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  1. #1
    Bearcat
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    >Rjurik Highlands

    Cool, I really liked the little folk tales that are put in the
    little colored boxes every now and then throughout the beginning chapters.
    The kingdoms are also cool and several are on the verge of collapsing and
    make for good starting locations for a campaign (I'm just about to rip
    Stjordvik to pieces).

    >Book of Magecraft

    Also cool, Its been a while since i've read it though, which is
    understandable when you realize that my brother (my only player) has this
    thing against mages and we're based in the highlands. They have nice new
    realm spells (I love Warding, its got so much potential ;) and the
    descriptions for the spellcasters of different races are also great. I also
    think that they give several good alternatives to the ever problematic
    leylines.

    >Havens of the Great Bay

    Cool, This one takes the initiative of not giving an adventure like the
    other sets. Instead it uses that precious space to outline tons of possible
    hooks and allows the DM to think for himself. Another thing that appears for
    the first time is kingdoms whose provinces are not all ruled by the same
    regent (at first I thought this was strange but then I got kinda used to the
    idea).

    >Blood Enemies: Abominations of Cerilia

    Elusive, last summer I spent almost two months searching for this book. I
    never found it, and I can say that I probably won't find it this coming
    summer either...ARGH!

    >Of all these, the only ones my gaming shop ever got in is the BoP and Blood
    >Enemies. They say they have never had the others in stock (see there is a
    >bad side to living in Australia - we get everything at least 3 months after
    >everywhere else. Tribe of the Heartless Wastes arrived just the other
    >day.). I guess some of these are probably sold out by now :-(

    Not EVERYONE else. Let's face it, you are lucky that the concept of the
    gaming store even exists where you live. Here in Pernambuco, Brazil even the
    _national_ gaming magazines arrive three months late if ever. My bookstore
    found out that imported roleplaying games just don't bring a profit and gave
    up on them. I was lucky to arrive at this point and buy everything at a HUGE
    discount (ie: the normal price for you all). Abril Jovem, the company that
    translates AD&D, has only produced three "boxed sets" which they divide in
    two parts and charge for each part what you people in the States would pay
    for the whole set. To make matters worse, now that WotC has bought TSR the
    rights for AD&D go to Devir publishing giving them a monopoly on the entire
    industry here.

    Sorry about my letting off so much steam, but I really think that if you
    consider your situation you will see that there are people worse off than
    you (I'm sure, for example, that there are brazilians who can't get to the
    states every year or so like I can).


    Bearcat
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  2. #2
    simong@mech.uwa.edu.au
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    I have been considering purchasing some of the expansions and accessories
    for BR lately, but I don't know a lot about them (My gaming shop hasn't
    even *heard* of some of them). I would just like some opinions about the
    following products:

    Rjurik Highlands
    Book of Magecraft
    Book of Priestcraft
    Havens of the Great Bay
    Blood Enemies: Abominations of Cerilia

    Of all these, the only ones my gaming shop ever got in is the BoP and Blood
    Enemies. They say they have never had the others in stock (see there is a
    bad side to living in Australia - we get everything at least 3 months after
    everywhere else. Tribe of the Heartless Wastes arrived just the other
    day.). I guess some of these are probably sold out by now :-(

    Also, can anyone recommend an online place for purchasing BR stuff?

    You can mail me privately at simong@mech.uwa.edu.au if you don't want to go
    through the list. Thanks in advance,

    Simon

  3. #3
    patera
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    Rjurik Highlands****-A must.
    Book of Magecraft*****-One of the most useful books ever published by TSR.
    A must if you want to play a Cerilian wizard.
    Book of Priestcraft****-Not as well written as the book of magecraft, but
    just as useful for priests.
    Havens of the Great Bay-I just bought this one and haven't finished reading
    it yet.
    Blood Enemies***-Useful for giving personalities to most of your
    awnshidhelien. They no longer are just tyrants.

    Just my opinions, I didn't want to spoil them for you.

