*
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...."
