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The ''Hollow World Campaign Set'' is an accessory for the ''
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''Hollow World'' is a
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detailing the enormous hollow inside of the planet of
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, and the people and creatures that inhabit the lands found there.


Publication history

''Hollow World'' was written by
Aaron Allston Aaron Dale Allston (December 8, 1960 – February 27, 2014) was an American game designer and author of many science fiction books, notably ''Star Wars'' novels. His works as a game designer include game supplements for role-playing games, severa ...
, with a cover by
Fred Fields Fred Fields is an American artist whose work has appeared largely in the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game from TSR. Biography Fred Fields was born in northern Kentucky. He grew up in the small town of Burlington, Kentucky. Fi ...
and interior illustrations by
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and Mark Nelson, and was published by TSR in 1990 as a
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containing a 128-page book, a 64-page book, and a 32-page book, and four large color maps.


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