This is one is probably one of the better splatbooks. This book has lots of roguish flavored stuff in it. Most of the classes presented have a sneak attack progression for instance, however there's stuff in here for those of you who like bards, wildshapers, spellcasters, skill monkeys, and animal companions as well. Plus the scout and ninja are both decent classes. The scout is similar to a ranger but with no spiritual connexion to nature. and her combat style emphasizes being mobile and she's more skills oriented getting 8 points a level rather than six. Potential for damage output via skirmish is higher too, and synergizes nicely with the ranger (see "swift hunter" feat). Those of you who like playing melee characters as well as nature oriented characters will want this book simply for the scout. ( )