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Advanced Feats – Secrets of the Alchemist

The main meat of the book are the 30 new feats for the alchemist. They come with the AF’s signature commentaries on the feats, which I usually find useful.

Sunken Empires Web Enhancement

By Thilo Graf  This pdf from Open Design is 8 pages, 1/2 page is taken up by SRD. The pdf kicks off with 5 new spells: Cold Snap (Drd 3, Sor/Wiz 3): Damage enemy with cold, Con- damage, staggered Desiccate (Drd 2, Sor/Wiz 2): Damage enemies, especially aquatic ones and fatigue them for a short…
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Judge a book by (more than) its cover!

Let me make this clear. I am sick and fed up of big companies selling us badly designed books. I am sick and fed up of companies selling us very expensive books we don’t need. I am sick and fed up of companies selling us fluff material that doesn’t enhance the gaming experience enough to justify the expense.

Races of Obsidian Twilight

By Thilo Graf This pdf from LPJ Design is 32 pages long, 1 page front cover, 1 page SRD, leaving 30 pages of content. The pdf unfortunately lacks bookmarks. My review has two versions: The long one and the short one. The short one is: If you have the campaign setting-book, skip this. There is…
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Obsidian Twilight Campaign Setting

The sanctity of the world known as Abaddon was shattered when a global apocalyptic event of a meteor impacting the planet causing a destructive ecological and eldritch change. Now there is no day or night, just never ending twilight. An undead world ruled by fear and horror. Undead nightmares prowl the darkest forest with malevolent ghouls, grim demonic fiends and horrific vampires prey on a fearful populace. The world is dominated by the monstrously powerful immortal vampiric lich lord known as Calix Sabinus reigns supreme over this world. And with all this the mysterious force known as Nightwall. Evil dominates the world to be challenged by noble heroes fighting to take back a world that should belong to them. Are you willing to take up the fight?