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If, like many people, you've never understood why the paladin is restricted to a lawful alignment when they are supposed to be representatives of goodness, then this book is for for you. If you would simply like some variety in your paladins, you may also find this book very appealing.
The Holy Warrior's Handbook supplements or replaces the paladin -- your choice. Here, the focus is on the nature of the holy warrior's religion or deity, not on lawfulness. Thus, the powers of the holy warrior are divided into domains, similar to cleric domains. However, they are not identical to cleric domains, so a holy warrior and a cleric with the same domain will have different powers.
Each holy warrior domain has more than one power associated with it. Unlike the original Book of the Righteous, the powers of the domains aren't gained at 1st and 2nd levels; some powers require the holy warrior to be 3rd level before they can be used. Many of the powers have been touched up since the Book of the Rightwous as well, with a few minor clarifications and somewhat better editing.
This is not a point-buy or feat system. In fact, it's a very simple scheme. To be fair, you would need to ask your GM which domains s/he will allow. When you know this, you just which of those domains you want. Then you have a custom holy warrior who can be of any good alignment without the need for separate classes differentiated by alignment. Having seen quite a few paladin variants in the last two decades, I can safely say this is the best I've seen yet along these lines.
LIKED: Everything; the layout is good, the concept and content excellent. The writing is also very professional.
DISLIKED: Nothing.
QUALITY: Excellent
VALUE: Very Satisfied
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