
I wonder if the author forgot that Stone Masters could do that, or just didn't care at all for that set of powers? They also don't have the ability to draw magic powers from gems, either.

battery that drains over time, make it shine light, or make it fire a laser), learn Crystal Magic spells, and learn a few standard magic spells of choice.

has a couple watered-down Stone Master abilities, some other abilities similar to the Stone Master but for Crystals, can do a couple interesting "tricks" with crystals in their hands (make a P.P.E. The Crystal Mage is a new O.C.C., and the initial reason I bought the book. setting, despite the Atlantean's being dimensional travelers and found in many dimensions. My only other issue noted here is that it's 100% written for an M.D.C. It certainly makes them more self-sufficient. I no longer saw their ability to pull magical powers from various gems, so I'm not sure if this is an improvement as much as it's just a change. describing offensive earth/stone attacks a Seismic Wave for knockdown, Pillars of Stone shooting up from the ground to toss or trap enemies, Stone Spears emerging from the ground to impale enemies in an area, Sudden Creation of pits, making a Fissure, and Walls of Stone at various sizes. is reprinted in this book, but there's a whole new section of the O.C.C. It gives the Atlantean's variety without being game breaking. It felt at about the same level of power as "Kits" were in 2nd Ed D&D. It's not terrible, but not really necessary either. Atlantean's now get small bonuses to their O.C.C. Their new dimensional homes are called out, some notes on politics and how their members tend to be, etc.

Some of the better known clans are discussed. The notable clans are described, and there's a random table for generating new, lesser known clans. How the Atlantean's destroyed Atlantis is revealed and it was a cool read. Upon an actual read, Secrets of the Atlanteans is actually a better book than my initial page flip scan gave it credit for.
