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Fantasy Shopping Table Review

Posted in D&D 5e, D&D Fifth Edition, Dungeons and Dragons, Product Review with tags , , , on April 17, 2019 by boccobsblog

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The following is my review of the Fantasy Shopping Table (FST): A random encounter generator for D&D, by Jason Bradley Thompson.

A San Francisco native, Jason is a talented author and game designer.  He is from Mockman Press, and well-known to fans of D&D for his comic walk-throughs of classic adventures. Longtime B3 readers may recall our review of Jason’s hit game, Mangaka, or our review of his unique D&D5e divine caster class, The Priestess. FST has great artwork by Konstantin Pogorelov, as well as an easy-to-navigate layout by Jumana Al Hashal.

In the author’s words, “Fantasy Shopping Table gives adventurers who like shopping as many plot hooks as adventurers who like binge-drinking in seedy establishments.” FST makes buying gear and items more exciting than simply looking up the item in the Player’s Handbook. The FST separates markets into Common and Black, a designation which affects both the cost of items, and their availability.

What I especially like about FST is that a player’s background factors into the shopping experience. Backgrounds are often forgotten immediately after character creation.  Additionally, FST is packed with dozens of tables that leads to deals, steals, double-crosses, fights and adventures.

Fantasy Shopping Table is available now on the Dungeon Master’s Guide, where the
16-page PDF retails for $2.99. Personally, I think it is worth every penny as it creates a more dynamic downtime shopping experience.

Details:
Fantasy Shopping Table
Price: $2.99 USD
Format: 16-page PDF
Available on Dungeon Master’s Guide
Jason Bradley Thompson (writer & interior art)
Jumana Al Hashal (graphic designer & editor)
Konstantin Pogorelov (cover artist)

 

More from Mockman Press
The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath and Other Stories
Manga: The Complete Guide
King of RPGs 1
King of RPGs 2
Mangaka

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Review – Priestess by Jason Bradley Thompson

Posted in Uncategorized with tags , , , , on October 3, 2016 by boccobsblog

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Priestess is a new core class for D&D 5e created by Jason Bradley Thompson. You may recognize Jason’s art style (he wrote the module and drew the interior art) from his humorous walk through maps of classic D&D modules. Priestess has an old school feel, but fits the 5e rules system nicely. The product is a great example of how DMs can sculpt 5e to feel like any previous edition. Thompson has a great deal of experience as a DM and that shows in the quality of the product.

What is a priestess? From the product:

“The priestess is based on two things: (1) the historical priests of real-world ancient cultures and (2) the sword & sorcery archetype of the “high priest,” a (usually evil) character with mysterious magical powers.”

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Examples of the idols worshiped by the priestess class

Overall, I think this is a solid, well-balanced character class. It would work best in a campaign centered in an urban setting, especially one set in an earlier age like ancient Greece, Egypt, or the like. In my opinion some highlights of Priestess include:

  • High production value
  • Beautiful cover art by Konstantin Pogorelov
  • Great interior artwork
  • 2 new clerical domains
  • A new monster, The Living Idol
  • 6 new divine spells
  • 5 NPC Priestesses

Priestess is available on Dungeon Master’s Guild.  Be sure to visit Mockman Press to see Thompson’s other works, they are pretty amazing.

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