Masters of the Wild: A Guidebook to Barbarians, Druids and Rangers Book

Masters of the Wild is the last of a series of 3rd Edition D&D books focussing on the various character classes, this time featuring the barbarian, druid and ranger classes. Like the other books in the series (Sword and Fist, Defenders of the Faith, Tome and Blood, and Song and Silence) it is moderately useful, but probably not worth its asking price.

The first chapter is a general discussion on the three classes - suitable races, interaction with other classes, advice on class specific abilities (barbarian rage, druid Wild Shape and ranger favoured enemies) and a variant form of ranger focussed on urban instead of wilderness life - and is pretty interesting. The second chapter focusses on a large list of new feats of use to the three nature classes.

Chapter 3 covers mundane and magical items, including the new infusion magical item type, and chapter 4 has a discussion on animal companions along with some new dire animals and the new legendary animals

Chapter 5 is the prestige classes. As usual, there's a mix of interesting and boring classes, plus some odd choices (why does the Exotic Weapon Master require the ability to rage? the class has nothing to do with raging). Chapter 6 has a list of new spells suitable for druids and rangers (and some that are suitable for clerics and sorcerer/wizards as well).