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Van Richten's Guide to the Shadow Fey is my favorite book on the fey.

Seconded. Of all editions and rpgs. Including Changeling. This is by far my favorite book on fey.

I'm printing out all my pdfs. Whether you buy a book or print out some neat books, you can still have them bound. Binding+printing might actually be a cheap alternative that opens up all those nifty pdfs for you... Just sayin'... :)

I have thrown a player off my group and refuse to talk to any player I catch cheating.

It's stupid, destroys your own fun and is unfair with regards to the other players. Once the adventure is done, though, I tend to hand it out to players so they can see how I changed the basic module. Another one of my players did tell me he read a certain module in advance and separated his in-and out-game knowledge. Plus, I did modify the adventure very much, so no harm done there.

Just my 2 cents.

Thanks for the vote of confidence and the shout out, Elorebaen! It's great to get feedback for all the work!

This totally went under my radar... Oo

"It came from the Stars" is focused on weird ideas and fully funded. You can still join it, though.

"Sailing the Starlit Sea" is still in the financing process and is the Spelljammer-like supplement ShadowcatX referred to.

Hope that helps!

Headless Hydra Games' Mor Aldenn Creature Compendium is rather Fey-centric and only 5 bucks - you might want to check that one out as well.

And reviewed here, on DTRPG and sent to GMS magazine. Cheers!

Reviewed here, on DTRPG and sent to GMS magazine. Cheers!

Reviewed here, on DTRPG and sent to Gms magazine. Cheers!

I have to ask others to take in mind the big issue End has with the BBEG is story related.

Yeah, it is, but it also makes his unique ability rather ineffective and I'm a sucker for deadly boss-fights. :) My main griope and the reason for "only" 4 stars is that the hamster-style set-up and special nature of the dungeon isn't utilized to its maximum capabilities.

It's still a great module!

*releases the Dart Grippli's to seek out Endzeitgeist*

So that were these froggy squishes under my dread juggernaut. MUAHAHAHA!!!

End, if I ever catch you at PaizoCon or anywhere else, the first round is one me, and we can discuss reviews!!!

I'd love to and perhaps, if the stars are finally right, I may be living and working in the US of A next year, so Paizocon suddenly seems much more likely to happen. :)

And reviewed here, on DTRPG and sent to GMS magazine. Great to see this!

Reviewed here, on DTRPG and sent to GMS magazine.

Reviewed here, on DTRPg and sent to GMS magazine. Cheers!

A high-level epic threat book to end the world (after APs) à la "Elder Evils".

Hmm, it's hard to judge the feasability/rules for me, so let's just say I find it interesting. Th controlling wizard-entity reminds me NeoExodus' Kaga - though restricting wizards to being sanctioned and controlled might limit the appeal of the class in the setting greatly.

Yeah, I got the nod, but we have half-draconic creatures and half-dragons of other colors by now in a wide variety of books, so...I'm not letting that one count, though I get why you restricted the scope. If you ever do another one, the other dragons also want families... ;)

Currently released alternate magic-systems:
Misfit Studios' Spellweaver. Glorious basic skill-based system.

Other than that, be sure to check out SGG's archetypes in Beyond Bloodlines and New Arcane Discoveries - they offer rather interesting alternate systems and point-based wizards and sorcs, respectively.

Oh, and Psionics Unleashed by Dreamscarred Press is still a great "magic"-system :)

Mor Aldenn is a City of Mages with an old-world feeling published by Headless Hydra Games.

NeoExodus by LPJr Design is a rather far-out setting with cyberpunk/sci-fi-topics transported to fantasy.

Rite Publishing's upcoming Questhaven: City of Adventure-project features a city ruled by adventurers.

That are the ones I can quote from the top of my head, though 2 of them are cities.

Whole worlds can be restrictive in their appeal, as they demand a certain commitment. (Though that might change with the "Sailing the Starlit Skies" and "It came from the Stars"-Kickstarters...)

You're welcome! Once the updated version is up, I'll go through it again and if some of my concerns have been taken care of, upgrade my review accordingly. I try to support product upkeep. The basic system is a great feat of crunch-design - Kudos for creating this and updating something that complex to PFRPG! You're definitely someone to watch!

Since it's not available here (which should be rectified...), my review of

Children of the Wyrm

This pdf is 32 pages long, 1 page front cover, 1 page blank inside of front cover, 1 page ToC, 1 page back cover, 1 page blank inside the back cover, 1 page SRD and 1 page advertisement, leaving 25 pages of content, so let's check out this offering, shall we?

