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REVIEWOFFANTASYCOMPANION PRODUCTSUMMARY

Name:Fantasy Companion
TheFantasyCompanionis
basically(asIunderstandit) Publisher:Pinnacle
theFantasyToolkitscompiled Line:Savage Worlds
andbroughtuptodatewiththe Author:Paul "Wiggy" Wade
SavageWorldsExplorers
Williams,Simon Lucas,Shane
Editionrules.Idontownthe
tookits,soIcantcommenton Lacy Hensley,Clint Black,Piotr
exactlywhatsbeenchangedor Korys
added:maybesomebodyelse Category:RPG
willonthediscussionboard.
Cost:$19.99
Physically,theFantasy Pages:158
Companionisafullcolor,158 Goto[Index]
Year:2009
page,explorersized(9x6.5)book.Sofarthe
bindinghasheldtogetherforme,butIlladmitIdont SKU:S2P10500
fullytrustitandhavebeentakingiteasy.Onebad ISBN:0981528112
designfeatureisthechoicetoprintblackpage
numbersondarkgraycornersofthepages.It Fantasy
requiresaNoticerolltoseethatthereAREpage
numbers,andaNoticerollat2toactuallyreadthem. View[Printable Review]
Dontforgetmodifiersforlighting!)
REVIEWSUMMARY
Theartworkmostlydepictsfairskinnedadventuring
types,thoughthereareafewshotsofsomeofthe CapsuleReview
monstersandmagicitemsdescribedinthebook.If WrittenReview
yourefamiliarwithotherSavageWorldsproducts, August14,2009
youllseesomepicturesthatyouveseenbefore.

Inside,youllfindmaterialthatyouveseenbeforetoo,
alongwithsomenewandverycoolstuff. by:Aaron Stone

Thebookwastesnotimeorspacewithan
introduction:theresaonepagetableofcontents Style:3(Average)
thatsdetailedenoughtobehelpful(especiallywhen Substance:4(Meaty)
combinedwithararetreasure:athreepageindexin
thebackofthebook),butthenwestartrightaway TheFantasyCompanionExplorers
withtheCharacterschapter. Editionisasupplementintendedto
provideeverythingyouneedtorun
ChapterOne:CharactersCharactersstartswith traditionalfantasywithSavageWorlds.
SavageWorldstakesontheclassicfantasyraces. Yourestimationofitsvaluewilldepend
Youknow,Dwarves,Elves,HalfElves,HalfOrcs,and onhowmuchyouwanttodo
HobbImeanHalfliImeanHalfFolk,alongwith conventionalfantasyroleplayingand
twootherraces,Sauriansandthefelinehumanoid howyoufeelaboutpayingforreprinted
Rakashans.Rightawaywehaveduplicatedmaterial,
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sinceallofthesebuttheSauriansandRakashans stuff.
areavailableinthefreeWizardsandWarriors
download.Thisisfollowedbymorespecific
guidelinesformakingbalancedracesthanthe AaronStonehaswritten2reviews,withaverage
styleof3.50andaveragesubstanceof4.50
originalruleshad,whichisusefulforanyGMswho
dontalreadyhavesuchinformation.(Similarrules, Thisreviewhasbeenread10377times.
slightlycustomized,appearinSlipstream,for
example.)TheCharacterschapterconcludeswith
newEdges.TheRacialEdgesareallstraightfrom RATEIT!
WizardsandWarriors,butsomeoftheProfessional
Edgesarenewandcool,likeFamiliarandAssassin. Ifyouwouldliketoratethisitem,login.

ChapterTwo:GearThesecondchapterisGear,
whichincludesbothstuffyoudexpectandstuffyou SAVAGEWORLDS
wouldnt.Theresafullpagelistingofequipmentand 50 Fathoms
severalnewweaponsandacoupleofnewtypesof
50 Fathoms
armor.Ifyouvebeendyingtobuyreinforcedleather
armorandabastardsword,nowyoucan.Mostofthe 50 Fathoms
Gearchapter,though,isdedicatedtosiegewarfare. Achtung! Cthulhu Investigator\'s Guide
Thisisoneofthecoolestpartsofthebook,butIdont Achtung! Cthulhu: Keeper\'s Guide
completelyunderstandwhatitsdoinginthischapter.
Caladon Falls
Itdoesdescribesomenewstuffyoucanbuyandcart
around,namelysiegeengines,butitreallyisa Dawn of Legends
specificexpansionofthemassbattlerules. Day After Ragnarok
Day After Ragnarok
Recognizingthesiegesareastapleoffantasy
gaming,theFantasyCompanionpresentsseven Deadlands: Reloaded
pagesofdetailedrulesforhowtorunsiegesin (all related reviews)
SavageWorlds.Siegeenginesanddifferenttypesof
fortificationsaregivengamestatsandbrief DownloadableRPGs:
descriptions(whichhelppreventsomenewbiefrom
tryingtocarryanarbalestinhisbackpack),and
severalspecificstrategiesthatcanbeemployed
duringasiegebyeitherattackerordefenderare
described.Withtheserules,itwouldbeeasytoruna TheGURPSRPG:
massbattlethatinvolvesakeep,castle,ormanor
houseundersiege,andyoudknowwhatdifferenceit
madeifthePCsmanagedtosabotageallthe
catapults. VisitourSponsors!

