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Alright, finished this up and I enjoyed it quite a lot. I think I'm joining with the others in saying that the Pathfinder Tales line needs less anti-heroes and more real heroes... but at least this time it was one heck of an anti-hero.

Also: Have no doubt, the banter is the main attraction of this book, and it is wonderful.

You can also tell that Tim Pratt knew gamers were going to read this book. The main character isn't so dumb as to fall for the obvious tricks, and makes plans and plots like way too many players would. It was honestly refreshing to knot really know what to expect or to have my expectations turned against me... but in a good way not a 'Got-cha' way!

Also, best part of the book is Magnos the Ash Lord shows up. Trust me.

I bought this bag at GenCon 2011, though mine has the 'Bag of Holding' logo stitched on it instead of the Handy Haversack logo. It is still, however, the same bag otherwise.

Overall I'm happy with the purchase and use it as the primary gaming bag even still. I won't be going to conventions without it.

The thing is BIG. That can't be understated. The design of the bag allows me to keep:

Pathfinder Core Rulebook
Pathfinder Bestiary
Character folders for 6 NPCs
4 volumes of an Adventure Path
Map Pack from the ADventure Path
2" thick case of miniatures.
Spiral Bound Notebook

BIG bag of dice.
Spell Cards for Each Character
Condition Cards
4 Flip Mats
Tokens!
More Tokens!
Initiative Flags

BIG bag of pencils, scissors, other important tools.

And... I think I've got room for a lot more.

However it is UNCOMFORTABLE to wear. The straps on the shoulder dig into your arm because they have no padding. I'll likely figure out a way to add my own.

I also had some wear and tear. The metal fittings for the shoulder straps broke, and I had to tie a knot to replace it. Similar failures for other metal bits happened less catastrophically.

This is quite simply the best produced fan project I have ever seen. The articles are varied, well written, and useful. And the layout work and art are of a quality far above what I expect from even the best third party publisher.

Simply put the best RPG Magazine in existence is free, and it's name is Wayfinder.

I really enjoyed the read for this book. It covered a lot of aspects about playing a race that doesn't really get a lot of depth. The section of Tiefling rituals was especially nice, and I'll be using a lot of this book the next time I play a Tiefling character.

I love it when a book like this comes along and turns something that is a tired cliche into something with depth and character. Paizo's really been hitting them out of the park lately.

This map really jumped out and grabbed me when I took my first look at it. Especially with the lighting and color tone. I’m used to forest maps either being green and vibrant or dark and spooky, and this dusk/fall/decrepit map is just something you don’t get to see very often.

This isn’t a map you would use often, I would wager, but for that one scene that this was perfect for, it would have a huge impact, and I’m already thinking about how to plan for such a scene at my table.

The product is designed to be printed on standard US letter size paper at 8.5” x 11”, and they provide both color and black and white versions of the map. While the black and white version is a nice convenience to have… you would really be doing yourself a disservice if you didn’t use this map in color.

Now, there are some downsides, which keep me from giving the product a full five stars. The first it isn’t as sharp as some other battle-maps when blown up to scale. It isn’t bad at all, and It is CERTAINLY better than I could manage by hand on a battle map, and for a buck I can’t complain too much, but compared to some of the other products like this I own it does stand out.

Secondly, I would have loved for there to be a high-res version of the map included so that it could be printed at a print shop without having to assemble the individual pieces.

And lastly, I would have like some cutting guides on the edges of the corners to make slicing the map on a paper cutter easier.

Overall though, this map is a great one to have and use, and for $1 you can’t really pass it up.