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Dreadmire (ISBN 0977338339) is a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, printed by Spellbinder Games, and created by author Randy Richards. The book used the d20 system/3.0 edition of the rules. At 224 pages it was one of the most extenisve environment and setting books published for d20 system/3.0 edition.

DreadmireBook — *Dreadmire*, published in 2005

Dreadmire is a guidebook for a fantasy swamp setting. The book includes extensive background material for a swamp/marsh/bog type setting, detailed encounter tables, new spells, character classes, monsters, and magic items that can be used in any d20 setting.

The sample campaign includes three adventures. One serves as an introduction to the Dreadmire setting and is suitable for begining players and the others offer more advanced campaign-style play.

Book Reviews

A review at Rpg.net [[1]]
A review in Knights of the Dinner Table magazine^[1], via Kenzer & Company. The review itself is not available online, but it is listed as being in the magazine (near the bottom under the heading "Departments" and then "Brian's Small Press Picks")

SpeilXpress, a gaming magazine in Germany. The review^[2] is available both in their magazine and online.

A staff review at EN World^[3].

Game Trade Magazine, the gaming industry's leader in game books and accessories, featured Dreadmire^[4] as a "Spotlight Item" on page 38.

A staff review^[5] at GamingReport.com, an industry leader in game reviews.

A fan review^[6] at GamingReport.com, an industry leader in game reviews.

Readers Reviews, in independent book review^[7] company.

On Amazon.com, primarily an online book store with reviews^[8] by customers.

References

[1] ttp://www.kenzerco.com/product_info.php?cPath=22_23_24&products_id=366

[2] ttp://www.spielxpress.com/download/06_06/P17_dreadmire.pdf

[3] ttp://www.enworld.org/forum/reviews/244338-dreadmire.html?ltr=D

[4] ttp://www.gametrademagazine.com/PDFS/GTM_74_PDFs/GTM74_GAMES.pdf

[5] ttp://www.gamingreport.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Reviews&file=index&req=showcontent&id=2110

[6] ttp://www.gamingreport.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Reviews&file=index&req=showcontent&id=2055

[7] ttp://www.readerviews.com/ReviewRichardsDreadmire.html

[8] ttp://www.amazon.com/gp/product/worldofgreyha/0977338339/qid=1133364328/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/002-2600850-9005646?s=books&v=glance&n=283155

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-'''''Dreadmire''''' (ISBN 0977338339) is a [[campaign setting]] for the ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' [[role-playing game]], printed by [[Spellbinder Games]], and created by author, publisher [[Randy Richards]]. The book used the [[D20 System|d20 system/3.0 edition]] of the rules.
+'''''Dreadmire''''' (ISBN 0977338339) is a [[campaign setting]] for the ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' [[role-playing game]], printed by [[Spellbinder Games]], and created by author [[Randy Richards]]. The book used the [[D20 System|d20 system/3.0 edition]] of the rules. At 224 pages it was one of the most extenisve environment and setting books published for [[D20 System|d20 system/3.0 edition]].
 [[Image:DreadmireBook.jpg|thumb|200px|right|''Dreadmire'', published in 2005]]<!--fair use rationale: book cover used to note the book itself and to illustrate its subject in compilance with WP fair use policy.-->
+Dreadmire is a guidebook for a fantasy swamp setting. The book includes extensive background material for a swamp/marsh/bog type setting, detailed encounter tables, new spells, character classes, monsters, and magic items that can be used in any d20 setting.
-The author, [[Randy Richards]], used this phrase to describe the book,
-<blockquote>
-"Think of Dreadmire as the [[Atchafalaya Swamp]] meets [[Lord of the Rings]], with [[Cajun]] [[hobbits]], weregators, undead mosquitoes, monstrous plants, fungus demons, and giant cockroaches thrown into the mix."
-</blockquote>
+The sample campaign includes three adventures. One serves as an introduction to the Dreadmire setting and is suitable for begining players and the others offer more advanced campaign-style play.
-Dreadmire is a guidebook to a large swamp setting that forms the basis of a campaign. The book includes chapters not only with background material for the swamp but detailed encounter tables, new spells, character classes and magic items.
-There are three adventures contained within the book. One serves as an introduction to the setting and the others offer more advanced campaign-style play.  A number of locations are noted but not detailed within the book so a GM can develop either more involved campaigns based in their own home-brew setting or develop the remainder of the areas on their own.
-The goal of the book is to provide a setting for which many adventures can be played out and offer advice on how to run a typical swamp adventure.
-[[Image:DreadmireBookBackCover.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The back cover of Dreadmire.]]<!--fair use rationale: book cover used to note the book itself and to illustrate its subject in compilance with WP fair use policy.-->
 ==Book Reviews==
+* A review at Rpg.net [[http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/12/12124.phtml]]
 * A review in Knights of the Dinner Table magazine<ref>http://www.kenzerco.com/product_info.php?cPath=22_23_24&products_id=366</ref>, via Kenzer & Company. The review itself is not available online, but it is listed as being in the magazine (near the bottom under the heading "Departments" and then "Brian's Small Press Picks")