ChapterThree:ArcanaNextcomestheArcana
chapter,whichbeginswithadiscussionofDeitiesand
severalDeityarchetypesforthosewholikehaving
characterswiththeArcaneBackground(Miracles)
chooseaparticulargodfromapantheonandgain
appropriatePowersasaresult.Nextthechapter
introducesthreenewArcaneBackgrounds:Alchemy,
Sorcery,andRitualMagic.Alchemygetsafull
descriptionandgenuinelyaddssomethingnew.
SorceryandRitualMagicarelessimpressive,
operatingalmostasvariantsonMagicfromthecore
rules,buttogethertheytakeuplessthanapage,so
theyreworthincluding.Nextisausefuldiscussionof
Trappingswithseveralexamplesofcommon
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Trappingsandhowtheymightmodifythebaserules
withoutbeingunbalanced.Givenhowgenericthe
magicrulesaredesignedtobe,andhowcrucial
TrappingsaretomakingPowersseemuniqueand
special,thisisaveryusefulsection.

ThebulkoftheArcanachapterisalistofPowers,
includingtwentyfivenewones,severalofwhichI
wouldlovetotryout.SummonAllysoundsfun,
especiallyathigherRanks,andyouvegottolikethe
possibilityofsayingIcastHavoc.Plus,as
someonewhorecentlyranafouloftoomuchFatigue,
ImgladtoseethatwenowhavetheSuccorPowerto
healthat.Intheinterestofcompleteness,theFantasy
CompanionalsoreprintsallthePowersfromthecore
rules.Somepeoplewilllikenothavingtoflipbetween
twobookswhenchoosingPowersforanew
character.Othersmightbechagrinedatpayingfor
stufftheyvealreadygot.

ChapterFour:TreasureThosethreechaptersmake
upalittlelessthanathirdofthebook.Thenext
chapter,Treasure,isathirdofthebookallbyitself.
Itbeginswithefficientdiscussionsofplacingtreasure
andthreeoptionsforhowdetectingmagicmight
work.Thebulkofthechapterisaboutmagicitems,
withtablesanddescriptionsforavastrangeof
enchantedgoodies.Ifyoureinclinedtogooldschool
andletyourcharacterskillamonsterandthencollect
itsrandomlyrolledhordeoftreasure,thischapteris
foryou.HereyoullfindstufflikeTable1J:Named
ItemsandTable4P:Miscellaneous4.Youllalso
findthebuildingblocksformagicitemsrangingfroma
swordthatgivesabonustohituptointelligent
artifacts.Manymagicitemsaredescribed,Here
again,thewatchwordisthoroughness.Insteadof
sayingthataparticularmagicitemgrantstheuserthe
CommandEdge,thedescriptionoftheitemdescribes
theeffectscompletely.Thissavesyoufromflipping
betweenbooksatthecostofaddingpages.Whether
thatsgooddependsonwhatyouvalue.

Likemostofthebook,themagicitemssection
containsawiderangeofeverythingyoudreasonably
wantwithoutalotofbigsurprises.Afewunusual
itemsunlikeothersIveseenareincluded,butmostly
hereyoufindconventionaltypesofmagicitems
describedinSavageWorldsterms.

ChapterFive:BestiaryThelastthirdofthebookisthe
Bestiarychapter,whichincludesallthefantasy
favorites(includingreprintsoftheonesinthecore
rules)andafewnewsurpriseslikeArachnaurs,Lava
Elementals,andKnowledgeEaters.Relativelyfewof

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themonstershavepictures,andtheonesthat
deservethemmost(thetrulynewcreatures)areleast
likelytogetthem.

OverallItsprobablyalreadyclearwhatIthinkofthis
productoverall.ImgladIboughtit,andImsureIll
getuseoutofit.ItalreadyhasmewonderingifIve
gottheenergytoputtogetheranewfantasysetting.If
yourewantingtodoconventionalwizardsand
warriors,dungeondelving,monsterslaying,How
muchcanIsellthis+2leatherarmorfor?roleplaying,
thisbookprovideseverythingyouneed.
EVERYTHING,evenifyouveseenitbeforeinthe
corerulesorthefreedownload.Alongtheway,there
areafewsurprisesandsomeveryexcitingadditions
(likethesiegerules).

Givenitsstatusas,basically,anexpansiontoolbox
foratoolkitgame,itdbeniceiftherewereafew
moreoptionsthatweremoreoffthebeatenpath.I
wouldvelikedacouplemorenewracesthatmaybe
wentsomewhereothergameshavent,andafew
morenamedmagicitemsthatdidmorethangrant
bonusesandEdges.

RatingsForStyle,thefullcolorhelps.Artworkis
generallygoodbutnotgreat,appropriatebutnot
surprising.Thebookisntbreathtakingbutitsnice
looking.Idohavetopenalizethemforthoseblack
ongraypagenumbers.Peoplewhofindthewriting
styleoftherulesblandwontfindanythingherethat
theylikebetter.Idcallit3.5ifIcould,butIllhaveto
pick3.

ForSubstance,thebookdeliverswhatitpromises
withsomedepthandbreadth.Someareasarebetter
coveredthanothers,buttheintentistoprovide
completeness.Letscallita4.

ConclusionMyconclusionissimple:ifyouwanttodo
alloutfantasywithSavageWorlds,besureyou
checkouttheFantasyCompanion.(NotetoPinnacle:
thatprevioussentencewouldbeareallygoodoneto
takeoutofcontextforadvertisingpurposes.Imstilla
SavageFan,soIwanttohandyousomething.Andit
istrue.)Youllbehappiestwithitifyouwanttodo
prettyconventionalfantasyandfindhavingeverything
printedinoneplaceabenefit,ratherthanan
annoyance.

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