Campaign Sourcebook and Catacomb Guide
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Campaign Sourcebook and Catacomb Guide is an accessory for the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons
fantasy
role-playing game
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for the 2nd edition rules. The first section contains general guidelines to help DM
s do such things as run campaigns, covering different styles of play, pacing and theatrics, creating campaigns and worlds, enacting believable non-player character
s, and make useful maps. The second part of the book covers running games in dungeons, with rules for underground conditions and instructions for drawing maps in perspective; included are samples of six dungeon "types".
and William W. Connors, and published by TSR in 1990 as a 128-page book.
Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeons & Dragons is a fantasy role-playing game originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, and first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. . The game has been published by Wizards of the Coast since 1997...
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Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
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Role-playing game
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Contents
The Campaign Sourcebook and Catacomb Guide is a supplement to the Dungeon Master's GuideDungeon Master's Guide
The Dungeon Master's Guide is a book of rules for the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons...
for the 2nd edition rules. The first section contains general guidelines to help DM
Dungeon Master
In the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, the Dungeon Master is the game organizer and participant in charge of creating the details and challenges of a given adventure, while maintaining a realistic continuity of events...
s do such things as run campaigns, covering different styles of play, pacing and theatrics, creating campaigns and worlds, enacting believable non-player character
Non-player character
A non-player character , sometimes known as a non-person character or non-playable character, in a game is any fictional character not controlled by a player. In electronic games, this usually means a character controlled by the computer through artificial intelligence...
s, and make useful maps. The second part of the book covers running games in dungeons, with rules for underground conditions and instructions for drawing maps in perspective; included are samples of six dungeon "types".
Publication history
DMGR1 Campaign Sourcebook and Catacomb Guide was written by Paul JaquaysPaul Jaquays
Paul Jaquays is a game designer and artist of table-top role-playing games and video games.Some of his notable works include the Dungeons & Dragons modules "Dark Tower" and "Caverns of Thracia" for Judges Guild; development and design of conversions on games such as Pac-Man and Donkey Kong for...
and William W. Connors, and published by TSR in 1990 as a 128-page book.