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I have a copy and wasn't overly impressed. It's got a lot of low ECL planar races, ranging from +0 to +2, a handful of substitution levels, 4-5 monster classes, and the usual grab bag of feats, spells, monsters, and prestige classes. The most innovative element is the planar sights at the end, which are similar to the places of power in the DMG II, and are not worth the price of admission.
I'd give the product a 3, which goes up to a 4 if you are planescape fan and want the faction based prestige classes.
Edit: It also fleshes out 3 planar cities: sigil, a githyanki city, and the City of Brass. Again, interesting, but for the most part the book is a lot of crunchy feats/spells/prestige classes and not much else.
I have a copy and wasn't overly impressed. It's got a lot of low ECL planar races, ranging from +0 to +2, a handful of substitution levels, 4-5 monster classes, and the usual grab bag of feats, spells, monsters, and prestige classes. The most innovative element is the planar sights at the end, which are similar to the places of power in the DMG II, and are not worth the price of admission.
Well, I don't have the DMG2, but I do have the UA (which details just about every elemental variation of the 'core' races I can imagine), the Expanded Psionics Handbook (which details the githyanki and githzerai as playable races), and the Manual of the Planes from 3.0 which details the City of Brass, Sigil, and a few other places in very brief detail. It too has a small assortment of PrCs, feats, and spells provided within and, while they are 3.0 instead of 3.5, I don't imagine the conversion would be terribly difficult.
Also, I have never played Planescape (Heresy, I know) so it sounds like this book would not be terribly useful to me. Thanks for the feedback!
Fits you nicely, I think.
As for the Handbook, I have a copy myself. I'm not overly impressed with it and frequently leave it on the shelf when I heft most of my books out in a rolling suitcase on gaming night. As a DM, I hardly ever need it for reference, and as a player, there aren't many stimulating races, feats, and classes in it. I'd rate this product two stars out of five.
Heh, I had no idea what my avatar was when I picked it.
It's a bauriar. You may be less than thrilled to learn that it has the lower body of a goat. Take your avatar and picture it on top of an ass. ;)
** out of ***** for the book. Lots of munchkiny "power-up" sites that probably won't get used and don't really make much sense. Descriptions of Sigil and the City of Brass? Planescape did them way better. Other than that it's crunch.