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==History== |
==History== |
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| − | Dreadmire was unique in that it was the first D20 book to place an entire campaign in a swamp setting. It also contained nearly 220,000 words, more than any other D20 System book up to that time. Included were 264 monsters, 124 spells, 136 magic items, 49 weapons, 18 classes, 19 deities, 37 factions, 47 mysteries, and 266 illustrations, more content than any other independently |
+ | Frist developed as a possible setting book for Necromancer games, Dreadmire was unique in that it was the first D20 book to place an entire campaign in a swamp setting. It also contained nearly 220,000 words, more than any other D20 System book up to that time. Included were 264 monsters, 124 spells, 136 magic items, 49 weapons, 18 classes, 19 deities, 37 factions, 47 mysteries, and 266 illustrations, more content than any other independently published 3.0 edition Dungeons & Dragons book published up to that point. |
Dreadmire was distributed in the U.S. through Alliance Games and in Europe via Esdevium Games Ltd., but is now out of print. Copies are sometimes available on eBay and Amazon.com. |
Dreadmire was distributed in the U.S. through Alliance Games and in Europe via Esdevium Games Ltd., but is now out of print. Copies are sometimes available on eBay and Amazon.com. |
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Revision as of 16:23, 7 April 2009
Dreadmire[1]. (ISBN 0977338339) is a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, printed by publisher Spellbinder Games, and created by author, game designer and publisher Randy Richards. The book used the D20 System/3.0 edition of the rules.
Dreadmire, published in 2005
The author used this phrase to describe the book:
"Think of Dreadmire as the Atchafalaya Swamp meets Lord of the Rings, with Cajun halflings, undead mosquitoes, weregators, giant cockroaches, fungus demons, man-eating plants, slime dragons, cannibal elves, sunken ruins, mud dwarves, dark water, and evil trees thrown into the mix."
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.
The goal of the book is to provide a setting for which many adventures can be played out, not just a book on how to run a swamp adventure (which it is, as well). This is why a number of locations are noted, but not detailed within the book, so the GM can have an idea of how to develop more involved campaigns.
The back cover of Dreadmire.
History
Frist developed as a possible setting book for Necromancer games, Dreadmire was unique in that it was the first D20 book to place an entire campaign in a swamp setting. It also contained nearly 220,000 words, more than any other D20 System book up to that time. Included were 264 monsters, 124 spells, 136 magic items, 49 weapons, 18 classes, 19 deities, 37 factions, 47 mysteries, and 266 illustrations, more content than any other independently published 3.0 edition Dungeons & Dragons book published up to that point.
Dreadmire was distributed in the U.S. through Alliance Games and in Europe via Esdevium Games Ltd., but is now out of print. Copies are sometimes available on eBay and Amazon.com.
Book Reviews
- A review in Knights of the Dinner Table magazine[2], 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[3] is available both in their magazine and online.
- A staff review at EN World[4].
- Game Trade Magazine, the gaming industry's leader in game books and accessories, featured Dreadmire[5] as a "Spotlight Item" on page 38.
- A staff review[6] at GamingReport.com, an industry leader in game reviews.
- A fan review[7] at GamingReport.com, an industry leader in game reviews.
- Readers Reviews, in independent book review[8] company.
- On Amazon.com, primarily an online book store with reviews[9] by customers.
External Links
- Dreadmire on the publisher's author site: Dreadmire.com
References
- ↑ http://mywikibiz.com/Directory:Spellbinder_Games/Dreadmire
- ↑ http://www.kenzerco.com/product_info.php?cPath=22_23_24&products_id=366
- ↑ http://www.spielxpress.com/download/06_06/P17_dreadmire.pdf
- ↑ http://www.enworld.org/forum/reviews/244338-dreadmire.html?ltr=D
- ↑ http://www.gametrademagazine.com/PDFS/GTM_74_PDFs/GTM74_GAMES.pdf
- ↑ http://www.gamingreport.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Reviews&file=index&req=showcontent&id=2110
- ↑ http://www.gamingreport.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Reviews&file=index&req=showcontent&id=2055
- ↑ http://www.readerviews.com/ReviewRichardsDreadmire.html
- ↑ http://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