Just finished reading Van Richten's Arsenal and I enjoyed every minute of it. That book is the example of how a crunch book should be written. One thing I would like to know is how they found all of their quotes from english literature, some were very obsqure.
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Van Richten's Arsenal is brilliant
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Not sure about the quotes.
But, VRA is a book I keep coming back to for ideas, story hooks, etc.
It is, IMHO, in a league of its own really.
Actually, my only complaint with it is that it needs an Alchemy expansion. I LOOOOVE ALCHEMY.
Patrick
But, VRA is a book I keep coming back to for ideas, story hooks, etc.
It is, IMHO, in a league of its own really.
Actually, my only complaint with it is that it needs an Alchemy expansion. I LOOOOVE ALCHEMY.
Patrick
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Not to mention that I liked the way VRA was written, each chapter "contributed" by a different NPC some with their own agenda.
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That was a brilliant idea. It basically turns what is otherwise an item/class supplement into a roll call of notable NPCs, all integrated seamlessly and elegantly into the text proper.
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