Like the other "Complete ..."-Books this is a great addition for players that want to focus and deepen a certain character-class (resp. group of classes). May be due to the many facets of wizardly magic but also due to the new ideas this book brings up, this book has to cover a wide range of issues (classes, prestige classes, feats, spells, etc.) - and it does. In my feeling there are some ideas that are out of scope (e.g. Alienist, Blood Magus)- if those "out of scope" items would have been dropped - the book would have won much more stringency and transparency (I am flipping permanently through the pages...)
This is a great resource for casters. My DM and I had to rewrite some of the prestige classes because they were garbage (looking at you, effigy master), but the sections on arcane events, lore, and the new creatures are well worth it. My policy with dnd books has always been "find the pdf and if you love it, buy it" and I certainly needed to buy this book.
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great add on
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This book has some interesting information, but is basically a 3.5 edition repackaging of "Tome and Blood." It introduces 3 classes, including a broken one and one from Oriental adventures.
A great addition to the 3.5 core. Very helpful. Plenty of new classes, spells, and magic items. great!
I'm glad that I got the Complete Arcane. It was just what I needed to find all of my Arcane information for the game.
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