As always, to stay objective I will be following my rules for these reviews.
Legendary Villains: Wicked Witches
PDF. 36 pages. 1 title page, 1 table of contents, 1 page OGL. Color cover and interior art.
I went into this expecting some NPCs, and I got that, but this is also more here.
There are three new archetypes presented here, the consort of fiends, the curio collector, and the shadow sister.
All are presented as being evil, which is great fun really. I do love an evil witch. All of these are quite fun too, but it is the consort of fiends and shadow sister that have the most of my attention.
Each archetype has appropriate powers to call on. The Consort of Fiends for example has powers and fluff thatmake it feel like a 5e Warlock. The Shadow Sister works with any of the various Shadow prestige classes we have had since the early 3e days.
Speaking of which there is also a prestige class offered here, the Hag Matron, which makes the connection between witches and hags stronger. The witch in question actually transforms into a hag as she gets stronger. This reminds me a bit of the old Van Richten's Guide to Witches from the AD&D 2nd Ed Ravenloft days. This would certainly fit in well with that. Also different sorts of hags have different powers.
We also get a bunch of Patron Oaths, which are different ways at looking at the patrons.
There are new witch hexes, new magic items, and a lot of "lesser" familiars.
All in all a very fine addition to the trove of witch related material available for Pathfinder. The focus on evil witchcraft is a great bonus here.
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