Faiths & Avatars (Forgotten Realms Lore Books Accessory)

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Summary: A detailed guide.
Review: I was impressed with the level of detail the book provides for the various faiths. Unfortunatly basic Forgotten Realms materials tend to ignore or minimalize issues involving specific powers and their churches. I'm disappointed they split this book in to two books, with Powers & Pantheons being the second part. For approx. $20, all the information should have been in the one book. Not very nice, TSR. :(

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Summary: A MUST have
Review: In my humble opinion, this should be bought if you are planning to play a campaign in the Forgotten Realms setting. This book has it all. It explains the history of religion in the realms, it explains the expectations of the clerics in each religion. The granted powers of the clerics are very powerful, but can be adjusted for any campaign. It explains the allies and foes of each religion, the restrictions, the minimum requirements, and day to day duties. It would take me more than a 1000 words to give the book the justice it deserves.

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Summary: excellent book
Review: Julia Martin and Eric Boyd team up to provide one of the most important titles in a Forgotten Realms library. An exhaustive list of all the Lesser through Greater human gods and their churches. This supplement provides numerous spells, and special powers with which to make each different faith pop out from the rest. It details the clergy, the ethos, and all important information needed to properly bring the Fearunian pantheon to life (figuratively of course) in your campaing, a must have! (*Note* the demi-gods and demi-human pantheons are detailed in two subsequent texts of equal quality, "Powers & Pantheons", and "Demi-Human Deities")

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Summary: Consider it a Core product!
Review: Julia Martin and Eric Boyd team up to provide one of the most important titles in a Forgotten Realms library. An exhaustive list of all the Lesser through Greater human gods and their churches. This supplement provides numerous spells, and special powers with which to make each different faith pop out from the rest. It details the clergy, the ethos, and all important information needed to properly bring the Fearunian pantheon to life (figuratively of course) in your campaing, a must have! (*Note* the demi-gods and demi-human pantheons are detailed in two subsequent texts of equal quality, "Powers & Pantheons", and "Demi-Human Deities")

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Summary: Excellent info on gods, faiths, and powerful clerics!
Review: Normally I'm loathe to give a product five stars, but this is one of the best AD&D accessories I've ever seen. Tons of information on all the significant powers(even dead powers), their faiths, and their specialty priests(some of whom are VERY powerful... see Helm's section). New character classes, information on killing and ressurecting gods, and much more make this the definite resource for DMs and cleric fans playing in the Realms. Ever want to see how Cyric's church manages to operate, play a crusader of Lathander, or bring Bane back from the dead? Now you can. Combine this with Monster Mythology -which it makes references to- and you have all the godly information you could ever need in the Realms. No, I am *not* being paid by T$R; this is really that good of a product. It does repeat some old information, but if you missed out on old Realms pantheon publications, you'll do well to buy this. More than worth its cover price -- a rarity among T$R products these days.

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Summary: Excellent info on gods, faiths, and powerful clerics!
Review: Normally I'm loathe to give a product five stars, but this is one of the best AD&D accessories I've ever seen. Tons of information on all the significant powers(even dead powers), their faiths, and their specialty priests(some of whom are VERY powerful... see Helm's section). New character classes, information on killing and ressurecting gods, and much more make this the definite resource for DMs and cleric fans playing in the Realms. Ever want to see how Cyric's church manages to operate, play a crusader of Lathander, or bring Bane back from the dead? Now you can. Combine this with Monster Mythology -which it makes references to- and you have all the godly information you could ever need in the Realms. No, I am *not* being paid by T$R; this is really that good of a product. It does repeat some old information, but if you missed out on old Realms pantheon publications, you'll do well to buy this. More than worth its cover price -- a rarity among T$R products these days.

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Summary: Don't wait any more!
Review: One of the best accessories for the Forgotten Realms setting. If you have clerics as PC or NPC in your campaign, you shouldn't wait any more to get this one. Has every god of the FR with lot or informations about pantheon, church and above all the specialist priests for all gods. Don't wait! You are missing something really incredible! Hope you enjoy it as much as me and my players did!

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Summary: Great! But do you need it?
Review: The book is excellent, exhaustive, and well written. However there isn't a whole lot here that cannot be gained from the core FR books and a little imagination. Does a role playing based campain need statistic for avatars? No. PCs should never come into conflict with them. Based solely on price I would say Monster Mythology is better. You don't actually need Powers and Pantheons to be complete.

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Summary: Great book for what it was written for
Review: The book was made to describe the Faerun pantheon in the Forgotten Realms setting...It describes a LOT of gods, their worshipers and gives new spells and kits.... For what it was written for....12 out of 10 Otherwise, if you are not interested in gods at all..don't bother...because the book is very hard to stay glued on.

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Summary: Gods, goddess, and even more Gods and Goddess.
Review: There are more than 40 human gods in the Forgotten Realms line, and this book details them all. It seemed to me, after reading Monster Mythology, that the Forgotten Realms gods priests are especially powerful. Also this book is anything but an easy read. With well over 200 pages, teeny tiny text, dry writing, and not many pictures. But it really fleshes out any Forgotten Realms campaign so I would recommend it. Just drink about 3 pots of coffee to stay awake.