The Dragonlance Campaign Setting is playable on its own, but best paired with the Bestiary of Krynn for monster encounters. The book itself has easy to read text and is detailed enough to capture the essense of Krynn. I would easily rate this as a 4 star product, save for two things. Many of the illustrations in this book are not of the quality that one would expect for a Dragonlance setting. Although the artwork is acceptable, many of the full color illustrations are not as good as the line drawings in 2nd edition products. Secondly, the book is very detailed to the point of confusion. Unless the reader is already familiar with the timeline and ages of Krynn, the information can be a bit tedious as it covers places and events through the ages both of the worlds past and future. The War of the Lance and Age of Mortals campaign settings remedy this quite well, and are excellent additions to what is presented in this book.

  -- By Dragonslayer221 from Orrville OH USA on September 09, 2011