''Secrets of Xen'drik'' is a supplement to the
3.5 edition of the ''
Dungeons & Dragons
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role-playing game.
Contents
''Secrets of Xen'drik'' is an accessory for the
Eberron
Eberron is a campaign setting for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'') role-playing game. The game is set primarily on the continent of Khorvaire following a vast destructive war. Eberron is designed to accommodate traditional ''D&D'' elements a ...
setting that explores the continent of
Xen'drik
Eberron is a campaign setting for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'') role-playing game. The game is set primarily on the continent of Khorvaire following a vast destructive war. Eberron is designed to accommodate traditional ''D&D'' elements ...
, with its shattered cities and vast dungeons which hold the secrets of countless fallen empires. This book contains a comprehensive overview of Xen'drik and the gateway city of Stormreach. It includes new feats, prestige classes,
spells
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* Spell (ritual), a magical ritual
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, equipment, and
magic items
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. It also provides encounters and magical locations that can be dropped into existing campaigns, as well as ready-to-play adventures, monsters, and villains.
''Secrets of Xen'drik'' introduced the concept of encounter traps, which function more like combat encounters than normal traps, and later appeared in
''
Dungeonscape'' in an entire chapter devoted to traps.
Publication history
''Secrets of Xen'drik'' was written by
Keith Baker,
Jason M. Bulmahn, and
Amber E. Scott, and published in July 2006. Cover art was by
Wayne Reynolds
Wayne Reynolds is a British artist whose work has appeared in comics and role-playing games.
Early life and education
Wayne Reynolds was born in Leeds, UK. He attended art college in Dewsbury and Middlesbrough.
Games
Wayne Reynolds has continu ...
, with interior art by
Andy Brase
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Mitch Cotie
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* Mitch Apau (born 1990), Dut ...
,
Eric Deschamps
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Career
His ''Dungeons & Dragons'' work includes interior art for '' Sharn: City of Towers'' (2004), '' Explorer's Handbook'' (2005), ''Dragon Magic'' (2006), '' Complete M ...
,
Steve Ellis,
Wayne England
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Jason Engle
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Jason Engle was born in southern California in 1979.
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His ''Dungeons & Dragons'' work includes '' Shining South'' ...
,
John Hodgson,
Ron Lemen Ron is a shortening of the name Ronald.
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Lucio Parrillo
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Early life
Lucio was born in Catanzaro, southern Italy, where he attended art school in Catanzaro. ...
,
Mark Tedin, and
Franz Vohwinkel
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Works
Vohwinkel drew the cover art for the book ''Dataware'' (1998) for TSR's ''Alternity'' game, and illustra ...
.
Reception
Reviews
*''The Geek Gazette'' (Issue 5 - Feb 2007)
External links
product info
References
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Eberron supplements
Role-playing game supplements introduced in 2006