Robot Viking Reviews Open Grave
It’s been mentioned before that, compared to the number of video game, book, and movie sources, there are relatively few websites that actively review RPG books. That’s why I was happy to see that Robot Viking has reviewed Open Grave: Secrets of the Undead. It isn’t uncommon for me to throw a few (hundred) undead at a party on any given occasion, so the book itself seems like a must-have. That’s great news, because he seems to have enjoyed it a good bit, here’s a quote:
The Dungeon master’s section takes up the bulk of the book, and it has lots of crunchy new rules. A host of new shambling, rotting, dripping, reeking creatures are waiting to gnaw upon your players. The Bonewretch Skeleton is singularly disturbing. Though only a level 4 creature, it’s…the animated skeleton of a child. Dude. There are some really cool ideas for undead encounters that don’t involve combat, such as using undead as traps or skill challenges. It’s a nice touch that should give creative DMs lots of new, diabolical ways to challenge PCs. Open Grave also has a small selection of boss-type high-level villains. I was happily surprised to find 4E stats for Strahd Von Zarovich, along with Vecna, Kyuss and a few demi-liches. Noice!
Sounds like a reccomendation to me! You can click here for the full review. Hopefully in the coming weeks, Pen and Paper Portal is able to get some reviews out there. We’re eyeing up the recent Draconomicon for obvious reasons, not the least of which is FemJesse talking about it nonstop. I’m also sort of interested in next month’s Dungeon Delve. I’ve never been much of a dungeon runner myself, maybe DD will give me what I need to get into the soil and dirt of a real D&D dungeon.
