I just purchased a copy of the spiral bound version at my FLGS (Our House Games, MI) and like it immensely. I have no trouble with the light blue color and find the small size convenient. I do my best planning at random times at random places and the small size allows me to carry it anywhere.

The complaint some others have had - small size - is an incredible boon for the GM who doesn't have time or space to pack around a large, full-sized book - whether a college student already overburdened or a member of the work force who can't spare room on the desk. The only nitpick I have with the whole design is the blatant reference to the GameMastery Item Cards, but since I can adapt that section, it isn't much of an issue.

Does anyone else wish this thing was bigger. I'd gladly pay the extra money for a hardbound copy in a full-size (12"x9") format.

First, it's a good idea and concept. It's nothing that you couldn't do yourself at home, but it's nice to have everything tied together in one place. The new spiral binding works well for laying the book flat without destroying it.

It could stand to be bigger. Maybe not a full 8.5x11, but as it is, it's a bit cramped. Plus it doesn't stack well with other books at its current size. The print color is the worst problem, it's very difficult to read in anything but the best light. Instead of the light blue that is now used, switch to regular black ink, and this would be a much easier product to use.

I love the idea of the workbook.
I have to second previous comments about the color of the print text (hard to read) and size (too small ... would have liked 5.5 by 8.5 so I don't feel too cramped) and a small pocket to keep map (the world map is too small to be useful).

I purchased a copy of the original non-spiral bound version. And had problems opening the book flat but apart from that was very happy with the product. It did what it said it would do:

1. Provide a portable go anywhere solution
2. Contains everything you need to sketch out your campaign 'on the go'.

I see some great advice from people in the reviews eg. Go back to older TSR products for more inspiration etc.
However, I feel like Paizo did a great job with the product and solved the quality problem and some other issues by releasing a sprial bound version and honoring its customers for free replacements.

For me the product is a god send and I personally think they did a great job.

If you want a larger version then you defeat the purpose of it being portable. I'm a closet geek and no way in hell would I want to pack around a huge book at work or out in public.

Its a great product and an honest company who would rather admit problems to keep the customer happy. In this day and age thats worth a lot!

Great work guys.

I am happy with my workbook. it fulfills the needs I bought it for. I am attempting to create a world for my players and this has been very helpful, with the world map and the calander. I am not using it as an ingame tool, yet, but as a creation tool, and I think it works very well.

As one of those who go back to the very earliest days of FRPG's I've watched development of Game Master/Dungeon Master record keeping systems with more than a little interest.

At first glance, the advertising copy for the Campaign Workbook which saturated the gaming market gave the impression of a high quality product. Sadly, this just is not so.

The product itself is nearly too small to be used in any successful manner. The selection of forms is modest and, at best, not thought out fully prior to printing. In darker lighting, often favored for "mood" by many DMs, the printing cannot be read because of its color. I am not certain if the light blue printing was an attempt to prevent photocopying, but it also prevents practical use.

Suggestions:
1. Digest size the publication, hardbound with a faux leather cover
2. Go back to the original TSR dungeon master world design kit and take inspiration from the content there
3. Print your product in a user-friendly color so it can be used in any gaming environment short of under water
4. When advertising a product such as this, give a full and accurate description of the product so it doesn't appear to have been misrepresented.

Overall, a marginally useful product that could become a great product with attention to detail. The price is moderate, but any Game Master worth their dice would not balk at a $20.00 cover price for a truly useful workbook.

I'm the first to say 'caveat emptor,' but this product really let me down. First, the ads in Dungeon and Dragon really do look like a hardcover, done with that sort of faux leather cover, and second, the ad says 'actual size' - and it's off by about half an inch.

The book is quite small - and the pages are full of blocked forms, which means unless you write tiny, you're not going to have fun filling this book in. Other reviews pointed out other issues (I think I'm lucky in that I didn't get a book with a bad binding), but for me the two issues are definitely those: too small, and it really just doesn't look like the ad at all. The product description said 'leatherette' but didn't mention a soft-cover binding.

I ordered this nearly two years ago, as well, so the wait time vs the arrival might have effected the overall let-down sensation.

The idea was very sound, the result was just too small.

I ordered on christmas morning and couldnt wait till it got to my door. The size threw me off slightly because i was expecting something a little taller. yes the binding is sort of cheap, ok yeah one page is already half off and ive only had for 3 days. I like the calender pages, they have helped me keep track of what has occured on what dates in my game, alot can happen from month to month. I also really liked the "Game Log" section, giving you a grid for each page is good, but what good is a great map if your NPC's need to be summed up in 2-5 words. Some of my villians are pretty big with what they can do and what feats and skills they have. While the PC registration is a full page per PC, my PC's dont need that much, i need the minimal info on them because they cant stop talking about their characters. all in all, i like it, i will be using it for my on going campaign and i will be buying more for further games, but i would like to see some changes made. Hardcover, better binding, more pages for villians and organizations, no world map (the page is too small anyway), whole pages for NPC regist., and maybe a few blank pages for drawing NPC portraits or just for some quick doodling. Well thats my time, ill talk to everyone later.