Eldritch Wizardry
| Dungeons & Dragons Supplement III: Eldritch Wizardry | |
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| Author(s) | Gary Gygax and Brian Blume |
| Genre(s) | Role-playing game |
| Publisher | TSR, Inc. |
| Publication date | 1976 |
| Pages | 60 |
Eldritch Wizardry is a supplementary rulebook by Gary Gygax and Brian Blume, written for the original edition of the Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) fantasy role-playing game, which included a number of significant additions to the core game. Its product designation is TSR 2005.
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Contents [edit]
Eldritch Wizardry introduced psionics and the druid character class.[1] The sixty page supplement added several other new concepts to the D&D game, including demons (and their lords Orcus and Demogorgon), psionics-using monsters (such as mind flayers), and artifacts (including the Rod of Seven Parts and the Axe of the Dwarvish Lords).[2]
Publication history [edit]
Eldritch Wizardry was written by Gary Gygax and Brian Blume and published by TSR in 1976 as a sixty page digest-sized book, and was the third supplement to the original D&D rules.[3]
It bears the designation Supplement III, following the Greyhawk and Blackmoor supplements, which were released the previous year,[4] and its product number was TSR 2005. Illustrations were provided by David C. Sutherland III, Tracy Lesch, and Gary Kwapisz, with a cover by Deborah Larson. The booklet was edited by Tim Kask.[5]
Reception [edit]
Lawrence Schick, in his 1991 book Heroic Worlds, refers to the psionics rules as "The Rules Guaranteed to Destroy Your Campaign".[3] Schick also comments on the book's cover: "You can bet TSR wishes they'd never used that cover painting of a naked woman tied to a sacrificial altar".[3]
Additional reading [edit]
- Review: The Space Gamer #7
References [edit]
- ^ Tresca, Michael J. (2010), The Evolution of Fantasy Role-Playing Games, McFarland, p. 62, ISBN 078645895X
- ^ "Original D&D Supplements". The Acaeum. Retrieved 2009-01-17.
- ^ a b c Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. p. 140. ISBN 0-87975-653-5.
- ^ "The History of TSR". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2008-10-04. Retrieved 2005-08-20.
- ^ "Eldritch Wizardry (1976)". Pen & Paper RPG Database. Retrieved 2009-01-17.
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