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Great Collectable and Character Information on D&D Dwarves

Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2021

Older book but in great condition. Very informative and detail on Dwarven background, characters and features. Must have for collectors or those wanting more detailed and specific information on Dwarven D&D characters.

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Mark Packer

It's really meh

Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2018

It's just an annoying book that doesn't even try to make psionics understandable to the regular Joe. Even the High Gygaxian language of 1st edition spells out the rules of psionic combat more clearly. Like I've said about other 2nd edition books, this isn't a necessary addition to your collection.

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Lloyd Metcalf

Got me hammer, got me axe, do you know why?

Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2008

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The author has a good solid grasp on what it means to be a dwarf. Their society in a fantasy world, and how, why, where, and when they do what they do best.
Whether you want to do some fantasy writing, add a new dimension to your campaign, or just want to play a believable dwarf, this is the book you will need.
Its not easy in our world of reality to grasp what life is like under the mountain, but not to worry, with this addition to the 2nd ed system it will be easy enough to see the joy of dwarven life from behind the froth of your mead.

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D. Wilson

good reference book for 2e

Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2016

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good reference book for 2e, not the best, because psionics isn't the best balanced power set in that system, but if you run it you need this book.

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james roop

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Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2016

good stuff

Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2016

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Great resource if you like Dwarves

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Teri Tada (ratcity@earthlink.net)

Good idea, poor execution

Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 1997

First off, I will say that this book is not necessary for a campaign; psionics is something you can take or leave. The book introduces the Psionicist as a character class and offers up psionic powers for use in the D&D game. The powers are organized well and are diverse, interesting and useful. Better yet, you are allowed to choose the powers you want, allowing you to custom tailor your psionicist. This allows you to create an interesting character more versatile than even a mage. The big problem with this book is that while psionics are fascinating abilities, the text of the powers are, for the most part, vague and confusingly written. My D&D group spent too much time trying to puzzle over how certain powers work in certain situations(example: what can hurt a character in ectoplasmic form?). This can really bog down game time as we spent too much time trying to come up with house rules and then later struggled to remember them. The whole issue of telepathic tangets and telepathic attack/defense modes got really confusing and overly complex, too. While it is better than the poor "revision" for psionics in Player's Option: Skills & Powers, vague and insufficient wording is a major flaw of the Complete Psionics Handbook.

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planetfall@email.com

Useful-to an extent.

Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 1999

I don't know and don't care about psi-using characters. I run campaigns in my own copyrighted world, so I have a fairly unbiased opinion. So:
1. From the beginning it was obvious that a fantasy world, no matter how cliche it is, relies on MAGIC. Psionics belong in space games, modern superhero games, and such.
2. But since they already put the psionics into the game, the Handbook kind of becomes necessary to own if you want to play through all of the game's aspects.
3. Especially since at least 1/3 of the monsters can use psionics, and, as the monster manuals state, it kills the game if you take the powers out of the description.
4. Also some PC's don't really care about your no-psionics opinion and will continually request you to run a game with Psi-powers.
5. Unless you are a fluent learner, you will naturally be much less sure about the use of psionics than magic, as the latter appears much more frequently in the everyday world. This leads to unbalanced characters, monsters, and gaming sessions.
6. So, for the synopsis, if you don't feel too sure, prohibit psionics and be happy. If you feel gutsy, allow for Psi-PC's and buy the book as it is the only complete source on them.

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Kalen Smith

Good, but not necessary

Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2001

This book is great for AD&D players and Dungeon Masters alike. However, everything you can find in this book is also found in the Player's Option: Skills and Powers book as well. Save your money for the Player's Option book; the complete psionics handbook is a waste

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memnow@mailexcite.com

I'll NEVER need a Wizard again!!!

Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 1998

The Psionic's Handbook is GREAT for anyone who is tired of how WEAK magi are at first level. This book will tell you everything you need to know about the psionicist and it's trade and spells:if you think the OLD rules for psionicists were good, you haven't seen anything yet!

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An excellent resource for any fan of True AD&D™

Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2017

An excellent resource for any fan of True AD&D™. Debunks the myths that dwarves can be tall and/or beardless, among others. Absolutely essential reading.

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