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Title: Enemies and Allies (Dungeons & Dragons Accessory) by Jeff Grubb, David Noonan, Skip Williams, Bruce R. Cordell ISBN: 0-7869-1852-7 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: October, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3 (9 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Comment: I read this book and couldn't help but chuckle a bit. Being a long time fan of RPGs (D&D 1e-3e, Paladium games, Shadowrun, Gurps, Warhammer, WoD..) I read this book with a cynical feeling of "well duh!"
I think most of the DMs that are up to buying this book (ie: Have all the other required tools for the job) should most likely NOT need this resource. It spells out some NPCs for you that really didn't need spelling out, and takes away what little creativity the module-only DM had left.
Personally I am not a module-bible DM, and use them only from time to time as a jumping off point, but the utter lack of originality that would send someone out looking for this title absolutely blows my mind... I pitty their gamers.
Rating: 2
Summary: Only useful if you can't think of a character
Comment: I expected the suppliment to be a good resource to MAKE NPC's...instead, much if it is hashed together people that I wouldn't put in any of my campaigns even if I was desperate enough!!
And a little pet peeve of mine; whenever I open a book, I expect at least DECENT pictures that portray the characters (like in Forgotten Realms...well, not all of them) or at least a caption telling me what's in the picture. Okay, I can see the "Iconic Character" NPC's in the back, like Lidda and Krusk and can identify them, but the rest...some I had to guess who was who (The Circle of Green being a prime example...i'm still trying to figure out which female is which).
And, I know this is a "Basic" suppliment, but was the budget for the book artwork that bad?? Looks like the "Iconic Characters" chapter blew the budget, while the rest are hardly recognizeable. And why the small ammount of pictures? The Iconic Characters would've been worth it for the pictures alone; seems they shafted the Elves, Half-Elves and two of the three "Religious" characters for the others. The others...from passable to pure...pure...you get the point.
Only buy if your desperate...
Rating: 5
Summary: A good resource for creating colorful non-playing characters
Comment: I've been playing D&D now for about 14 years, off and on. When I started getting interested in the 3rd edition, I bought the ENEMIES & ALLIES book on Ebay with the thought in mind that since it was new, I could get it for a reaosonable price and sell it here on Amazon.com if I did not really like it. After flipping through the book, then later reading over it, my first impression was that it was basically "AD&D's The Heroes Lorebook" or "AD&D Dragonlance's Unsung Heroes" remade for the third edition campaign. Not so. It provides TEMPLATES as well as INDIVIDUAL non-playing characters who can easily be modified to your campaign and dropped into the setting. I have decided to keep the book because it provides me with interesting suggestions for characters that I can use to interact with my player's characters within the game. Also, the artwork is excellent and the written content is interesting and amusing enough to hold attention while you read - which I find to be a huge merit. It's a good tool to have on hand, and a useful addition to your trove of 1e, 2e, and 3e D&D books. :)
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Title: Book of Challenges: Dungeon Rooms, Puzzles, and Traps (Dungeons & Dragons Accessory) by Daniel Kaufman, Gwendolyn F. M. Kestrel, Mike Selinker, Skip Williams ISBN: 0786926570 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: 19 July, 2002 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: Stronghold Builder's Guidebook (Dungeons & Dragons Accessory) by Matt Forbeck, David Noonan ISBN: 0786926554 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: 01 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: Dungeon Master's Guide: Core Rulebook II (Dungeon & Dragons, Edition 3.5) ISBN: 0786928891 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: 18 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Defenders of the Faith: A Guidebook to Clerics and Paladins (Dungeons & Dragons Accessory) by James Wyatt, Rich Redman ISBN: 0786918403 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: May, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Arms and Equipment Guide (Dungeons & Dragons Accessory) by Eric Cagle, Jesse Decker, Jeff Quick, Rich Redman, James Wyatt ISBN: 078692649X Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: 05 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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