Scarred Lands Campaign Setting: Ghelspad

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Summary: Nice but...
Review: It's the first campaign setting ever wich not includes how to make characters. This implies buying the dm screen/dm companion in order to get those... Frankly speaking: I'ts a nice book but if they want my money why just donk ask for it whit a gun??

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Summary: Good setting but requires dedication
Review: The Scarred lands campaign setting is very intriquing but the ammount of information in the books is a bit daunting. I do however recomend to DMs looking for an already worked out world in which to run campaigns. There is a good section on the history of the Scarred Lands and how things became as they did. Most geographical locales are well written up with room for that essential "personal touch" that is the sign of a good DM. I do however suggest buying the other Sword & Sorcery source books along with this one to properly flesh out the campaign with the proper monsters and character classes.

Rating:
Summary: Good setting but requires dedication
Review: The Scarred lands campaign setting is very intriquing but the ammount of information in the books is a bit daunting. I do however recomend to DMs looking for an already worked out world in which to run campaigns. There is a good section on the history of the Scarred Lands and how things became as they did. Most geographical locales are well written up with room for that essential "personal touch" that is the sign of a good DM. I do however suggest buying the other Sword & Sorcery source books along with this one to properly flesh out the campaign with the proper monsters and character classes.

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Summary: nice information, great prestige classes
Review: This book contains much of the storyline information to run your own Scarred Lands campaign, with great prestige classes for madriel's followers and some different ones for Corean. However, not too much info regarding fangsfall, and the only map worth much use is the scarred lands map on in the back. still it has enough storyling (not gameplay) info to help any table top game in this setting, and also some good to know facts for those who play the online fangsfall chat rpg. but most of these tidbits can be picked up easy, i only reccomend this to die hard fans and collectors.

Rating:
Summary: nice information, great prestige classes
Review: This book contains much of the storyline information to run your own Scarred Lands campaign, with great prestige classes for madriel's followers and some different ones for Corean. However, not too much info regarding fangsfall, and the only map worth much use is the scarred lands map on in the back. still it has enough storyling (not gameplay) info to help any table top game in this setting, and also some good to know facts for those who play the online fangsfall chat rpg. but most of these tidbits can be picked up easy, i only reccomend this to die hard fans and collectors.

Rating:
Summary: Kudos to everyone involved.
Review: This is one of the best resources for a game world that I have read, to date. There is an excellent volume of information about almost everywhere on the continent that you would like to set up a campaign. I also must prefix what I am saying about this book by saying that I am a huge Scarred Lands fan, but I also must say that I would not be such a huge fan if it were not for the quality of writing and ideas that made up this book and the rest of the series.
There is ample information in here even for the most casual DM/Player/Fan of the Scarred Lands, to easily start making up their own campaign ideas, just from reading about the different countries of Ghelspad and their major cities. From the evil lands of the Dunahnae in the west, the last stronghold of the evil Charduni dwarves, to the shining home of the world's paladins, Mithril, there is something in here for everyone.
I also enjoyed the addition of some new "Scarred Lands" prestige classes. A personal favorite of mine is the world specific presitge classes. I feel it adds a lot to the game and allows your players to connect themselves to the world better and get more out of it.
All I can continue to say about this book is that, since this is only but ONE continent out of five in the Scarred Lands, I can not wait to read the Campaign Setting for the next continent, Termana.

Rating:
Summary: Kudos to everyone involved.
Review: This is one of the best resources for a game world that I have read, to date. There is an excellent volume of information about almost everywhere on the continent that you would like to set up a campaign. I also must prefix what I am saying about this book by saying that I am a huge Scarred Lands fan, but I also must say that I would not be such a huge fan if it were not for the quality of writing and ideas that made up this book and the rest of the series.
There is ample information in here even for the most casual DM/Player/Fan of the Scarred Lands, to easily start making up their own campaign ideas, just from reading about the different countries of Ghelspad and their major cities. From the evil lands of the Dunahnae in the west, the last stronghold of the evil Charduni dwarves, to the shining home of the world's paladins, Mithril, there is something in here for everyone.
I also enjoyed the addition of some new "Scarred Lands" prestige classes. A personal favorite of mine is the world specific presitge classes. I feel it adds a lot to the game and allows your players to connect themselves to the world better and get more out of it.
All I can continue to say about this book is that, since this is only but ONE continent out of five in the Scarred Lands, I can not wait to read the Campaign Setting for the next continent, Termana.