    - ----------
    > From: Simon Graindorge
    > To: birthright@MPGN.COM
    > Subject: [BIRTHRIGHT] - BR Game Accessories
    > Date: Monday, February 16, 1998 7:45 PM
    >
    > I have been considering purchasing some of the expansions and accessories
    > for BR lately, but I don't know a lot about them (My gaming shop hasn't
    > even *heard* of some of them). I would just like some opinions about the
    > following products:
    >
    > Rjurik Highlands
    > Book of Magecraft
    > Book of Priestcraft
    > Havens of the Great Bay
    > Blood Enemies: Abominations of Cerilia
    >
    > Of all these, the only ones my gaming shop ever got in is the BoP and
    Blood
    > Enemies. They say they have never had the others in stock (see there is a
    > bad side to living in Australia - we get everything at least 3 months
    after
    > everywhere else. Tribe of the Heartless Wastes arrived just the other
    > day.). I guess some of these are probably sold out by now :-(
    >
    > Also, can anyone recommend an online place for purchasing BR stuff?
    >
    > You can mail me privately at simong@mech.uwa.edu.au if you don't want to
    go
    > through the list. Thanks in advance,
    >
    > Simon
    >

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  4. #4
    Manfred V=?ISO-8859-1?Q?
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    >Rjurik Highlands
    This is a great work, but trade routes and adventures are not easy when
    your campaigning outside Rjurik (say Khinasi). You'll find nice warcards
    inside!

    >Book of Magecraft
    Hmmm, if you and your players like magic ... a must

    >Book of Priestcraft
    Good thing, provides much information about temple holdings

    >Havens of the Great Bay
    Very good, you may find Brecht traders all over the world and this book
    contains more information about what to do with your guild holdings

    >Blood Enemies: Abominations of Cerilia
    Excellent work, almost like a novel. Much information about the
    awnsheglien.

    Hope this helps

    Manni

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  5. #5
    bloebick@juno.com (Benja
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    On Tue, 17 Feb 1998 11:45:06 +0800 simong@mech.uwa.edu.au (Simon
    Graindorge) writes:
    >I have been considering purchasing some of the expansions and
    >accessories
    >for BR lately, but I don't know a lot about them (My gaming shop
    >hasn't
    >even *heard* of some of them). I would just like some opinions about
    >the
    >following products:
    >
    >Rjurik Highlands
    >Book of Magecraft
    >Book of Priestcraft
    >Havens of the Great Bay
    >Blood Enemies: Abominations of Cerilia
    >

    Don't feel bad - I only recently got the Tribes accessory, too. Took me
    ages to find someone who could get it.

    As for the information you want, I have to say they are all fairly worth
    while if you are going to run many Birthright campaigns. If you are
    looking only as far as the BROCP, then only the Magecraft will be of much
    help.

    Rjuruk Highlands and Havens of the Great Bay are outstanding. They talk
    about each of the landed domains in the respective regions, and many of
    the unlanded domains. Old emnities and allies are discussed, as well as
    adventure hooks and gaming ideas. If you ever intend to play in those
    regions, I say these are a must.

    Magecraft and Priestcraft go a long way into fleshing out the two
    mystical power groups. Both talk about Realm spells and Battle spells in
    depth, spell research, goals, etc. etc. I personally think they are very
    neat. After reading each I had many new ideas on how to play my
    characters or add twists to adventures that I run.

    Blood Enemies is very useful if you want to know anything about
    awnsheghlien. The major bad guys are all described in great detail, as
    well as their realms, armies, goals, desires, etc. If you ever intend to
    introduce an awnsheghlien into your campaign on a personal basis, then
    this is a must. If you intend for the players to meet any of them, then
    Enemies is more than a must. I think Enemies is the one book I use the
    most anymore, because I just keep thinking of new, evil twists on the
    really evil abilities of the awnsheghlien.

    I hope this helps. If you want more detail (I gave the abbreviated
    versions for the listserve's sake), email me at home.

    Benjamin Loebick, bloebick@juno.com

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  6. #6
    George Koch
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    > Book of Magecraft*****-One of the most useful books ever published by TSR.
    > A must if you want to play a Cerilian wizard.

    This would be great if you could find it. A friend of mine has been looking for it
    without much luck.. QSilver

  7. #7
    Fiollnir@aol.co
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    from what all the publishers tell me the book of magecraft is out of print.
    i found mine by a o.p. search. there are not a lot of them out there for
    resale. so good luck

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