ISBN: 078693686X 9780786936861

Category: Games & Activities / Role Playing & Fantasy

Page count: 160

<b>The essential handbook integrating war and battlefield action into D&D® play.<br> <br> <i>Heros of Battle</i></b>™ provides everything one needs to know to play a battle-oriented<b>D&D</b>campaign. Players can build military characters with new<br> feats, spells, uses for traditional spells, and prestige classes. Information is<br> given on tools specific to the battlefield, including siege engines, weapons,<br> magic items, steeds, and other exotic mounts. Battlefield terrain aspects are<br> discussed with plenty of illustrative maps and new rules. Specific types of<br> battlefield encounters are discussed in detail, and the book provides specific<br> detail on designing battlefields.<br> <br> DAVID NOONAN is an RPG designer/developer at Wizards of the Coast, Inc. Recent credits include authoring<b><i>Complete Divine</i></b>™ and co-authoring<br> <b><i>Races of Stone</i></b>™ and<b><i>Unearthed Arcana</i></b>™.<br> <br> WILL McDERMOTT, former editor-inchief of<i>Duelist</i>and<i>TopDeck</i>magazines,<br> has written a number of articles for<b>Dragon</b>® Magazine, but is known<br> primarily for his fiction in the<b>Magic: The Gathering</b>™ universe, including<br> the novels<i>Judgment</i>and<i>The Moons of Mirrodin</i>.<br> <br> STEPHEN SCHUBERT is a freelance writer whose previous credits include<br> articles in<b><i>Dragon</i></b>Magazine.