Like the first set of Quartermaster cards, the "Riddle of Steel" set offers 21 printable item cards, focusing mostly on armor and weapons, with a few other types of items included. The artwork in the set is beautiful, though sensitive eyes might find the red background a tad harsh. "Riddle of Steel" includes several predictable items (a broadsword, for example), along with a few cool surprises (like the crescent sword, monk's spear, and ulu dagger). Learning from a misstep with the first set, the publishers now include both single-card pages (to save you ink, though not paper) and nine-up pages (a more convenient format). Despite the high production qualities, I'm still not sure that LPJ has quite found the right price point for this line. "Riddle of Steel" gives you 21 cards in a PDF for $5, and you must print and cut the cards yourself. Compare that to Paizo's GameMaster card decks, which give you 54 professionally printed cards for $11. When print-them-yourself cards cost $0.24 each before printing and preprinted cards cost only $0.20 (on better stock and with better ink than most of us can manage at home), the PDF product doesn't compete well. In the end, I must judge this product to be of high quality, but only middling value.
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