Pyramid Review
Egyptian Adventures: Hamunaptra (for the d20 System)
Published by Green Ronin Publishing
Written by C. A. Suleiman with Steve Kenson & Ari Marmell
Cover by James Ryman
Illustrated by Toren "MacBin" Atkinson, Kent Burles, Jennifer Meyer, Ben Risbeck, Beth Trott, & Mike Vilardi
Cartography by Ed Bourelle
Boxed Set with one 96-page, one 64-page, & one 56-page b&w softcovers, & 22"×17" full-color map; $39.95
Surprisingly, one of the few historical periods to have been ignored by the d20 System is that of Ancient Egypt. Thus the appearance of Egyptian Adventures: Hamunaptra is a welcome one for that reason, and more. The others being that it is a Green Ronin release, who are known for the quality of their d20 System supplements, and that it is part of their Mythic Vistas line, which to date has produced some very good supplements.
The most obvious thing about Egyptian Adventures: Hamunaptra is that it is not a single book, but a boxed set containing three books and a poster map . . . something of an oddity in this day and age. As you would expect for a Green Ronin publication, presentation standards are high, and where the artwork is not good, it is exquisite. Unfortunately, the cover illustrations are not as good. Barring the odd typographical error, the writing is of course, excellent.
The first thing you need to know about Egyptian Adventures: Hamunaptra is that it is not a supplement about Ancient Egypt. Rather it presents a setting based on Ancient Egypt into which the fantasy . . .
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Article publication date: November 25, 2005
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