![]() ![]() Note, I do not claim to be an expert on any of them. Since then I have played dozens of systems of RPG’s and numerous related board and card games. I was born in 1970 and began playing Dungeons in Dragons in second grade (circa 1978). I will only do this once per product and only when requested by the author. When requested, because of major updates to a product, I will re-review a product and update the review(s) for it. If you request, I will consider posting to other locations.If you request, on ENWorld product reviews ( ).If you request, on ENWorld in the DMsGuild sub-forum ( ).If it is a published DMsGuild product, on the DMsG product page for your product (Note, for ratings of less than 3 stars, I will wait 10 days in case the author has a legitimate concern or makes revisions in this time period.).On the blog at the Fantasy Grounds site ( ).But, the FG module versions is what will be rated and is the basis for the review. If the product is also made available to me in other formats I can access (such as PDF), I will perform a limited review of it and will comment on it in the review. I don’t expect gamers to be happy with this product and an author really needs to step back and do a significant amount of reconsideration, study and review of similar products to learn what they should be looking to produce. 1 star: Uninteresting and poorly executed.2 stars: I see potential, and there are some ideas or artistry here that is valuable, but the product needs serious revisions before it reaches a professional level product.There is room for improvement, but this is a respectable product that most gamers will be happy using or will enjoy plundering for ideas or artistry. It is well done and has solid concepts and execution. 3 stars: Good job, it is very useable as is.It’s solid, well thought out, well executed and meets all my expectations of an experience professional product. 4 stars: Great Work, if you have a need for this, then you will want this and will love it.(Honestly, I don’t expect many of these to come up). 5 stars: Awesome, I would consider buying this just to have it for inspiration or to support the incredible work done.In today’s world, many consider anything less than a perfect rating a bad review. But I don’t intend to worry about min/max implications. If something seems out of balance or ill-suited, I will say so. Making detailed power or balance evaluations.Playtesting, this simply is too time consuming.What I will not be evaluating, and what I will not be doing Versatility (5 points) – How broadly can this product be used?.Value (10 points) – Is the product worth the price?.Creativity (10 points) – Is it original and creative?.Completeness (10 points) – Does it have everything I need to use it?.Quality (15 points) – From spelling and grammar to images and artistry, how usable and readable is this product?.I will be using a 50 point system that will correspond to star ratings as follows the DMsGuild has this functionality for authors and is the only way I can provide a rating or review on the DMsG site). Preferably through the website distribution system (i.e. I must be provided a complimentary review copy of the content via email to my account LordEntrails.See below for review of PDF versions of content. The content must include a Fantasy Grounds Module or Extension, and it is this module/extension that I will be reviewing.The content must already be published via either the DMsGuild ( the Fantasy Grounds webstore ( or another recognized website.I will review the following types of content I also want to recognize those that have helped me with reviews of my products, so this is a way to pay it forward. In short, I’m tired of hearing the same complaints from both gamers and authors and have decided to make a contribution to the gaming community. My goal is to provide concise, critical, and constructive reviews of products created for Fantasy Grounds so that a) prospective buyers will be able to make informed decisions before buying a product, and b) so that authors can receive useful feedback to help improve their current and future products. Inspired by various discussion and complaints of the lack of reviews and feedback for prospective buyers and authors, I have decided to step in and provide critical reviews of RPG products that have Fantasy Grounds modules. ![]()
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