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'''''Dreadmire''''' (ISBN 0977338339) is a [[campaign setting]] for the ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' [[role-playing game]], printed by [[Spellbinder Games]], and created by author, publisher [[Randy Richards]]. The book used the [[D20 System|d20 system/3.0 edition]] of the rules.
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'''''Dreadmire''''' is a fantasy swamp [[campaign setting]] for the ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' [[role-playing game]], printed by [[Spellbinder Games]], and created by author [[Randy Richards]]. The book used the [[D20 System|d20 system/3.0 edition]] of the rules. At 224 pages it was one of the most extenisve environment and setting books ever published for [[D20 System|d20 system/3.0 edition]].
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The book includes background material for a swamp/marsh/bog type setting, detailed encounter tables, new spells, new character classes, new feats, new monsters, and magic items that can be used in any d20 setting.
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The book also includes three adventures set in the Deadmire setting.  One serves as an introduction to the setting and is suitable for begining players.  The other two offer more advanced campaign-style play. More detailed examples/samples of the setting can be found on the World of Dreadmire Wiki. <ref>http://dreadmire.wikia.com</ref>
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==Book Reviews==
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* A review at Rpg.net <ref>http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/12/12124.phtml</ref>
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* A review in Knights of the Dinner Table magazine<ref>http://www.kenzerco.com/product_info.php?cPath=22_23_24&products_id=366</ref>, via Kenzer & Company. The review itself is not available online, but it is listed as being in the magazine (near the bottom under the heading "Departments" and then "Brian's Small Press Picks")
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* SpeilXpress, a gaming magazine in Germany. The review<ref>http://www.spielxpress.com/download/06_06/P17_dreadmire.pdf</ref> is available both in their magazine and online.
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* A staff review at EN World<ref>http://www.enworld.org/forum/reviews/244338-dreadmire.html?ltr=D</ref>.
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* Game Trade Magazine, the gaming industry's leader in game books and accessories, featured Dreadmire<ref>http://www.gametrademagazine.com/PDFS/GTM_74_PDFs/GTM74_GAMES.pdf</ref> as a "Spotlight Item" on page 38.  
 
   
 
   
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* A staff review<ref>http://www.gamingreport.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Reviews&file=index&req=showcontent&id=2110</ref> at GamingReport.com, an industry leader in game reviews.
 
   
 
   
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The author, [[Randy Richards]], used this phrase to describe the book,
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* A fan review<ref>http://www.gamingreport.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Reviews&file=index&req=showcontent&id=2055</ref> at GamingReport.com, an industry leader in game reviews.
 
   
 
   
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* Readers Reviews, in independent book review<ref>http://www.readerviews.com/ReviewRichardsDreadmire.html</ref> company.
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"Think of Dreadmire as the [[Atchafalaya Swamp]] meets [[Lord of the Rings]], with [[Cajun]] [[hobbits]], weregators, undead mosquitoes, monstrous plants, fungus demons, and giant cockroaches thrown into the mix."
 
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* On Amazon.com, primarily an online book store with reviews<ref>http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/worldofgreyha/0977338339/qid=1133364328/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/002-2600850-9005646?s=books&v=glance&n=283155</ref> by customers.
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Dreadmire is a guidebook to a large swamp setting that forms the basis of a campaign. The book includes chapters not only with background material for the swamp but detailed encounter tables, new spells, character classes and magic items.
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There are three adventures contained within the book. One serves as an introduction to the setting and the others two are more advanced.  A number of locations are noted but not detailed within the book so the GM can have an idea of how to develop more involved campaigns.
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The goal of the book is to provide a setting for which many adventures can be played out and offer advice on how to run a typical swamp adventure.
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*[http://www.kenzerco.com/product_info.php?cPath=22_23_24&products_id=366] A review in [[Knights of the Dinner Table]] magazine, via [[Kenzer & Company]]. The review itself is not available online, but it is listed as being in the magazine (near the bottom under the heading "Departments" and then "Brian's Small Press Picks")
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*[http://www.gametrademagazine.com/PDFS/GTM_74_PDFs/GTM74_GAMES.pdf] Game Trade Magazine, the gaming industry's leader in game books and accessories, featured Dreadmire as a "Spotlight Item" on page 38.
 
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Dreadmire
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System: Dungeons and Dragons 3e 
Abbreviation:   
Author: Randy Richards 
Publisher: Spellbinder Games 
Item Code:   
Publication Date: 2005 
Format:   
Page Count: 224 
ISBN-10: 0977338339 
Price:  

Dreadmire is a fantasy swamp campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, printed by Spellbinder Games, and created by author Randy Richards. The book used the d20 system/3.0 edition of the rules. At 224 pages it was one of the most extenisve environment and setting books ever published for d20 system/3.0 edition.

The book includes background material for a swamp/marsh/bog type setting, detailed encounter tables, new spells, new character classes, new feats, new monsters, and magic items that can be used in any d20 setting.

The book also includes three adventures set in the Deadmire setting. One serves as an introduction to the setting and is suitable for begining players. The other two offer more advanced campaign-style play. More detailed examples/samples of the setting can be found on the World of Dreadmire Wiki. [1]

Book Reviews[edit]

  • A review at Rpg.net [2]
  • A review in Knights of the Dinner Table magazine[3], via Kenzer & Company. The review itself is not available online, but it is listed as being in the magazine (near the bottom under the heading "Departments" and then "Brian's Small Press Picks")
  • SpeilXpress, a gaming magazine in Germany. The review[4] is available both in their magazine and online.
  • A staff review at EN World[5].
  • Game Trade Magazine, the gaming industry's leader in game books and accessories, featured Dreadmire[6] as a "Spotlight Item" on page 38.
  • A staff review[7] at GamingReport.com, an industry leader in game reviews.
  • A fan review[8] at GamingReport.com, an industry leader in game reviews.
  • Readers Reviews, in independent book review[9] company.
  • On Amazon.com, primarily an online book store with reviews[10] by customers.


References[edit]

  1. ↑ http://dreadmire.wikia.com
  2. ↑ http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/12/12124.phtml
  3. ↑ http://www.kenzerco.com/product_info.php?cPath=22_23_24&products_id=366
  4. ↑ http://www.spielxpress.com/download/06_06/P17_dreadmire.pdf
  5. ↑ http://www.enworld.org/forum/reviews/244338-dreadmire.html?ltr=D
  6. ↑ http://www.gametrademagazine.com/PDFS/GTM_74_PDFs/GTM74_GAMES.pdf
  7. ↑ http://www.gamingreport.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Reviews&file=index&req=showcontent&id=2110
  8. ↑ http://www.gamingreport.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Reviews&file=index&req=showcontent&id=2055
  9. ↑ http://www.readerviews.com/ReviewRichardsDreadmire.html
  10. ↑ http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/worldofgreyha/0977338339/qid=1133364328/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/002-2600850-9005646?s=books&v=glance&n=283155

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