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Castle Ravenloft hires colour jpg maps
Publisher: Dungeon Masters Guild
by David G. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 06/22/2016 21:40:11

Expensive but, if you're running on a VTT (or print out maps) soooo worth it. Very lovely and detailed.



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Southlands Heroes for 5th Edition
Publisher: Kobold Press
by David G. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 08/16/2015 10:49:36

This product was initially flawed and problematic, but has since been revised and updated, removing or correcting most of its glaring flaws, making it much higher quality product. It is much easier to recommend this product now.

The art is good and the production values are excellent. The new races seem balanced and in line with existing 5th Edition content. The gnoll and lizardfolk are easy additions to anyone's campaign. Even if you don't have use for the werelions, they provide a nice template for how to design lycanthrope PCs, and the related sorcerer bloodline is a lot of fun. The are also a lot of new backgrounds included. While designed to match the flavour of the Southlands, most are generic enough to easily fit into any campaign setting with moderate effort.

Some of the presentation of the races is more in line with Pathfinder than 5e. Several races swap out racial traits rather than relying on subclasses, which is a little odd. It's not broken but not ideal. And the new class options are tucked away in the races, which makes them a little awkward to find.

Read my lengthier review here: http://www.5mwd.com/archives/2904



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Marvel Heroic Roleplaying: Basic Game
Publisher: Margaret Weis Productions
by David G. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 02/28/2012 18:41:57

Hold off until the other Event expansions are released!

This book is okay. And at $13 it's reasonably priced but there's just not a lot here. A couple dozen assorted heroes and 30-odd B-list villains. It's possible to make your own characters but there's only a couple pages of new powers.

Character creation in this game is an art. I wouldn't recommend it as a first time role-playing game, unless you're a fan of one of the very few included heroes. It's a good game for anyone who's a game designer at heart, and wants to design their own villains or heroes. I can imagine quite a few Watchers (read: GMs) making characters or powers for the entire party.

Much of this is a short term problem. Once a couple extra Event books get released the problem almost goes away. But even then, this is only if you like the standard well-known heroes. I doubt Ghost Rider or Chamber will be detailed any time soon. Likewise, as the Events and characters are tied to the comics (and a very narrow point in the comics) it makes playing the characters from the movies or Avengers cartoons trickier.



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