We all know that dragons can produce offspring and that half-dragons exist as well as that many a sorceror draws his power from his lineage. But what in-between? How does the transition from clearly draconic being to dormant power happen? This pdf kicks in with a discussion of exactly that by introducing the term "legacy" and discussing the transition from 1st generation legacy half-dragon to draconic legacy sorcerors of up to the 30th generation.

Starting at the beginning, the first complex template we get is for the legacy half-dragon (CR +3), which includes natural attacks for 3 sizes and 10 different draconic inheritances. Draconic inheritances include breath weapons (which are always part of the package) and 3 different sample legacies (bronze, silver and gold) à 3 recommended abilities that include luck, faster flight and similar gifts. A CR 7 sample character is included to illustrate the application of the template.

After that, we get the Quarter-Dragon (CR+2) complex template, again with natural attacks by size and 5 draconic inheritance options, again including breath weapons and 3 inheritances we already know from the half-dragon. However, the quarter-dragon must use an inheritance to gain access to a breath-weapon. Wings aren't included in the package either and thus one inheritance can gain access to them. There's a formatting glitch that reads "half-dragon" instead of "quarter-dragon" in the breath-weapon entry. We get another sample character, this time a rather complex one - a CR 13 quarter-dragon ninja! COOL!

One step further down the lineage, the greater draconic legacy creature-template adds +1 to the CR (minimum 2) and gains either a breath weapon, or one of 3 possible draconic inheritances, which we at this point already know from the other templates. There's a formatting glitch that reads "half-dragon" instead of "greater draconic legacy creature" in the breath-weapon entry. Greater draconic legacy creatures don't get a bite, but only claw attacks. We get a sample NPC at Cr 10 this time a sorceress.

Finally, there's the lesser draconic creature (CR +1, minimum 1), which can't get access to breath weapons, but to one of 3 draconic inheritances and natural claws as weapons. Again, we get a sample character, this time a rogue at CR 8.

Finally, there a kind of minor template, the draconic legacy sorceror - essentially, the template/page describes how sorcerors of draconic bloodlines and the templates in this book interact and how being a half-dragon AND a draconic bloodline sorceror enhances the power granted by one's lineage.

We also get 6 feats, ranging from being more agile flyers to gaining an elemental aura, additional draconic inheritances, additional breath-weapon uses and a 1st-level feat that bumps you up one step on your lineage as well as the ability to add energy damage to your weapon. We also get 6 sample traits that include improved natural healing and graceful aging.

On the magic item-side, we get a lesser hat of disguise, the hat of racial purity, that disguises one part of your lineage. The Staff of the Dragon is an ok staff with thematically-linked powers and the ring of draconic presence can frighten foes.

Finally, we get an optional one-page table on which characters generated with this pdf can roll d%s to determine cosmetic features that set the character apart like a snout, vestigial wings etc.

Part 2 of the pdf is rather interesting - it includes information on pregnancy with draconic children of all varieties as well as rules for the rather difficult birth and labor. While only a short section, it comes with a variety of tables for the different kinds of draconic beings introduced in this book and is the most innovative and, in my opinion, cool and unique chapter of the pdf.

Conclusion:
Editing and formatting are very good - I only noticed one minor formatting glitch, as mentioned in the review. The pdf is extensively bookmarked and comes with an artless, printer-friendly additional version. Art and layout are a good cue - The layout of this book adheres to a 2-column standard and is STUNNING. Beautiful. Glorious. And the same holds true for the GORGEOUS artworks. The cover is indeed just as beautiful as the interior artwork - only 2 pieces, on page 23 and 24 fall short of a quality that could be found in a paizo-publication. The artists Jon Hodgson, Talon Dunning, Jonathan Kaufman, Matt Manard and Lorraine Schleter did a great job. The content per se is neat, but before I get into details, I'll have to come clear. I don't like half-dragons. I consider them overdone, predictable and a dilution of draconic awesomeness, especially since the 3.5-days.
This pdf thus has a hard standing with me and addresses at least some of my gripes with half-dragons, namely that they seemed to exist in a vacuum - no-one knew how they gestated, how their blood dilutes etc. and this pdf acts as a comprehensive guide that adds variety to them. The option to scale them and their generational special features are rather nice, as they add to their variability. The second chapter is especially worth a read. However, not all is perfect in this supplement: My first gripe is that only the gold, silver and bronze-bloodlines are covered. While I do realize that more would have expanded the book, that's exactly what this one would need: Expansion. Evil bloodlines for example. More options for draconic inheritances and coverage of at least the basic kinds of dragons (or at least all the good ones in this and all the evil ones in a companion pdf) would have been neat.

