Aasimar: Heirs of Glory by Landon Bellavia is a role playing game supplement published by Raging Swan Press for use with the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. As such, it is covered by the Open Game License and some parts are considered to be Open Game Content as a result.
The supplement is available as a 31-page PDF from DriveThruRPG for $4.99 but was purchased at a reduced price as part of a special bundle. Two pages are the front and rear covers, three the front matter, one the Contents and one the Open Game License. The PDF comes in two versions, one intended for print and high-end devices, one intended for low-end and mobile. A second, 10-page PDF just has the stats for the various example aasimar in the supplement.
Aasimar has details on them, how they come to be, their physiology and appearance, psychology and personality, society and religion and alignment.
Alternate Racial Traits has eight different bloodlines, skills based around origins and spell-like abilities.
Aasimar Adventurers looks at a variety of different classes and how aasimar would pursue them.
Alternate Favoured Class Options looks at alternatives from the norm for class options.
Alternate Class Features has a new cavalier order, four different cleric subdomains, a new archetype for monks and two types of paladin.
New Feats has seven new heritage feats.
New Character Traits has some new traits for aasimar.
Aasimar Features has a list of new features, some of which have an effect on illumination or stealth.
Aasimar Origins has d12 different origins.
Sample Aasimar has seven sample aasimar, the lowest CR 1/2, the highest CR 14. Each is names, given a description, background, personality, mannerisms, distinguishing features, hooks, tactics and traits, as well as stat blocks.
Reading Stat Blocks is a standard page from the publisher on doing this.
Aasimar: Heirs of Glory in Review
The PDF is well bookmarked with everything except sidebars linked. The Contents covers the major sections and is hyperlinked. Navigation is good. The text maintains a two-column format and appeared to be free of errors. There are a number of black and white illustrations up to full page in size. Presentation is good.
This book is really two different books. The first is a collection of new options for aasimar characters, which could be used by players as well as GMs. The second part is a collectio0n of NPCs that is really only useful for the GM. This does mean the supplement lacks a bit of focus, and might have been better as two separate supplements. Aasimar: Heirs of Glory can be found by clicking here.
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