Hundreds of new weapons, tools, and magic items for your D&D character. This supplement for the Dungeons & Dragons game presents hundreds of magic items, weapons, tools, and other useful items for your D&D character. Whether you're a player looking for a new piece of equipment or a Dungeon Master stocking a dragon's hoard, this book has exactly what you need. The book features a mix of classic items updated to the 4th Edition rules and brand-new items never before seen in D&D.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Loot galore!:
Another excellently helpful release for 4e D&D. Let's face it, you can get by with the items and equipment listed in the player handbook, but if you really want depth and variety, this book is a must-have. Not only does it more than double the number of items in each of the existing categories (hands, feet, weapons, armor, etc.), but it also adds entirely new types of items such as battle standards, animal figurines (summons, anyone?), and the like. It also gives a broader list of mounts, and even some... more info
Scraping the bottom of the barrel:
As more material is cranked out as fast as possible to sell to suckers who bought into the poorly designed fourth edition, works like this have become inevitable. A list sold as a book, nearly useless, even within the fourth edition world. Just an incredible waste of money. This kind of stuff should be online, in PDF form, FOR FREE.
Lots and lots and lots of toys!:
And rules for Alchemy! A DM who's tired or not impressed enough with the items from the PHB will enjoy this. The Alchemy rules flesh out potion brewing for characters. This is not a necessity for a 4E campaign. More like a little extra icing on a yummy cake.
Ok... New weapons, armor and more detailed... mounts?:
Overall, it's only an ok addition to what's already in place. Personally, I don't find too many of the magic items (in both the Player's Handbook and this book) too overwhelming... even the high level ones. The new weapons and armor are welcome, as are the vehicles and mounts, but I have one question... Where are the more mundane speciality items? Where are things like a spyglass or manacles? Or how about the medusa must-have, a mirror? What about locks? The Alchemical items are a definite plus,... more info
