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Far below the standard set by Planescape, October 15, 1999

By	John Kress (Arnold, MD USA) - See all my reviews

"Warriors of Heaven" presents the celestial races in a manner that is both flat and without controversy. One of the highlights of the Planescape setting has always been that no one--particularly not the "authoritative" authors of official products--knows the whole story of the planes--they are simply too vast. As a result, Planescape products are known to present theories, alternate views, different takes depending on one's standpoint, wild speculations, misinformation, and even downright contradictions. Not here. No, everything here is cut and dried and told to you by a godlike narrator--as opposed to the nine or so different speakers (each with different knowledge, tone, and agenda) that illuminated for us the Faces of Evil.

Well, then, what about the information you do get? It would be useful if you wanted to introduce a few celestial-themed adventures into a non-PS campaign, but as far as those of us who like the planes themselves as a setting, there is really almost nothing new or useful here--unless one is really enamored of tables for game mechanics, and has no interest in the actual characterization of the ways, manners, cultures, and beliefs of the celestials. You can even see this in the title: why *Warriors*? Are *all* good-aligned, celestial beings militant? Are there no celestials who are pacifistic? But such things don't matter in an accessory that assumes that it is only laying out additional "monsters" for game players to fight, presumably with a minimum of roleplaying and a maximum of rolling dice and consulting tables for the results.

Shall I sum it up? Warriors of Heaven has *75* tables and charts of mechanical statistics cluttering its 90 pages. Faces of Evil has *none* in its 95 pages. If you want a rich, insightful analogue to Faces of Evil, then this is not for you. If you are dying to introduce a 3rd level Deva into your Forgotten Realms campaign, this is probably something worth reading. If there is to be a Faces of Good, apparently someone will have to write it for the internet.

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