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Old 06-29-2009, 01:00 AM
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[RPG]: Player's Handbook 2, reviewed by James Gillen (3/4)

http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/14/14346.phtml

James Gillen's Summary:

Yes, now you can finally play a Gnome Barbarian. But that would be silly.

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Old 06-29-2009, 05:37 AM
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Re: [RPG]: Player's Handbook 2, reviewed by James Gillen (3/4)

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It is not a core book for D&D
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I take it you mean you don't consider it particularly essential ... ?
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Old 06-29-2009, 07:16 AM
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Re: [RPG]: Player's Handbook 2, reviewed by James Gillen (3/4)

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WOTC disagrees with you

I take it you mean you don't consider it particularly essential ... ?
Apologies. Do they list it as a corebook? I didn't see it listed as such. I DO mean you don't need it to learn the game.

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Re: [RPG]: Player's Handbook 2, reviewed by James Gillen (3/4)

Uh.. thats an overview of the books contents at best, not a review!
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Re: [RPG]: Player's Handbook 2, reviewed by James Gillen (3/4)

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gets up-close-and-personal and dishes out a lot of damage even though he doesn't wear a lot of armor.
Huh? Why would damage and armor be related?

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It is not a core book for D&D
According to WotC (who didn't like how "non core" books didn't seel as well) it is.
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Re: [RPG]: Player's Handbook 2, reviewed by James Gillen (3/4)

Easy to read format. Clear presentation of information. Giving relevant information. Recognition of historical trends and former appearances of current crunch and fluff. No substitution of personal opinion for objective fact. Average score, showing neither a blinding hate or love for this product.


WORST! REVIEW! EVER!!!

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Re: [RPG]: Player's Handbook 2, reviewed by James Gillen (3/4)

Nice review. I especially liked the explanations of the precursors to some of the PH2 classes. Thanks a lot.

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Player's Handbook 2 is recommended for D&D fans who want Bards and Barbarians...
Any reason for this conclusion? Why distinguish Bards and Barbarians over Druids and the other Classes?
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Re: [RPG]: Player's Handbook 2, reviewed by James Gillen (3/4)

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Any reason for this conclusion? Why distinguish Bards and Barbarians over Druids and the other Classes?
Alliteration?
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Re: [RPG]: Player's Handbook 2, reviewed by James Gillen (3/4)

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Uh.. thats an overview of the books contents at best, not a review!
An opinion at the end of the review and an overview of what the book was about before that. Sounds like a review to me...

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