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Title: Deities and Demigods Cyclopedia (Advanced Dungeons and Dragons) by TSR Inc, Lawrence Schick, Rob Kuntz ISBN: 0-935696-22-9 Publisher: TSR Pub. Date: January, 1984 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.4 (5 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Not necessary, but still good to have
Comment: While this book doesn't serve much purpose in most campaigns, it's still a good book to get. The reason I say it doesn't serve much purpose is because most campaigns don't use our world's mythology as a basis for the gods.
On the other hand, it's a good book, because it let's a DM see exactly how he/she should write up gods he/she creates. It also is a good referance for learning who the gods are throughout mythology.
Rating: 5
Summary: This is a good book
Comment: While some might insist that it is somewhat insulting to faiths of the world, one should look at it not for the statistics that it gives, but what the D&D world/campaign was trying to do. The people at TSR, when they were fun and enjoyable under the guidance of Gary Gygax one of the best writers in the world of gaming...wanted...IMO...to show what deities were like in this world and how they might interact with the fantasy world of gaming, giving examples of how war gods, love goddesses, and those like can mean for the player characters. THIS IS NOT suppose to be a tell all on all the cultures and religions of the world. Hardly. If you want that, I would suggest you read the works of Joseph Campbell. If you want to look for something real quick to see how it might fit in to your campaign, this is for you. I love it myself.
Rating: 1
Summary: Please, make it stop!
Comment: What is the point of this book? Gods from past and present real life religions are written up with combat stats. Why?
The purpose of writing up religions for role playing games is so that players can use those religions for their characters. Gods should not be "monsters" to fight with, so their combat stats are totally unnecessary.
When you discuss religions, even relgions that are essentially dead, you are discussing people's cultural heritage, and mythology that shapes their world view. It is insulting to write up these religions in a ignorant and wildly inaccurate way. It is even worse when you do this with religions such as Hinduism that millions of people believe in. If they had of written up Yaweh as having 400 hit points and the powers of a 20th level mage, and Jesus as a "Lesser god," with some kind of write up about how he is the god of healing, it would be obvious how strange and offensive this is.
If you want to use historical religions in your campaign, then go to the library and learn about them. If you want to use fictional ones, then make them up. Either way, this book is not useful.
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Title: Player's Handbook (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 1st edition revised) by Gary Gygax ISBN: 0935696016 Publisher: Distributed in the U.S. by Random House Pub. Date: 1978 |
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Title: Advanced Dungeons and Dragons Monster Manual II by Gary Gygax ISBN: 0880380314 Publisher: TSR Pub. Date: 01 October, 1983 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Unearthed Arcana (Official Advanced Dungeons and Dragons) by Gary Gygax ISBN: 0880380845 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: 01 August, 1985 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Monster Manual (Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, 1st edition) by Gary Gygax ISBN: 0935696008 Publisher: Tsr Inc Pub. Date: 01 January, 1977 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: Fiend Folio (Advanced Dungeons and Dragons) ISBN: 0935696210 Publisher: Distributed in the U.S. by Random House Pub. Date: 1981 |
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