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The Minerology Manual may be one of the most frustrating books I've ever purchased. I love so much of it, but it is also such a hot mess.
To begin with, the good:
This is the kind of world building supplement that I adore – one that provides what I like to call “fantastic naturalism”. It begins with elements which fill the role of fantasy entries of the periodic table. It then builds into minerals, rocks, soils, ores, metals, crystals and gemstones in a way that all fits with how actual geology might work in a magical setting. While reading the book I kept asking my wife, a geologist, about the accuracy of various things and most of it seemed fairly correct. The section on leylines is also fairly interesting and potentially useful. It would seem to play a large part of this fantasy geology but… we’ll get to that later.
The information on dwarven cities, clans and even full on dwarven conlang with script are great and full of inspiration. I loved the idea of the mesa dwarves and...
Rating: [3 of 5 Stars!] |
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