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25: 308:"execrable, excruciating and extortionate", stating that "the price should dissuade any self-respecting gamer" from buying it. He felt that the purpose of the book, to aid roleplaying, is negated by the pseudo-scientific style in which the material is presented. He found that the adventures in the book were not specifically designed for elves. Dale concluded that 129: 203:
is a supplement describing elven characters and the various elven cultures, history, and gods. With six scenarios for elf characters, levels 4-7, one for each type of elf: wood elves, grey elves, dark elves, high elves, etc.
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supplements quickly and in volume. The line featured many adventures as well as an increasing number of source books, including race- and class-related books like
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was a "merely amateur" rehashing of "widely current material lacking the redeeming features of a coherent setting or adequate presentation."
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in 1983 as a 96-page book. A second printing was published in 1985.
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