 Cover of the first edition | |
| Author | Tracy Hickman &Margaret Weis |
|---|---|
| Subject | Dungeons & Dragons rules |
| Publisher | TSR |
Publication date | 1987 |
| ISBN | 0-88038-452-2 |
| OCLC | 17651951 |
| 794 19 | |
| LC Class | GV1469.62.D84 H53 1987 |
Dragonlance Adventures is a 128-page hardcover book for theDragonlancecampaign setting for the first edition of theAdvancedDungeons & Dragonsfantasyrole-playing game.
Dragonlance Adventures is a supplement which details the history,characters, gods and races, monsters, andmagic items of Krynn.[1]
Dragonlance Adventures provides information for aDungeon Master running adventures in Krynn, including how to create characters for the setting or import them from other campaigns. The book encourages players to create characters who adventure during or after theWar of the Lance, or in the distant past before theCataclysm.[2] Options for player characters include the Knights of Solamnia,kender, gnomes, andWizards of High Sorcery.[2] The book introduces changes formagic-users which were later intended to be made in the second edition ofAD&D, as well as a newalignment system similar to that of theAD&D game revision.[2] Three pantheons of gods (good, evil, and neutral) are detailed, including the philosophies and structures, history, game statistics, godly Sphere of Influence, special powers granted to followers, and additional spells each god's follower gains over and above his daily allotments.[2] Creatures native to Krynn are described, including thedraconians, gully dwarves, shadowpeople, dreamwraiths, spectral minions, andthanoi.[2] The Timeline of Krynn covers the major events of the world's past, from its creation through the War of the Lance, and details on the major personalities of the world's history are given along with game statistics.[2]
Dragonlance Adventures was written byTracy Hickman andMargaret Weis, with cover art byJeff Easley and interior illustrations byGeorge Barr, and was published by TSR in 1987 as a 128-page hardcover.[1]Dragonlance Adventures was written in response to the desire of fans for all the background for theDragonlance game world in one book.[2]
This book was published in the same format as otherDungeons & Dragons manuals of its time.
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