paizo.com Recent Reviews of Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Fey Revisited (PFRPG)paizo.com Recent Reviews of Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Fey Revisited (PFRPG)2024-01-02T08:10:58Z2024-01-02T08:10:58ZPathfinder Campaign Setting: Fey Revisited (PFRPG): Missing Creative Spark (3 stars)April Bowenhttps://paizo.com/products/btpy8xeb?Pathfinder-Campaign-Setting-Fey-Revisited2015-05-08T00:30:50Z<p><b>Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Fey Revisited (PFRPG)</b></p><p>I get the feeling the writers weren't terribly inspired by the fey, because there's nothing really interesting here you couldn't learn on wikipedia. No real striking culture features, no talking about fate and what it means to be fey.</p>
<p>I feel they missed some key opportunities to explore high concept ideas like, "do fey have souls?" by just going with straight myth, and not challenging the idea that maybe it's just bigotry. After all, fey in myth are believed to be linked to old gods of conquered or forgotten people. If that's not a rollicking loaded gun of ideas for major spiritual conflict/politics along side the entire fey court concept (which is just vaguely mentioned), I don't know what is. </p>
<p>The things that did work for the book were Gremlins, which seem to have been given more thought and flavor than the other fey. Also the character blocks at the end had more flavor than the rest of the sections. I think this might have worked better as an unleashed product, due to the fact some of the types of fey used are very well known (dryad, nymph).</p><p><b>Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Fey Revisited (PFRPG)</b></p><p>I get the feeling the writers weren't terribly inspired by the fey, because there's nothing really interesting here you couldn't learn on wikipedia. No real striking culture features, no talking about fate and what it means to be fey.</p>
<p>I feel they missed some key opportunities to explore high concept ideas like, "do fey have souls?" by just going with straight myth, and not challenging the idea that maybe it's just bigotry. After all, fey in myth are believed to be linked to old gods of conquered or forgotten people. If that's not a rollicking loaded gun of ideas for major spiritual conflict/politics along side the entire fey court concept (which is just vaguely mentioned), I don't know what is. </p>
<p>The things that did work for the book were Gremlins, which seem to have been given more thought and flavor than the other fey. Also the character blocks at the end had more flavor than the rest of the sections. I think this might have worked better as an unleashed product, due to the fact some of the types of fey used are very well known (dryad, nymph).</p>April Bowen2015-05-08T00:30:50ZPathfinder Campaign Setting: Fey Revisited (PFRPG): Lacks deep insight (2 stars)Naviorhttps://paizo.com/products/btpy8xeb?Pathfinder-Campaign-Setting-Fey-Revisited2013-07-25T03:58:41Z<p><b>Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Fey Revisited (PFRPG)</b></p><p>Read my full review on <a href="http://ofdiceandpenblog.blogspot.com/2013/07/fey-revisited.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">my blog.</a></p>
<p>While I’ve generally considered all of the <i>Revisited</i> books to be excellent resources (particularly for games that heavily feature creatures from a particular Revisited book), the most recent one, <i>Fey Revisited</i>, is something of a disappointment. As the title suggests, this book focuses on ten kinds of fey. The book is designed and formatted in much the same style as previous Revisited books, but what’s lacking here is content. Sure, there are just as many creatures examined in the same number of pages, but whereas the previous books always provided new insight into their selected monsters, I came away from this book feeling like I hadn’t really learnt much new about the fey within. Most of them still seem somewhat nondescript, even characterless. On top of that, the book misses the opportunity to make clear distinctions between some of the very similar kinds of fey it examines.</p><p><b>Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Fey Revisited (PFRPG)</b></p><p>Read my full review on <a href="http://ofdiceandpenblog.blogspot.com/2013/07/fey-revisited.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">my blog.</a></p>
<p>While I’ve generally considered all of the <i>Revisited</i> books to be excellent resources (particularly for games that heavily feature creatures from a particular Revisited book), the most recent one, <i>Fey Revisited</i>, is something of a disappointment. As the title suggests, this book focuses on ten kinds of fey. The book is designed and formatted in much the same style as previous Revisited books, but what’s lacking here is content. Sure, there are just as many creatures examined in the same number of pages, but whereas the previous books always provided new insight into their selected monsters, I came away from this book feeling like I hadn’t really learnt much new about the fey within. Most of them still seem somewhat nondescript, even characterless. On top of that, the book misses the opportunity to make clear distinctions between some of the very similar kinds of fey it examines.</p>Navior2013-07-25T03:58:41ZPathfinder Campaign Setting: Fey Revisited (PFRPG): A lot more material than I expected but nothing for players (4 stars)strangeporkhttps://paizo.com/products/btpy8xeb?Pathfinder-Campaign-Setting-Fey-Revisited2013-05-23T02:07:25Z<p><b>Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Fey Revisited (PFRPG)</b></p><p>As a campaign setting, you usually dont expect much for players, certainly not traits, which are almost always in the primers or player companions for a subject. But you do often see some new feats or items or subdomains that can filter down, and this did not have them. I am still giving it 4 stars because it is a campaign setting and didnt promose them - Im just used to getting a few from others in the Settings Series.</p>
<p>That said, the actual content exceeded expectations! Firstly, there were WAY more Fey listed than I expected. Sprite dryad nymph leprachaun, i figured those. But there were many more! Very nice surprise.</p>
<p>Secondly, all those additional ones i mentioned are drawn from classic mythology (be it greek, norse, etc) and they not only readily admit it, but help you track down other sources that might add flavor - very cool! No weird stuff pulled out of this air here - these all have 'real world' connections and hence all kinds of wikis or classic lit books you could use as additional material. </p>
<p>Best of all, this product has THE BEST art i have seen in a settings edition yet, both in quantity and quality. Whoever is in charge of the layout of this product needs a raise. The writing is top notch, but its the design that pushes it from 3-star functional to 4-star impressive! </p>
<p>Fairly strong recommend if you are a GM (not player) that has any interest at all in this subject matter. It is a pure lore book tho ( a darn good one), so don't be surprised that there arent new feats and subdomains.</p><p><b>Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Fey Revisited (PFRPG)</b></p><p>As a campaign setting, you usually dont expect much for players, certainly not traits, which are almost always in the primers or player companions for a subject. But you do often see some new feats or items or subdomains that can filter down, and this did not have them. I am still giving it 4 stars because it is a campaign setting and didnt promose them - Im just used to getting a few from others in the Settings Series.</p>
<p>That said, the actual content exceeded expectations! Firstly, there were WAY more Fey listed than I expected. Sprite dryad nymph leprachaun, i figured those. But there were many more! Very nice surprise.</p>
<p>Secondly, all those additional ones i mentioned are drawn from classic mythology (be it greek, norse, etc) and they not only readily admit it, but help you track down other sources that might add flavor - very cool! No weird stuff pulled out of this air here - these all have 'real world' connections and hence all kinds of wikis or classic lit books you could use as additional material. </p>
<p>Best of all, this product has THE BEST art i have seen in a settings edition yet, both in quantity and quality. Whoever is in charge of the layout of this product needs a raise. The writing is top notch, but its the design that pushes it from 3-star functional to 4-star impressive! </p>
<p>Fairly strong recommend if you are a GM (not player) that has any interest at all in this subject matter. It is a pure lore book tho ( a darn good one), so don't be surprised that there arent new feats and subdomains.</p>strangepork2013-05-23T02:07:25Z