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There seem to be a fair few DM’s Guild books aimed at fleshing out the player experience in the Radiant Citadel. Last month, I reviewed Encounters in the Radiant Citadel; this month, it’s Radiant Citadel Enterprises by Elizabeth Van Couvering. Whereas Encounters was a book of encounters for players to drop into adventures and campaigns, Enterprises appears to be more of a fleshing-out of the business ecosystem of the Radiant citadel. Let’s take a look, eh?
I should state up front that A PDF review copy of this book was provided by the author, Elizabeth Van Couvering. No further payment was provided or promised and the views represented below are entirely my own. I also never promised to write any review.
In terms of content, Radiant City Enterprises promises to introduce us to 10 businesses. These businesses include shops, guilds, and others. Each business has its own profile with a list of associated items and services, profiles of some associated NPCs, adventure hooks for players,...
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!] |
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An interesting take on playing undead characters. By default, the Awakened Undead race is a little more player-friendly than traditional undead, in that they can be healed and benefit from effects targeting humanoids, but there is an option to remove these benefits for a more authentically undead experience. The subraces might be a little strong, and may have a few too many abilities when stacked on top of the base race, and some diverge from their Monster Manual counterparts... but they also look fun to play, especially the skeleton (which is the highlight of this product). Also of note among the subraces is the Necropolitan, which is basically a lesser lich. A selection of racial feats is provided at the end, with some neat additional options, though a few are a bit overcomplicated. If a DM was considering bringing undead PCs into their campaign, this is definitely worth a look; but carefully review the options here for balance before using them. The price is also tricky - the prefe...
Rating: [4 of 5 Stars!] |
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