- Paperback: 192 pages
- Publisher: Wizards of the Coast (15 Nov 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0786919892
- ISBN-13: 978-0786919895
- Product Dimensions: 27.4 x 21.3 x 1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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Evil Powers Threaten Faerun Sinister cabals plot in shadows, while merciless armies gather for war. Explore the inner workings of infamous factions such as the Red Wizards and the Zhentarim. Discover more recently unveiled enemies, including the shades and the People of the Black Blood. With detailed descriptions of key villains, secret headquarters, and more, this guide covers everything a Dungeon Master needs to conspire against the heroes of the Forgotten Realms game setting. 28 villainous groups Maps of evil strongholds New spells, feats, and magic items
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70 of 70 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Okay, finally a book which is pretty comprehensive in its overview of the best and worst bad guys of the Realms. Your old favorites like the Black Network (aka the Zhentarim) and the Red Wizards of Thay are here, and also the new bad guys on the scene, the returned Archwizards of the Netheril Empire. The book has split the bad guys into two camps, the major ones like the Red Wizards and the Zhentarim, whose influence and power threatens the whole of Forgotten Realms, and the minor players, such as the Fire Knives or the Night Masks, whose main area of influence is more localised.
I think that this is a good idea as it allows for DMs to have a plethora of baddies to throw at any group of adventurers, from your beginning just left the family business to seek fame and fortune group, to the saving the world and laughing death in the face heroes of ballads and legends.
It also allows players to belong to these groups, and to find out why they are so feared throughout the Realms, and why the likes of Elminster, the Harpers and the Lords Alliance have such trouble getting rid of the Rotters.
The book includes the political structure and influence of each group, the hierachies, the groups agenda for themselves and others, notable allies and enemies, important bases and player hooks.
All in all a good all rounder, well presented and definitely a welcome edition to the Forgotten Realms.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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This supplement for the Forgotten Realms campaign setting details the evil organisations, both large and small, that operate in Faerūn. The book includes information on seven major organisations and twenty minor ones, all evil and many influential in the daily life of Faerūn. As well as groups, such as the Red Wizards and Zhentarim, the book also includes information on evil religions such as the churches of Bane and Cyric, and races like the Drow and Mind Flayers who wish to conquer and/or destroy Faerūn. Each entry has a brief description of the organisation and history of the group detailed as well as such things as approximate numbers, symbols and hierarchy. As well as this many of the entries have guidance for the use of the group by the DM, as well as sample encounters and layout for places frequented by the organisations. Altogether, although the book is relatively old now and some of the organisations detailed have advanced from how they are described in this book it would still be useful to a DM and is interesting enough to read through even if you don't use much of it in your game.
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31 of 34 people found the following review helpful
Excellent supplement for Forgotten Realms DM's
12 Nov 2001
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If you play in the Realms and want to flesh out your villians, this book is wonderful. It's the same size and layout as Magic of Faerun, so that right there is a plus. Personally, i think the artwork is much better than Magic of Faerun, and some of the power groups detailed therein are quite intriguing. From the Daemonfey to the old Red Wizards, the book covers dozens and dozens of personalities, locales, and enemies to throw against your party.
If you don't play in the Realms, the book is not as useful, but it is still GRADE A gaming material that could have pieces used in other campaigns. It seems like WOTC is pumping all their best talent and money into the FR series, which is fine by me, but it means that some other lines end up lacking (like the class supplement books).
Yes, the book is very pricey, but for a DM who wants a whole slew of villians, monsters and plots, it's worth the money.
17 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Well done but lacking in some areas.
7 Nov 2001
Format:Paperback
I'll start by saying the book is a good book for anyone playing in the Forgotten Realms setting. This book is perfect for DMs and not as important for players, although players who wish to play in an evil group will find this book very useful. Any DM that wishes to tackle the pcs with an evil group will find a lot of support and ideas in this book including stats, items, influence, npcs, allies, locations, maps etc. It also adds a handful of prestige classes specific to some of the evil groups including Church of Cyric (Spur Lords), Worshipers of Entropy(Entropist), Zhentarim's Sky mages, Thayan Knights of the Red Wizards and even the Darkmask for surface drow that follow Vhaeraun. The end of the book contains favored magical items and favored spells to some of the groups. Some of the groups have character leaders stats and items. I had to hold back from rating this book as a single reason which I thought is important as someone who plays with psionics. The books contains no psionical support, or even a psionical option, for cults like the Mindflayers which are obviously psionically oriented. Other than that, I highly recommend the book, especially for playing in or against evil groups.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
All our favorite bad guys!
18 Sep 2002
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Truth be told, you probably have enough information in the Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting to pass through or conduct simple quests with regard to most of the evil groups of Faerun. All of the organizations in this book are mentioned, with varying detail, in the campaign. They are also described in Forgotten Realms novels, so if you have read a great deal of those, you might not need this accessory.
If you want to get into real detail with the powers of darkness and haven't read that much fiction, then this is the book to have. Even if you have done your homework, there's quite a lot of original material in here. As an example, if you'd like to actually visit the City of Shade, Lord of Darkness contains a wealth of information about how you would describe it. The campaign provides more simple demographics and locations than in-depth detail, so this is most welcome. There are also new encounters, weapons, and spells for the organizations, as well as some pre-made dungeons to explore. Specific points of interest in lands held by the enemy are also noted, as well as details on particular leaders of each order.
In all, every major evil organization is covered, as well as a host of lesser ones. Lords of Darkness has enough info about how they operate and what they look like to give a DM totally unacquainted with the FR setting the capability to correctly portray enemies and guide adventurers through enemy territory.
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