''Magic of Incarnum'' is a supplemental book for the
3.5 edition of the ''
Dungeons & Dragons
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role-playing game
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. It was first printed in 2005 to be applied to 3.5 D&D rules.
Contents
It introduces new classes (
Incarnate
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,
Soulborn, and
Totemist) and new races (
Azurin
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,
Duskling,
Rilkan, and
Skarn
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), along with new feats, rules, and spells, for both classes within the book and classes from other books.
''Magic of Incarnum'' describes
Incarnum, which, in its pure form, looks like a "radiant mist, deep blue in color." With the supplemental rules provided within, characters can use incarnum to create
Soulmelds using
Essentia. The Soulmelds function like magically-sustained items that are applied to different parts of the body, and Essentia is invested into said Soulmelds to make them more effective. In addition to investing Essentia, characters can bind Soulmelds to different
Chakra
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s, which further fuses Soulmelds to their corresponding body parts, providing characters with bonus effects.
Publication history
The book was written by
James Wyatt
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Early life
W ...
,
Frank Brunner
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Early life
Brunner attended Manhattan's High School of Art and Design. He was in the same graduating class ...
,
Richard Baker, and
Stephen Schubert, and first published in September 2005. Cover art was by
Henry Higginbotham
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Education
Higginbotham has a master's degree in fine arts from the University of Iowa.
Works
Henry G. Higginbotham has produced interior a ...
with cover photography by
N. Eric Heath, and interior art by
Wayne England
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Carl Frank
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Education
He graduated from California State University, Fullerton with a BFA in illustration.
Career
His ''Dungeons & Dragons'' work includes '' Scourge of the Howling Hord ...
,
David Griffith,
Eric Polak
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His ''Dungeons & Dragons'' work includes the cover art for ''Tome of Battle'' (2006), '' Dragon Magic'' (2006), and ''Complete Champion'' (2007), and interior art fo ...
,
Mark Poole
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,
Wayne Reynolds
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Wayne Reynolds was born in Leeds, UK. He attended art college in Dewsbury and Middlesbrough.
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Wayne Reynolds has continue ...
,
Ron Spencer
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Anne Stokes
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Originally from London, Stokes has had an interest in the fantasy genre since her father read ''The Hobbit'' t ...
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Chris Trevas
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, and
Franz Vohwinkel
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Vohwinkel drew the cover art for the book ''Dataware'' (1998) for TSR's ''Alternity'' game, and illustra ...
.
James Wyatt explains: "Here's my story about the birth of the ''Magic of Incarnum'' book. I've always been really excited about the entire 3E product line, but while it has brought forth tremendous innovations in mechanical concepts, it hasn't expanded the world of ''D&D'' in a really significant way. The ''Expanded Psionics Handbook'' is the latest and greatest incarnation of the psionics rules, but the base concept has been part of the game since ''
Eldritch Wizardry
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''. I really wanted to see us push the boundaries and come up with a completely new concept. So in meeting after meeting over a period of about two years, I stressed the need to do something that had never been seen in D&D before."
Reception
References
External links
*http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/12/12019.phtml
Dungeons & Dragons sourcebooks
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