Publication:Stronghold Builder's Guidebook

Stronghold Builder's Guidebook

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System: Dungeons and Dragons 3e  Abbreviation: —  Author: Matt Forbeck, David Noonan  Publisher: Wizards of the Coast  Item Code: 88166  Publication Date: 2002  Format: Paperback  Page Count: 128  ISBN-10: 0786926554  Price:

Product Blurb Defenses Wrought of Mortar and Magic Heroes need impregnable fortresses to assault, wondrous towers to explore, and majestic castles to protect. This book is stocked with everything needed to design any fortified structure imaginable, including: Over 150 new magic items. More than two dozen magical augmentations for stronghold walls. Rules for magic portals, mobile strongholds, and trap creation. Five complete strongholds, including maps, ready for immediate use. Players and Dungeon Masters who want to create customized strongholds will find all the construction materials they need within these pages. To use this accessory, a player or Dungeon Master also needs the Player's Handbook. This text is quoted from promotion material. Text and images are copyrighted by the original publisher.

Stronghold Builder's Guidebook is a sourcebook for the 3rd edition of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game.

Contents

This 128-page book begins with a table of contents with a list of tables found in the book, followed by a brief introduction on page 4. Chapter 1: Building a Stronghold (pages 4-14) details a step-by-step process by with DMs and players can design a stronghold. Notes provided include how to stock the structure with gear and fill it with people, and figuring how much it costs. Chapter 2: Stronghold Components (pages 14-86) describes where and how to place items such as walls and doors, and various locations that can be placed within a stronghold. Also described are suggestions on how to place magic items, spells, traps, and siege weapons in a stronghold. Chapter 3: Strongholds in Your Campaign (pages 87-104) includes tips for building a campaign with a stronghold as the setting, as well as how to use the book in adventures that have already been established. This chapter also details how a stronghold can be attacked or defended during combat. Chapter 4: Example Strongholds (pages 104-128) provides room-by-room descriptions and maps for five detailed structures that can be used in a campaign. These include a simple keep, an undersea castle made of coral, a dwarven redoubt, a floating tower, and a citadel of the planes.

Publication history

The book was published in 2002, and was written by Matt Forbeck and David Noonan, with cover art by Brom and interior art by David Day.

Additional reading

• Drader, Darrin. "Every Home a Castle, Dragon #295 (March 2002)
• Smith, Mat and Matthew Sernett. "Mortar and Stone, Dragon #295 (March 2002)
• "At the Table: Stone Tower, Dragon #295 (March 2002)

External links

• The Stronghold Builder's Guidebook at the TSR Archive
• A review by RPGnet

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