Monte Cook's the Year's Best D20 (2004)

by Monte Cook

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1588467988
• ISBN13: 9781588467980
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: White Wolf Publishing
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.4" x 11.1"

Customer Reviews

Simply one of the best D20 products ever

The only negative comment I can make about this compilation of great 2004 D20 products is that it's not the first in a series, but the only Year's Best D20 we're likely to ever see. The book includes a core class, superlative prestige classes, great monsters and spells and pretty good magic items and feats. Unlike most D20 books, where I'll use a small percentage at best (this is particularly true of books of monsters), I can see using everything in this book (except possibly the yogi class, simply due to the flavor of it not fitting with my games) sooner rather than later. A must-buy for D & D fans.

A must for D20 gamers on a budget

In the end, your need for The Year's Best D20 depends on how many D20 books you were able to purchase during the previous year. If your gaming budget is unlimited, then the chances are pretty good that you own most of the concepts within this book already. If that is the case then there isn't really a need for this book. However, if you are like me and the majority of the gaming world, The Year's Best D20 is a great addition. Think of it as a greatest hits album from a band that you only like one song per CD on. Intended or not, another benefit of The Year's Best D20 is that it will expose you to game designers and companies that you may have passed on due to their subject matter or lack of marketing. I for one will find me a copy of Love and War by Atlas Games and Libem Liborium: D20 Guide to D20 Books by Silven Publishing as soon as possible. So can I recommend The Year's Best D20? Most definitely, if you don't own a majority of the material presented within, and even if you do, well, it will be nice to have your favorite concepts from those books collected in one volume at your next gaming session. The Year's BestD20 is a fine addition to the D20 culture and I am looking forward to the 2005 edition. Oh, and before I get more anonymous emails from people complaining about author credit... Yes, a ton of credit is given, far more then you would find in most traditional anthology books. I give The Year's Best D20 - 2004 4 out of 5 Critical Hits.