with that desert yellow cover) to make curious players pick it up and start their journey in the Al-Qadim universe". Appelcline commented that "though The Complete Sha'ir's Handbook mostly focuses on crunchy kits and other rules, it also detailed the wizardly societies of Al-Qadim, including the Brotherhood of the True Flame and many others. Wizardly societies were apparently in vogue at the time, as TSR had published DSR3: 'Veiled Alliance' (1992) for Dark Sun just a few years previous — though some reviewers thought such societies were better suited for Athas than the land of Al-Qadim". Reviews White Wolf #50 References Al-Qadim supplements Role-playing game supplements introduced in 1994