- Hardcover: 157 pages
- Publisher: Wizards of the Coast (11 July 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0786939168
- ISBN-13: 978-0786939169
- Product Dimensions: 27.9 x 20.8 x 1.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 868,950 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Secrets of Xen’drik™
Keith Baker
Jason Bulmahn Amber Scott
Here Be Monsters … and More
There’s an old saying in Stormreach: “Great power rests in the ruins of the past.” The shattered cities and vast dungeons of Xen’drik hold the secrets of countless fallen empires. Legends speak of titanic landmarks, sunken treasure vaults, and forgotten places suffused with powerful magic. Beyond the walls of Stormreach, an entire continent waits to be rediscovered. But beware! Terrible monsters rule Xen’drik now, and explorers searching for gold or glory often find death instead.
Inside this book, you’ll find everything you need to adventure in the shattered continent of Xen’drik:
* Comprehensive overview of the continent of Xen’drik and the gateway city of Stormreach
* New feats, prestige classes, spells, equipment, and magic items
* Encounters and magical locations you can drop into your existing campaign
* Ready-to-play adventures, monsters, and villains
For use with these Dungeons & Dragons® products
Player’s Handbook™ Dungeon Master’s Guide™ Monster Manual™
Eberron® Campaign Setting
Keith Baker
Jason Bulmahn Amber Scott
Here Be Monsters … and More
There’s an old saying in Stormreach: “Great power rests in the ruins of the past.” The shattered cities and vast dungeons of Xen’drik hold the secrets of countless fallen empires. Legends speak of titanic landmarks, sunken treasure vaults, and forgotten places suffused with powerful magic. Beyond the walls of Stormreach, an entire continent waits to be rediscovered. But beware! Terrible monsters rule Xen’drik now, and explorers searching for gold or glory often find death instead.
Inside this book, you’ll find everything you need to adventure in the shattered continent of Xen’drik:
* Comprehensive overview of the continent of Xen’drik and the gateway city of Stormreach
* New feats, prestige classes, spells, equipment, and magic items
* Encounters and magical locations you can drop into your existing campaign
* Ready-to-play adventures, monsters, and villains
For use with these Dungeons & Dragons® products
Player’s Handbook™ Dungeon Master’s Guide™ Monster Manual™
Eberron® Campaign Setting
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Format:Hardcover
OK. I think I was a bit generous when giving the Explorer's Handbook 3 stars. This book is closer to what I would consider 3 stars. Is it better than the similar Explorer's Handbook? Yes. Is it a worthwhile purchase? Well maybe.
It claims to be a comprehensive overview of the mysterious continent of Xen'drik and the city of Stormreach. This is not true in the slightest. What this is is a collection of sketchy ideas thrown out there to inspire you to customise Xen'drik to how you see fit. Not a bad idea - you wouldn't want everything all laid out for you. But the problem is that the ideas range from the 'so generic as to be useless 'adventure sites' to quite interesting adventure ideas. There are also some new prestige classes (not the most inspiring), items and NPCs (the drow stats are probably the most useful as they can be used quickly and act as a base template for customising these popular foes). The encounters section is a mixed bag.
Its not an essential product but I am sure that everybody could find something to inspire an adventure and maybe even a campaign (the Destiny Arms campaign idea particularly caught my imagination) here. It is up to the usual high presentation standards and I would keep an eye out for a cheap copy in Amazon Marketplace as I did, or on Ebay.
It claims to be a comprehensive overview of the mysterious continent of Xen'drik and the city of Stormreach. This is not true in the slightest. What this is is a collection of sketchy ideas thrown out there to inspire you to customise Xen'drik to how you see fit. Not a bad idea - you wouldn't want everything all laid out for you. But the problem is that the ideas range from the 'so generic as to be useless 'adventure sites' to quite interesting adventure ideas. There are also some new prestige classes (not the most inspiring), items and NPCs (the drow stats are probably the most useful as they can be used quickly and act as a base template for customising these popular foes). The encounters section is a mixed bag.
Its not an essential product but I am sure that everybody could find something to inspire an adventure and maybe even a campaign (the Destiny Arms campaign idea particularly caught my imagination) here. It is up to the usual high presentation standards and I would keep an eye out for a cheap copy in Amazon Marketplace as I did, or on Ebay.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Xen'drik
19 Aug 2006
Format:Hardcover
This book is great for anyone playing in the Eberron world of Dungeons and Dragons. The book covers anything you need to know about the ancient continent. There are some great new items, 3 new prestige classes (1 specific to warforged), new spells, artifact spells, and new artifacts. There is finally a map of Xen'drik, that shows the lands features. There is alot of information on stormreach and a map of the city. There are even new monsters to encounter and Xen'drik adventuring ideas. This book is great for PCs travelling in Xen'drik or DMs who want all the information on Xen'drik for the gaming sessions.
10 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Lots of Promise
15 July 2006
Format:Hardcover
The excitement built around the mysterious continent of Xen'Drik raised my anticipation and hopes for this newest Eberron release. Baker and others wrote great pieces about the continent, much of the book outlined possible hooks for adventures, including specific destinations and NPC creation/design. The PrC list was small, and those special classes were shallow, too. Feats and spells must be lost on the Giants' Island, because I couldn't find many of them. I believe more detail and playable information about the drow was located in Races of Eberron. I like the book, but feel it's price was too high for the value of information contained within. I would have preferred a softbound book and a smaller price. I found the artwork and design nicely done, but the information for players and DMs faile to achieve potential.
8 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Xen'Drik...is good!
1 Aug 2006
Format:Hardcover
I recently bought a copy of this book. I have read some reviews downplaying it but i give it a four and a half star rating.
First of all, the book is presented in a nice way. Like all the other Eberron books it looks nice. I also like the way all the encounters and sample local's are created not in a set location but with much room to change them and locate them anywhere on the continent you please. Basically it them showing you how to do it but the world is still yours.
The book is small though and wouldnt pay full price...lucky for amazon!
First of all, the book is presented in a nice way. Like all the other Eberron books it looks nice. I also like the way all the encounters and sample local's are created not in a set location but with much room to change them and locate them anywhere on the continent you please. Basically it them showing you how to do it but the world is still yours.
The book is small though and wouldnt pay full price...lucky for amazon!
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