Rating:  Summary: Good but not when you get one volume at a time Review: The Priest Spell Compendium is an on going project of TSR to print all the priest spells in one set, that is probably the best idea I have heard in a while. While the concept is sound, the way the Compendium is spoon-fed to the public is not. The Compendium, when they are all in print, will be the definative source, but until the spell by level chart is printed in the back of the third volume. Volume One and Two have little use unless you can memorize all the spells names and levels. This is an ambitious task and it will pay off for TSR. I know I'm getting all three!
Rating:  Summary: A Must Have Review: These books are invaluable. The spells are alphabetical rather than by effect(as with the Encyclopedia Magica) and are given effective descriptions. Two minor complaints: quest & war spells were thrown into the final volume. While I can seee the quest spells, I think the war spells should have been included in the main. The other problem is more serious and prevents 5 stars. The index catalogs spells by sphere - but only spells the authors thought should be listed; instead of using a special notation for non-standard spells, they put them in their own index! For those who like to allow all spells, regardless of setting (through creative renaming), this is something of a hindrance. Otherwise an incredible resource.
Rating:  Summary: A Must Have Review: These books are invaluable. The spells are alphabetical rather than by effect(as with the Encyclopedia Magica) and are given effective descriptions. Two minor complaints: quest & war spells were thrown into the final volume. While I can seee the quest spells, I think the war spells should have been included in the main. The other problem is more serious and prevents 5 stars. The index catalogs spells by sphere - but only spells the authors thought should be listed; instead of using a special notation for non-standard spells, they put them in their own index! For those who like to allow all spells, regardless of setting (through creative renaming), this is something of a hindrance. Otherwise an incredible resource.
Rating:  Summary: A must have for Priest enthusiasts! Review: This book is amazing. It has so many new spells for the Priest class. It adds alot more depth to the class. It also makes the priest alot stronger as a magic user. The mage will no longer be the strongest class in the game. This is an excellent list of spells and I recommend it!
Rating:  Summary: Perfect opening book for the series Review: Volume one of the Priest's Spell Compendium series starts them off with a bang. Information is easily accessible (following the same format as the Wizard's Spell Compendium series). It looks like the next three volumes won't disappoint, either.Both Compendium series should have included some additional spells "just for fun," but I can't fault TSR or the editors -- this is, after all, a compendium.
Rating:  Summary: tsr does it again Review: well, again TSR (wizards of the coast ) thinks only on how to make more money. so you must buy the all Compendium if you want it to worth something. instead of arraging the spell by levels, (like in the PHB) they arrange them by the a b c. now go and search the spell you want to memorize. a nasty trick by WOC (as was done in the wizard spell compendium)
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