Races of Stone
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| Author(s) | Jesse Decker, Michelle Lyons, and David Noonan[1] |
| Genre(s) | Role-playing games |
| Publisher | Wizards of the Coast |
| Publication date | August 2004 |
| Media type | Hardcover[2] |
| Pages | 192[2] |
| ISBN | 0-7869-3278-3 |
| OCLC Number | 56523851 |
| LC Classification | GV1469.62.D84 D836 2000 |
Races of Stone (sometimes abbreviated to RoS)[3] is an optional sourcebook for the 3.5 edition of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game.[4]
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Races of Stone focuses on gnomes, dwarves, and a new race, called goliaths,[5] providing cultural information for these races as well as subraces.
[edit] Publication history
Races of Stone was written by David Noonan, Jesse Decker, and Michelle Lyons, and published in August 2004. Cover art was by Adam Rex, with interior art by Thomas Baxa, Steve Belledin, Wayne England, Jeremy Jarvis, Doug Kovacs, Chuck Lukacs, Dennis Crabapple-McClain, Jim Nelson, Wiliam O'Connor, Scott Roller, Ron Spencer, Joel Thomas, Franz Vohwinkel, and Brad Williams.
A web enhancement for the book was published in 2004 by Wizards of the Coast.[6]
[edit] Reprints and revisions
Races of Stone was later included, along with Races of Destiny and Races of the Wild in the Dungeons & Dragons Races Gift Set, released in 2005.[7]
[edit] Reception
The racial substitution levels in the book have been praised because "[the] mechanic lets you play more than just another dwarven fighter or gnome bard."[8]
The book has also been criticized for its focus on three different races, because "By splitting its attention three ways, odds are only a third of this book is for any given player. Sure, some players fall in love with a specific race, but it’s doubtful that anyone falls in love with the idea of all races that live in the mountains."[5]
MetaReview's MetaRating for the book is 6.8.[9]
[edit] Awards and nominations
Races of Stone was nominated for the 2005 Chesley Awards award for Best Gaming-Related Illustration for William O'Conner's artwork, "Training a Dire Badger",[10] although it lost to the artwork of the Magic: The Gathering card Blazing Archon.[11]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Races of Stone at the RPGnet RPG game index. Retrieved on December 2, 2008.
- ^ a b Races of Stone Details at Epinions. Retrieved on December 2, 2008.
- ^ ROS Acronyms at the free dictionary. Retrieved on December 2, 2008.
- ^ Slavicsek, Bill; Baker, Richard; Mohan, Kim (2005). Dungeons & Dragons For Dummies. For Dummies. p. 370. ISBN 0-7645-8459-6.
- ^ a b Races of Stone review at the 3.5 Private Sanctuary. Retrieved on December 3, 2008.
- ^ Web Enhancement: Races of Stone at Wizards. Retrieved on December 2, 2008.
- ^ Dungeons & Dragons Races Gift Set at the RPGnet RPG game index. Retrieved on December 2, 2008.
- ^ Races of Stone Review at the d20 magazine rack. Retrieved on December 2, 2008.
- ^ Races of Stone (Dungeons & Dragons) Reviews at metareview. Retrieved on December 3, 2008.
- ^ List of 2005 Chesley Award nominees, accessible from The Chesely Awards. Retrieved on December 2, 2008.
- ^ 2005 Chesley Award winners. Retrieved on December 2, 2008.
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