My second gripe with this pdf is that there is no racial option that truly caters to draconic player characters, as all of the templates add at least 1 to the CR. While depending on the player's options you use this might not necessarily upset your game, the options presented herein are more powerful than standard-races. That means players looking for a PFRPG-variant of the Dragonborn won't find one in these pages, which is a huge pity, as I think that the potential to create such a being is definitely here and within the capabilities of authors Talon Dunning and Shane O'Connor. If you don't like Half-Dragons, this pdf will probably not change that. What it does, though, is put them into a context within the overall setting and thus make them less vacuous. Even better, the quality of the overall production and the price make this a rather interesting book to make the by-now predictable half-dragon more versatile. I fully expected to despise the book personally and approached it on my reviewer-perspective. Surprisingly, I did enjoy what I finally read and consider this pdf a worthwhile investment for DMs seeking to spice up draconic characters in their game. If the pdf was longer and featured all draconic bloodlines and more inheritances (perhaps even unique ones for different age-categories) to choose from, I'd immediately score this 5 stars. As written, I still consider this book a good resource with afore-mentioned minor shortcomings, thus my final verdict will be 4 stars.

Also reviewed on DTRPG, on RPGaggression and sent to GMS magazine.

Endzeitgeist out.

Yep, I think so. It would make the product more usable and prevent one instance of potential page-flipping. By the: Nice array of reviews in the last couple of days!

Reviewed here, on DTRPg, devoted a post on RPGaggression to it and sent it to GMS magazine. Cheers!

Reviewed here and sent to GMS magazine.

Reviewed here, on DTRPg and sent to GMS magazine. Great work! Cheers!

Yep, I know of two: Psionics Unleashed by Dremscarred Press and Misfit Studios "The Spellweaver". Psionics is point-based, the Spellweaver is skill-based. Review of the latter coming up tomorrow!

Edit: SGG's Ultimate Options:Arcane Discoveries and Sorceror's Options: Beyond Bloodlines feature point-based archetypes. :)

Nice review, KTFish7!

Again, Great review! I'm also looking forward to the rest of the series! :)

Again: Neat review, D_M!

Nice review, D_M!

Nice review, D_M!

Post-monster seems to have eaten your review.

Edit: Never mind. Good to see you active! :)

You're welcome, everyone! I'm catching up with FGG atm - expect the whole Splinters of Faith series and some other modules as well. :)

Nice review, KTFish7! I'm looking forward to doing this one as well!

Yeah, I think so. Especially traits like "Accursed Corsair" or the ones that grant access to the restless souls template are predisposed to working just about everywhere. Several traits might also be fitting for commanders of e.g. military units etc. with a fluff redress. HOWEVER: Some of the traits are also deeply entrenched in pirate-lore and style, thus don't expect that to work for all of them seamlessly. Hope that helped! :)

Reviewed here, on DTRPg and sent to GMS magazine. Cheers!

Reviewed here, on DTRPg and sent to GMS magazine.

Reviewed here, on DTRPG and sent to GMS magazine. Cheers!

I'm currently writing a review of this and hope it'll show up on Paizo as well. The pdf is BEAUTIFUL.

You're welcome - 3 more files and my SGG-pile is down again. :)

Yeah, I think we need more reviews - I'm doing a lot, but I can't do them all (though I'm trying)...

KTFish7 and Gozuja have written several comprehensive and informative reviews in the last couple of weeks, so I think things are getting better. The more, the merrier!

And reviewed here, on DTRPG and sent to GMS magazine. Cheers!

Reviewed here, on DTRPG and sent to GMS magazine. Cheers!

Reviewed here, on DTRPG and sent to GMS magazine. Cheers!

Reviewed here, on DTRPG and sent to GMS magazine. Cheers!

I revised my review according to the changes made here, on DTRPG and sent the modified version to GMS magazine. Excellent customer support and makes me anticipate the other parts of the AP even more. :)

Reviewed here, on DTRPG and sent to GMS magazine. Cheers!

With the new AP, I figured I'd finally review this. Also sent to GMS magazine. Cheers!

Reviewed here and sent to GMS magazine. I'm rather annoyed I bought this at full price back in the day.

Great review, KTFish7! I'm glad this one gets some additional covergae,a s I consider it a great resource indeed! :)