''The Forge of War'' is a supplement to the
3.5 edition of the ''
Dungeons & Dragons''
role-playing game
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.
Contents
''The Forge of War'' is an accessory for the
Eberron setting that explores the history of the Last War. New character options allow players to explore battlefield backgrounds, the magic of war, battle scars, and the benefits of working as a team. Campaign seeds help the
Dungeon Master introduce the themes and events of the Last War in a current-day campaign or send characters back to their wartime days through flashbacks or actual time travel. A comprehensive overview of the Last War provides details on the events, armies, battlefields, and themes of Eberron's greatest clash of nations.
Publication history
''The Forge of War'' was written by
James Wyatt,
Ari Marmell,
Wolfgang Baur
Wolfgang Baur (born 1968) is an American game designer, best known for his work with '' Dragon'' magazine. He designs role-playing games and is known for his work at Wizards of the Coast. Baur is also the founder of Open Design LLC, later known ...
, and published in June 2007.
[ ] Cover art was by
Wayne Reynolds, with interior art by
David Bircham,
Tomm Coker
Tomm Coker, also known as Thomas L. Coker (born November 3, 1972), is an American comic book artist and film director/writer.
Career
Coker's career started in the early nineties drawing comic books for Image Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Marvel Com ...
,
Arnold Doong,
Tomás Giorello,
Fred Hooper,
Ron Lemen,
Howard Lyon,
Lucio Parrillo
Lucio Parrillo (born 30 January 1974) is an Italian artist, known for comic books, role-playing game covers, and ''Magic: The Gathering'' cards.
Early life
Lucio was born in Catanzaro, southern Italy, where he attended art school in Catanzaro. ...
,
Jim Pavelec
James Pavelec is an artist whose work has appeared in role-playing games.
Career
His ''Dungeons & Dragons'' work includes interior art for '' Races of Faerûn'' (2003), '' Unapproachable East'' (2003), ''Underdark'' (2003), ''Unearthed Arcana'' ...
,
Martina Pilcerova,
Franz Vohwinkel
Franz Vohwinkel (born 1964 in Munich, West Germany) is a German artist and illustrator whose work has appeared in role-playing games.
Works
Vohwinkel drew the cover art for the book ''Dataware'' (1998) for TSR's ''Alternity'' game, and illustra ...
, and
James Zhang
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Career
Zhang has done interior illustrations on a number of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' books for Wizards of the Coast, including '' Sharn: City of Towers'' (2004), the ''Eberron ...
.
Reception
References
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Eberron supplements
Role-playing game supplements introduced in 2007