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Professions: Game Enhancement
Publisher: Alea Publishing Group
by Goran B. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 12/24/2005 00:00:00

This PDF contains rules that let you add depth to your fantasy PCs by giving them a professional background that is part of the characters' lives before they began adventuring. It is assumed that the background comes from being apprenticed to a guild master. The background, which needs to be taken at 1st level, provides a boon that is slightly less powerful than most feats. The flip side is that it sets your character back a certain amount of XPs, so that the PC has to gather another 150 to 750 XP before reaching 2nd level.

The backgrounds available are quite a few and covers a broad spectrum, and so are the boons gained. Some backgrounds have odd XP costs and one background actually seems to be a drawback rather than a boon. There is also a new rules mechanic called "craft points" allowing a character to create an item more or less overnight using a pool of craft points gathered over time. After reading the part about crat points, I'm not entirely convinced that this is a good addition to the rules, but I will play-test it.

The art is rather scarce, but looks good. I like the borders on each page.

Overall, this is an interesting addition that allows you to provide more depth to your character. There are a few editing issues - some spelling mistakesand a background that seems like a drawback as it is worded right now.<br><br> <b>LIKED</b>: The possibilities for creating characters that have a more believeable background than "I have been training to be an adventuring hero since the age of 5". <br><br><b>DISLIKED</b>: Could have been proofread a little better.<br><br><b>QUALITY</b>: Acceptable<br><br><b>VALUE</b>: Very Satisfied<br>



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[4 of 5 Stars!]
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Professions: Game Enhancement
Publisher: Alea Publishing Group
by Tom W. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 12/14/2005 00:00:00

This little handbook turned out to be packed with information and quite handy. A good acquisition at the price.<br><br> <b>LIKED</b>: It is packed with information in an accessible format.<br><br><b>DISLIKED</b>: Nothing that I didnt really like about it.<br><br><b>QUALITY</b>: Excellent<br><br><b>VALUE</b>: Very Satisfied<br>



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Professions: Game Enhancement
Publisher: Alea Publishing Group
by Mary J. J. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 05/28/2005 00:00:00

Informative. I admit, I was expecting more details, more pages, but on the other hand, I don't feel I did wrong spending $1.50 on it. It will be put to good use in my new campaign!<br><br><b>QUALITY</b>: Acceptable<br><br><b>VALUE</b>: Satisfied<br>



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Professions: Game Enhancement
Publisher: Alea Publishing Group
by Jeremy S. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 05/26/2005 00:00:00

An interesting take on the "normal people" skills. There is a system for "Craft Points" which allow for a character to build something during downtime. It seems to work well enough. But even without the Craft Points, there are quite a few feats that could be useful in a game.<br><br><b>QUALITY</b>: Acceptable<br><br><b>VALUE</b>: Satisfied<br>



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Professions: Game Enhancement
Publisher: Alea Publishing Group
by James S. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 04/13/2005 00:00:00

When I first saw this product, I was very excited by the thought of what it was going to bring to the table. I was a bit let down though when I discovered that alot of the content inside was hingent upon the implementation of a new mechanic (craft points). While the craft points system is well thought out and works great, it is of zero value to me because I have already tweaked the core rules to such an extent, that if I were to add craft points it would require ALOT of re-engineering on my end. This by no means detracts from the product itself - unless of course you are like me and game with TONS of home rules. If you are running a campaign that uses little to no special rules, then this would be well worth a look.<br><br><b>QUALITY</b>: Acceptable<br><br><b>VALUE</b>: Satisfied<br>



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