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<blockquote data-quote="WizarDru" data-source="post: 1690784" data-attributes="member: 151"><p>It's <a href="http://www.diffworlds.com/valus.htm" target="_blank">176 pages, and is $29.99</a>. If you're at Gencon, I understand that Destan will be there with autographed copies. </p><p> </p><p> It is a campaign setting, although there are plenty of ideas to mine from it. Large sections of the setting can easily be divested from the campaign, especially many of the individual locations. Enthusiasts of the story hour will find much they recognize, and details that are only hinted at in the story.</p><p> </p><p> There are a few new races and lots of small but significant changes to much of the core, all with the intent of creating a campaign with a different feel from the standard D&D game. An example are the three variant Bardic disciplines, in which a bard can specialize his talents. A skald from the Isle of Gordia is more of a warrior, while a Troubador far less of one. However, don't get the mistaken impression that it's full of tons of new rules...it's not. There are no new spells to speak of, only a handful of new feats, a smattering of new items and but a single prestige class.</p><p> </p><p> The book's meat is a gazeeter of the Valus themselves, bookended by races, class information and specific rules. While there are no new spells, there are important difference in how magic works for some, and clerics and paladins will find themselves in VERY different territory. A sample adventure is given in the back, to help illustrate what an adventure in the Valus might be like.</p><p> </p><p> You will find details for a couple of cities, an interesting cosmology, a detailed history and a very grey atmosphere. All but one of the deities are aspected for both good and evil, and one cannot assume that a servant of any particular Risen God is inclined one way or the other (again with one exception). There are both adventure and campaign suggestions aplenty.</p><p> </p><p> Also, Destan has written an adventure in the Valus that will be available at Gencon (and presumably for order shortly thereafter) called <strong>The Return of Ippizicus Childeater</strong>, based somewhat on the details from his story hour...but it's quite different from the events presented there. I consider it one of the best adventures I've ever laid hands upon, but quite honestly, I'm pretty biased. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WizarDru, post: 1690784, member: 151"] It's [url="http://www.diffworlds.com/valus.htm"]176 pages, and is $29.99[/url]. If you're at Gencon, I understand that Destan will be there with autographed copies. It is a campaign setting, although there are plenty of ideas to mine from it. Large sections of the setting can easily be divested from the campaign, especially many of the individual locations. Enthusiasts of the story hour will find much they recognize, and details that are only hinted at in the story. There are a few new races and lots of small but significant changes to much of the core, all with the intent of creating a campaign with a different feel from the standard D&D game. An example are the three variant Bardic disciplines, in which a bard can specialize his talents. A skald from the Isle of Gordia is more of a warrior, while a Troubador far less of one. However, don't get the mistaken impression that it's full of tons of new rules...it's not. There are no new spells to speak of, only a handful of new feats, a smattering of new items and but a single prestige class. The book's meat is a gazeeter of the Valus themselves, bookended by races, class information and specific rules. While there are no new spells, there are important difference in how magic works for some, and clerics and paladins will find themselves in VERY different territory. A sample adventure is given in the back, to help illustrate what an adventure in the Valus might be like. You will find details for a couple of cities, an interesting cosmology, a detailed history and a very grey atmosphere. All but one of the deities are aspected for both good and evil, and one cannot assume that a servant of any particular Risen God is inclined one way or the other (again with one exception). There are both adventure and campaign suggestions aplenty. Also, Destan has written an adventure in the Valus that will be available at Gencon (and presumably for order shortly thereafter) called [b]The Return of Ippizicus Childeater[/b], based somewhat on the details from his story hour...but it's quite different from the events presented there. I consider it one of the best adventures I've ever laid hands upon, but quite honestly, I'm pretty biased. :) [/QUOTE]
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