Sandstorm: Mastering the Perils of Fire and Sand is an accessory for the 3.5th-edition of Dungeons & Dragons® ruleset. with material relevant to the Forgotten Realms campaign setting.
Contents[]
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: The Waste
- Chapter 2: Races, Classes, and Feats
- Chapter 3: Prestige Classes
- Chapter 4: Equipment
- Chapter 5: Magic
- Chapter 6: Monsters
- Chapter 7: Adventure Sites
- Appendix: Encounter Tables
Description[]
Sandstorm describes how DMs can create adventures and even campaigns set in a desert or wasteland environment. The book details many hazards that are associated with real-life dangers to desert travelers. Furthermore, Sandstorm corrects many false ideas about deserts. The book gives ideas for DMs as well as players in using new prestige classes and new races. In addition, book references several 3rd-edition books, such as Deities and Demigods. At the beginning of the book, examples of wasteland areas found in the Forgotten Realms are given.
Index[]
Creatures[]
animals (camel, dromedary • camel, two-humped • camel, war • hippopotamus • horned lizard • jackal • serval • vulture) • ashen husk • asherati • ashworm • bhuka • camelopardel • chekryan • crawling apocalypse • crucian • cursed cold one (gelun) • desert devil (araton) • dinosaur (Protoceratops • Diprotodon) • dire animal (dire hippopotamus • dire jackal • dire puma • dire tortoise • dire vulture) • dragon, sand • dry lich • dune hag • dunewinder • dustblight • dustform creature • dust twister • forlorn husk • giant banded lizard • half-janni • ironthorn • lycanthrope (werecrocodile) • marruspawn (marrulurk • marrusault • marrutact) • marruspawn abomination • mephit (glass mephit • sulfur mephit) • mirage mullah • ooze (brine ooze • lava ooze) • porcupine cactus • saguaro sentinel • sand golem • sand hunter • scarab swarm, death • scorpion swarm • sphinx (canisphinx • crocosphinx • saurosphinx • threskisphinx) • thunderbird • troll, wasteland • tumbling mound • vermin (brine swimmer • giant ant lion • giant termite) • waste crawler (anhydrut)
Locations[]
Magic[]
- Items
- cloak of sandswimming
Religions[]
Al-Ishtus • Aurifar • Apep • Azul • Haku • Joramy • Kikanuti • Set • Solanil • Tem-Et-Nu • Zoser • Egyptian pantheon (Re-Horakhty • Anubis • Apep • Bast • Hathor • Imhotep • Isis • Nephthys • Osiris • Ptah • Set • Sobek • Thoth) • Babylonian deities (Anu • Anshar • Dahak • Druaga • Enlil • Enki • Gilgamesh • Girru • Ishtar • Ki • Marduk • Nanna-Sin • Nergal • Utu)
Miscellaneous[]
- Clothing
- filter mask • hydration suit • sun lenses
- Hazards
- devil dune • quicksand • wailing waste
- Items
- canopic jar • distillation kit • marbles
- Materials
- adobe • basalt • brass • gypsum • marble • mica • salt • sulfur • volcanic glass
- Substances
- armorbright • blackeye
Gallery[]
Credits[]
- Designers: Bruce R. Cordell, Jennifer Clarke-Wilkes, JD Wiker
- Development Team: Michael Donais, Andrew J. Finch, David Noonan
- Editors: Chris Thomasson, Cindi Rice, Chris Sims
- Managing Editor: Kim Mohan
- Design Manager: Christopher Perkins
- Development Manager: Jesse Decker
- Senior Art Director D&D: Stacy Longstreet
- Director of RPG R&D: Bill Slavicsek
- Production Managers: Joshua C.J. Fischer, Randall Crews
- Art Director D&D: Dawn Murin
- Cover Artist: Ben Thompson
- Interior Artists: Steven Belledin, Matt Cavotta, Mitch Cotie, Ed Cox, Wayne England, David Hudnut, Dana Knutson, Doug Kovacs, Todd Lockwood, Chuck Lukacs, Jim Nelson, William O'Connor, Michael Phillippi, Steve Prescott, Wayne Reynolds, Ron Spencer, Stephen Tappin
- Graphic Designers: Dee Barnett, Trish Yochum
- Cartographer: Dennis Kauth
- Graphic Production Specialist: Erin Dorries
- Image Technician: Sven Bolen
Appendix[]
External Links[]
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.
- Sandstorm Art Gallery. Wizards of the Coast. (2005-03-11). Archived from the original on 2008-09-30. Retrieved on 2021-12-28.
- Sandstorm Map Gallery. Wizards of the Coast. (2005-03-29). Archived from the original on 2008-09-30. Retrieved on 2021-12-28.
- Skip Williams (2005-03-18). Temple of the Gleaming Sands (Zipped PDF). Web Enhancement for Sandstorm. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved on 2018-09-11.
- Sandstorm (HTML). Product Spotlight. Wizards of the Coast. (2005-03-18). Archived from the original on 2007-12-21. Retrieved on 2021-12-28.
- Excerpts: Sandstorm (HTML). Excerpts Archive. Wizards of the Coast. (2005-03-04). Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved on 2021-12-28.