Legends & Lore is a 2nd-edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons accessory. From the front cover:
From the back cover:
Description[]
Legends & Lore is a comprehensive compendium that delves into the mythology and folklore of various cultures, repurposing them for use in Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. The book serves as an invaluable resource for Dungeon Masters, providing a wealth of information on gods, heroes, and mythical creatures from diverse traditions, which can be integrated into their campaigns to enrich the storytelling and gameplay experience.
Legends & Lore is an expansion and revision of the earlier work Deities & Demigods, which was first published in 1980. This newer edition, curated by James M. Ward and Troy Denning, includes expanded content and introduces a number of changes to the format and presentation of the mythological figures, making them more accessible and usable for Dungeon Masters. The book is structured to present each pantheon separately, covering a range of cultures including Norse, Greek, Egyptian, and many others, as well as fictional pantheons created specifically for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons.
Legends & Lore presented a refined selection of content compared to its predecessor, with certain segments, notably those detailing Babylonian, Finnish, Sumerian, and non-humanoid deities, being completely removed. The categorization of mythologies was also adjusted, with the Central American mythos being rebranded as the Aztec mythos, although the Nehwon mythos was preserved. In response to the exclusion of non-human deities from this edition, a subsequent publication titled Monster Mythology was released, which offered an in-depth exploration of these divine entities, surpassing the detail found in earlier sources and introducing a variety of new deities.
Contents[]
- Introduction
- American Indian Mythology
- Arthurian Mythology
- Aztec Mythology
- Celtic Mythology
- Chinese Mythology
- Egyptian Mythology
- Greek Mythology
- Indian Mythology
- Japanese Mythology
- Newhwon Mythology
- Norse Mythology
Gallery[]
Credits[]
- Designed: Troy Denning and James M. Ward
- Additional Design: Timothy B. Brown and William W. Connors
- Edited: William W. Connors
- Black & White Art: George Barr and Terry Dykstra
- Color Art: Erol Otis, Erik Olsen. Jean Elizabeth Martin. Jeff Easley, Carol Heyer. Roger Loveless, John & Laura Lakey, and Keith Parkinson
- Icons: Steven Sullivan
- Graphic Design: Stephanie Tabat
- Keylining: Sarah Feggestad and Paul Hanchette
- Typesetting: Gaye O'Keefe
- Cartography:
- Suprv./Designer: David Sutherland
- Artist: John Knecht
- Special Thanks: Gaye O'Keefe, Karen Boomgarden, Timothy B. Brown, Dale A.Donovan, Blake Mobley, Bruce Nesmith, Steven Schend, and Dale "'Slade'" Henson
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Disclaimer: The views expressed in the following links do not necessarily represent the views of the editors of this wiki, nor does any lore presented necessarily adhere to established canon.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Shannon Appelcline. Legends & Lore (2e). Dungeon Masters Guild. Retrieved on 2013-11-16.