 6, 2003
"I wish I'd told you about this product earlier, when you'd have a better chance to find a copy. It's been out a while, so if you don't see it on your shelf, ask your retailer to order one...."

* Nyambe and Monsternomicon -- January 17, 2003
"Nyambe might be a little difficult to track down. Do so.... And you'd think that Privateer Press was writing something directly for my personal campaign when they published Monsternomicon...."

* Stronghold Builder's Guidebook -- October 5, 2002
"It's probably dangerous to read a review written by a game designer. I've even received emails that suggest that as a designer I shouldn't do reviews at all...."

* Gods, Monster, and War -- July 20, 2002
"Other than almost being the name of an interesting independent film of a few years back, Gods and Monster are two fairly recent releases in the one-word-title line of d20 support from AEG, as is War...."

* Creatures and Magic of Rokugan -- June 27, 2002
"AEG has a licensing agreement with Wizards to produce Oriental Adventures supplements for Rokugan, originally from the Legend of the Five Rings game. So far, AEG's Rokugan products have been very good...."

* Darwin's World -- April 4, 2002
"Back in the 1980s, I was a big fan of The Road Warrior and its ilk, and thus with Gamma World by TSR and even FGU's Aftermath...."

* En Route -- March 8, 2002
"I’m going to let you in on a little industry secret. When you see a book like Atlas Games’ En Route, with lots of different sections all written by different authors, here’s probably the process used in creating it..."

* Song and Silence -- January 11, 2002
"Song and Silence is a book of highs and lows. As the latest in the series of class guidebooks, it showcases bards and rogues...."

* The Toad God's Treasure -- January 4, 2002
"Well, it's about friggin' time I reviewed a PDF product, don't you think? I mean, I talk a lot about my own downloadable electronic products, so let's see what others are doing, right...?"

* Enemies and Allies -- December 22, 2001
"An NPC collection is a difficult sort of product to do. You have to provide NPCs that are useful in anyone's campaign, yet original enough to be interesting. Wizards of the Coast's Enemies and Allies does both well...'"

* Prisoners of the Maze -- December 8, 2001
"I poked a little fun at Necromancer Games' tagline, 'Third Edition Rules, First Edition Feel.' With their first few products, I just didn't think the feel was there. However, I do believe they are getting closer....'"

* Jade Dragons & Hungry Ghosts -- November 8, 2001
"If you've been following my reviews, you'll see that I've really liked Green Ronin stuff. Good solid adventures, good handling of game mechanics -- I've had only good things to say about them....'"

* Heart of Nightfang Spire -- September 27, 2001
"As many of you know, Bruce Cordell is a good friend of mine. I make no apologies for that. This is the first product I've reviewed to which I've given five stars....'"

* Traps & Treachery -- September 17, 2001
"Early in the days of d20, AEG started producing those little half-page sized mini-adventure booster things. Soon after, Fantasy Flight started doing them too....'"

* Akrasia: Thief of Time and Wonders Out of Time -- September 8, 2001
"A new group of d20 combatants has entered the fray, and they are not to be ignored. Eden Studios has started a line of d20 products under the title 'Eden Odyssey....'"

* Creature Collection II: Dark Menagerie -- August 17, 2001
"When I did a review of Relics & Rituals, I hid my general distaste for the original Creature Collection from no one...."

* Legions of Hell -- August 10, 2001
"When TSR decided in the 1980s to stop using demons and devils in their products, it upset many hard-core gamers...."

* Slayer's Guides to Hobgoblins and Gnolls -- July 20, 2001
"I'm treading on thin ice with this review -- the thin ice of my own criteria for a good review. Most of the time, I think a good review talks about what a product is, rather than what it is not...."

* To Stand on Hallowed Ground and The Longest Night -- June 29, 2001
"This review (or rather pair of reviews) is going to reveal something about me. I like wonderful graphics as much if not more than the next guy. But..."

* The Freeport Series -- June 15, 2001
"Why did I go into this trilogy assuming that it wouldn't be that great? Maybe in general I'm a little 'glass is half empty'on d20 products lately...."

* Demons & Devils -- May 29, 2001
"It may seem that I wonât review anything without 'and' in the title, but it seems that, back around 20 years ago, no one would publish anything without 'and' in the title...."

* Relics & Rituals -- May 11, 2001
"I chose R&R to be the subject of my first review because I think it's quite likely the best non-Wizards d20 product available...."

 
 
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