Ah. In the last product were the Dragonscale Shields (10 of them), in this product are the Dragonscale Armors (10 of them). Add the Hunter Armors (14 of them), and half the promised magic items are gone. I was expecting this. These products could be considerably shortened if the repeat items were compressed to one entry and a subtable followed the main item description.
Of the wall shields, the Ironwall shield could use some tightening up. It is a cookie-cutter shield, the issue being that the wall of iron spell has a duration of instantaneous, so the created wall will never vanish. This is not a pressing issue, but I wish the authors would check spell descriptions before they copy and paste.
Of the quick-destruct shields and armor (they destroy themselves upon contact with the specified thing--fire, water), I find myself wondering why they cost the same to make as a normal, permanent magical suit of armor or shield. As a side note, the warp-quick shield would become useless immediately upon its creation, unless the ambient moisture were to be at 0%. Just don't breathe on it.
On the positives, I like the idea of the Complete Shield (a great defense versus a hulking hurler or other damage beast, but only once). I also like the Traveler's Armor.
What I bought this last time around will likely be the last of these products I'll buy. The one or two neat items per product are not worth $1 to me. You may decide differently.
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