Forstburn. Any fun? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Forstburn. Any fun? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
poopmouth187
10-01-07, 10:00 PM My friend has a frostburn book and we've wanted to play it for a while but now i think we are. I was thinking about making an Uldra druid. So i was wondering if they are any fun (frostburn and Uldra druid).
zeratulcraft
10-01-07, 10:20 PM Frostburn is one of the greatest books released, IMO anyway. Though I've not played an uldra druid, so no idea there. But the book is amazing.
syrinth
10-02-07, 01:30 AM Mmm I like it. Makes me wanna run a cold campaign so badly :D
GoriceXII
10-02-07, 05:52 AM I liked it a lot. It's one of the setting style books that is really helpful, gives you interesting ideas. Not just on new classes, but also monsters, ideas for different kinds of cold settings and so on. I really recommend it.
Hochiu
10-02-07, 02:29 PM In all honesty, I wasn't a big fan of the Environmental series. The only one that really has anything I can use (barely) is Maelstrom. I didn't like a number of things about Frostburn. Most notably would have to be the Neanderthal race, which I felt was poorly constructed mechanically and offensive to the human lineage as an anthropologist. I mean, come on.

There are some other things that I can nitpick about it, but if you're looking for a cold campaign infusion, I don't think you'd generally want to look elsewhere for one.

Its not just something I'd use,
ssvegeta555
10-02-07, 03:48 PM I like Frostburn a lot, easily my favorite of the environmental books. I tend to ignore the new races, they just seem filler to me (plus who needs frost elves, damn elves they breed like rabbits).
I find the first chapter the best. Getting rules about the cold environment and equipment to survive temperature bands really helped me give a sense of danger when out in the cold wilderness.
Elemental_Elf
10-04-07, 03:03 AM Well I don't own Frostburn but if its anything like Sandstorm, I'd say its a great book.

I do like the Environmental Books because they provide a mini-Monster Manual full of monsters that are tailor made for the book's environs. Also the section expanding what actually happens in the particular environs is always helpful (I know Sandstorm's was :D )
poopmouth187
10-04-07, 09:05 PM How is sandstorm? My friend really wants to get it.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
poopmouth187 10-01-07, 10:00 PM	My friend has a frostburn book and we've wanted to play it for a while but now i think we are. I was thinking about making an Uldra druid. So i was wondering if they are any fun (frostburn and Uldra druid).
zeratulcraft 10-01-07, 10:20 PM	Frostburn is one of the greatest books released, IMO anyway. Though I've not played an uldra druid, so no idea there. But the book is amazing.
syrinth 10-02-07, 01:30 AM	Mmm I like it. Makes me wanna run a cold campaign so badly :D
GoriceXII 10-02-07, 05:52 AM	I liked it a lot. It's one of the setting style books that is really helpful, gives you interesting ideas. Not just on new classes, but also monsters, ideas for different kinds of cold settings and so on. I really recommend it.
Hochiu 10-02-07, 02:29 PM	In all honesty, I wasn't a big fan of the Environmental series. The only one that really has anything I can use (barely) is Maelstrom. I didn't like a number of things about Frostburn. Most notably would have to be the Neanderthal race, which I felt was poorly constructed mechanically and offensive to the human lineage as an anthropologist. I mean, come on. There are some other things that I can nitpick about it, but if you're looking for a cold campaign infusion, I don't think you'd generally want to look elsewhere for one. Its not just something I'd use,
ssvegeta555 10-02-07, 03:48 PM	I like Frostburn a lot, easily my favorite of the environmental books. I tend to ignore the new races, they just seem filler to me (plus who needs frost elves, damn elves they breed like rabbits). I find the first chapter the best. Getting rules about the cold environment and equipment to survive temperature bands really helped me give a sense of danger when out in the cold wilderness.
Elemental_Elf 10-04-07, 03:03 AM	Well I don't own Frostburn but if its anything like Sandstorm, I'd say its a great book. I do like the Environmental Books because they provide a mini-Monster Manual full of monsters that are tailor made for the book's environs. Also the section expanding what actually happens in the particular environs is always helpful (I know Sandstorm's was :D )
poopmouth187 10-04-07, 09:05 PM	How is sandstorm? My friend really wants to get it.