Heroes of the Fallen Lands: An Essential Dungeons & Dragons Supplement (4th Edition D&D) Paperback Author: Visit Amazon's Mike Mearls Page | Language: English | ISBN:
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- Series: 4th Edition D&D
- Paperback: 368 pages
- Publisher: Wizards of the Coast; 4th Revised edition edition (September 21, 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0786956208
- ISBN-13: 978-0786956203
- Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Alright, this one will get long. If you're just looking for a quick blurb, here goes!
"Heroes of the Fallen lands is not only (1) an outstanding supplement for existing 4e players which presents daring new class builds, but also (2) a great introduction to the game for new players, and (3) an olive branch to existing D&D and Pathfinder players who felt that 4e had moved too far away from their favorite styles of play. There's something here for everyone who plays D&D, or who wants to see what the fuss is all about. For most existing players it won't replace the PHB, but for newer players, it's a standalone work."
Now, for the rest, which I'm certain is tl;dr... I've had this book for a week and a half, and I read too many forums.
* Let's get this out of the way.... Is Essentials an EDITION CHANGE?
If you check forums and talk to game shop owners, when Essentials was announced, the interwebs went all a-twitter about it being a new edition. Heck; you can see it in a thread on this very site. Lots of people have been calling it "4.5" - an echo of 3e's major shift to 3.5 three years after its release. Well, from reading the book and taking a look at the current state of 4e, I don't think it's an edition step at all. If you don't care about this discussion, skip down to the next header.
Don't get me wrong - there are some rule changes. But let's face it - we're 4e players; rule changes and updates are almost a monthly thing for us (though it's slowed a bit). There are also new class builds which don't use the regular At-Will/Encounter/Daily power progression. Well, we've had that since PHB3. There are a good number of feats which have been changed. What's more, new feats won't have tier requirements.
Quickly:
Interesting new builds, quite a few changes, still wondering how this will be compatible/integrated with 'core 4e'
Summary:
Heroes of the Fallen Lands is part of the new Dungeons and Dragons Essentials Line. Essentials is a type of re-boot for 4th edition D&D and is based on classic D&D themes and feel. These books have been streamlined and somewhat simplified in order to ease the learning curve for new players. That being said there are plenty of new options for existing players and new Essentials rules are designed to work along side existing characters and game. This particular book is the first 'player book' in the series and contains the rules a player requires to make a Cleric, Fighter, Rogue or Wizard.
The first things you will notice about this book is the size, type and price. Essentials books are produced in Digest format, meaning they are approximately 5? x 8? inches and soft cover. In addition they have a cover price of only $23.95CAN. This is quite a change from the large hardcover books produced so far.
Heroes of the Fallen Land is 365 page (367 if you count the character sheet). Like the players handbooks before it most of this is taken up by the sections on the individual classes. Other sections include an introduction, Game Overview, Character Generation summary, How to read a power, Races, Skills, Feats and Equipment. A great glossary and index finish off the book.
The introduction has a really quick intro to RPGs and notes the three rules of D&D; roll a D20 add modifiers and try to beat a target number, Specific beats general and always round down.
The Game Overview describes exactly what Dungeons and Dragons is. In introduces the DM, the players, characters, the game world, etc.
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