''Heroes of Battle'' is a hardcover supplement to the 3.5 edition of the ''

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''Heroes of Battle'' is intended for use by Dungeon Masters who want to incorporate large-scale, epic battles into their game. It contains ideas for wartime adventures, new rules for wartime games, and military-oriented feats, prestige classes and

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Publication history

''Heroes of Battle'' was written by David Noonan, Will McDermott and Stephen Schubert, and published May 2005 by

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. Cover art is by

David Hudnut David Hudnut is an artist whose work has appeared in role-playing games. Career His ''Dungeons & Dragons'' work includes the cover art for ''Heroes of Battle'' (2005), ''Heroes of Horror'' (2005), and the adventures '' Red Hand of Doom'' (2006), ...

, with interior art by

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, Mark Nelson,

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. David Noonan was the in-house designer for the project, so he outlined the vision for the book before he, Will McDermott, and Steve Schubert started writing. Andy Collins joined the process as the design phase was winding down, and led the project development phase during the six weeks after its completion.

Reception

The reviewer from ''

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'' commented that "''Heroes of Battle'' not only provides both the mechanics and the RPG feel the story demands, but weaves them together into a beautiful tapestry."

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