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A review copy of “Potions Unlocked” was provided by the publisher. Find more reviews on my website and YouTube channel.

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Designed by: Splinterverse Media

Potions are usually little more than an afterthought in magic item supplements. A few sentences, pick a buff spell, and boom there’s a D&D 5e potion! Not so with Potions Unlocked, which treats each of its intricately detailed potions with as much loving care and attention as the alchemists who make them.

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A review copy of “Adventures from the Potbellied Kobold: 15 Adventures for 5E” was provided by the publisher. Find more reviews on my website and YouTube channel.

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Designed by: Jeff Stevens Games, with writing by Alan Tucker, Alex Clippinger, Catherine Evans, Cody Faulk, Greg Marks, Hannah Rose, James Introcaso, Jean Headley, Jeff C. Stevens, JVC Parry, Kat Kruger, Maxine Henry, Mike Shea, MT Black, Oliver Darkshire, Shawn Merwin, Toni Winslow-Brill, Tony Petrecca

Adventures from the Potbellied Kobold is a goofy name for a seriously weighty tome (170+ pages!): a collection of 15 mini one-shot adventures, ranging from levels two to nine, from some of the biggest names in D&D adventure design.

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A review copy of “The Book of Wondrous Magic 5e” was provided by the publisher. Find more RPG reviews on my website and YouTube channel.

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Designed by: M.T. Black Games

The Book of Wondrous Magic focuses heavily on magic items that aren’t weapons, shields, or armor, though you’ll still find around 20 swords, maces, staves, and ammunition, including a Deathmark Spear that can mark targets for extra damage, a Quaking Mace that can slam the ground for a shockwave, and a Razorvine Whip that grows serrated leaves that deal extra damage.

Most of what we’ll find are those other magic items: slippers, spectacles, talismans, wands, masks, figurines, and over a dozen rings. The compendium isn’t much to look at, but what’s inside is pure magic.

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A review copy of “The End of the Line” was provided by the publisher. Find more RPG reviews on my website and YouTube channel.

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Designed by: Bring Your Own Dragons

“The End of the Line” is one of my favorite songs from the Traveling Wilburys, an awesome folk-rock group from the late 80s that included Bob Dylan and George Harrison. The End of the Line is also an western-themed and horror-themed one-shot adventure that takes place almost entirely on a speeding train.

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A review copy of “Rescue at Griffoncrag Pass” was provided by the publisher. Find more reviews on my website and YouTube channel.

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Designed by: Chad M. Lensch

If I gave out individual yearly awards, the 80+ page, tier 1 adventure Rescue at Griffoncrag would be an instant nominee for Best Layout and Design. The PDF is nothing short of a joy to flip through, with frequent full page artwork, dungeon and region maps, and individual, gorgeously commissioned art for over a dozen major NPCs. The linear story is logically divided into seven parts, each with their own overview of what’s going on, and what the DM can expect.

I quickly fell in love with this adventure. The opening quest of investigating poisoned fish and the small coastal town full of interesting NPCs kept me hooked, at least up until the point where we lose sight of the rescue and become embroiled in a bizarre telepathic spider civil-war.

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