10/25/2010 2:29:46 PM
fudgy_the_wail
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So, not sure if this is the right place on the forums to post a review, but here goes:
Ok, I just received my copy of Oathbound:Eclipse about a week ago, and I've spent practically every waking hour utterly engrossed in it. It's that kind of book, for real. Cancel anything you have planned for the next few days, go out and get this book, just sit down and let yourself get blown away.
First and foremost, this thing is gorgeous to behold. Full color, art on practically every page, most of it of excellent quality. But the cool thing is, literally every page is unique. There's watermarks, or splatter patterns, or textural differences throughout. Not a single page repeats. Frankly, its a feat of artistry that is a breath of fresh air in the normally stodgy world of game manuals.
Secondly, this reads like no other manual you've ever read before. It actually functions more like a guidebook. Arranged in the form of a scrapbook, it is filled with original and clever ways to introduce aspects of the world to the reader.
I don't want to get too geeky about this, but I cannot express how awesome the vampire class is. Without doubt, the book is worth the price of purchase simply for this section, which to my mind *should* be the definitive source on these creatures from here on.
The utter originality of this work cannot be overstated. There are things in here that I could never have dreamt up, and the fact that there are SO DAMN MANY of such things here is nothing less than a testament to the creative geniuses of Todd Morasch, Greg Dent, and the other writers and artists of OB:Eclipse.
This book draws you in from the first page. The comparisons to Planescape, of course, are many and well-deserved. This is an amazing world to bring your favorite characters to, a place where they can thrive and grow greater.
And, IT'S PATHFINDER COMPATIBLE. Which is totally awesome.
The creatures and new classes are so cool, ranging from mice with wings to mind-raping slavers (sorry, I don't have a problem with the "grown-up" stuff in this book) the new stuff is stellar, the fan favorites are still here and in most cases improved.
All in all, you're an idiot if you don't buy this book and love it.
Plain and simple.
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10/26/2010 10:38:22 PM
Greg Dent
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Well, I can't argue with that! 
I'm really glad to hear this. These are indeed many of the things we tried to focus on. I know we are all geeks here, but a book we buy for fun shouldn't read like a physics textbook. Todd and I went into this with the concept that we wanted people to be able to pick this book up and feel that it was real... that it could be a book that a character in the world might pick up and be able to look through. We wanted people to be able to read the book like it was a novel and not an encyclopedia. I don't know that we got everything right, but It's heartening to hear someone that obviously got what we were trying to do.
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President, Epidemic Books
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