''Van Richten's Guide to the Created'' is an accessory for the
2nd edition of the ''
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons''
fantasy role-playing game
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.
Contents
''Van Richten's Guide to the Created'' discusses the manufacture of golems in detail, touching on material procurement, mental development, and brain transplants. A section on "Body Parts and Decay" tells how long it takes a corpse to rot under various climatic conditions; for example, a brain kept indoors should stay fresh for a couple of days. The "Nutritional Requirement" rules advise that a thoughtful master should feed his golem a suckling pig at least once a week.
Publication history
''Van Richten's Guide to the Created'' was written by
Teeuwynn Woodruff
Teeuwynn Woodruff is a writer and game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games, TV writing and interviewing, and trading card games.
Freelancer
Teeuwynn Woodruff was introduced to role-playing games at an early age, playing her ...
, and published by
TSR, Inc.
Reception
Rick Swan
Rick Swan is a game designer and author who worked for TSR.
His work for TSR, mostly for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, appeared from 1989 to 1995.
Swan also wrote ''The Complete Guide to Role-Playing Games'' (1990), published by St. Martin's Pre ...
reviewed ''Van Richten's Guide to the Created'' for ''
Dragon
A dragon is a reptilian legendary creature that appears in the folklore of many cultures worldwide. Beliefs about dragons vary considerably through regions, but dragons in western cultures since the High Middle Ages have often been depicted as ...
'' magazine #207 (July 1994).
He reviewed this book with the adventure ''
Adam's Wrath
''Adam's Wrath'' is an adventure module for the 2nd edition of the '' Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game.
Plot summary
''Adam's Wrath'' pits mid-level PCs against Doctor Victor Mordenheim and his minions. The adventure inclu ...
'', and commented that the "''AD&D'' game meets Frankenstein in these first-rate supplements for the Ravenloft setting."
He commented on the "lurid detail" on golem creation: "What makes this the most memorable entry in the ''Van Richten's'' line is Woodruff's gleeful commentary about the, er, visceral consequences."
References
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Ravenloft supplements
Role-playing game supplements introduced in 1994