This book was excellent -- one can regard this as DnD 2.5. Prior to this everyone of the same class and race was essentially the same minus whatever treasure the characters owned and roleplaying fluff players added, and since most people can't play anything other than 1-dimensional orc slaying, treasure stealing sociopaths, every character of the same race and class was the same. The core mechanic of character creation is the "character point". With the points you customize your racial powers, class powers, proficiencies, and non weapon proficiencies. I had many hours of fun with the player's option system. If you like AD&D 2e, the player's option series will take your game to the next level. ( )