The PoA elements were pretty awesome, I agree. Can't wait to encounter a Phoong/Phung.
Of all the monsters in the Bestiary, the most Vancian IMHO is the Thew Waggon, which is just plain weird, but I can't place it. I HAS to be Vance-inspired: the guy had a great way of inventing bizarre modes of travel, and this is nearly an archetype.
"AS&SH feels like late 70’s fantasy roleplaying from a parallel dimension where Frodo was unceremoniously slain by Conan." -
rpg.net review