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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.

Sweltering temperatures, bone-scouring windstorms, and other dangers threaten explorers in waste environments. From arid deserts and volcanic regions to ash-choked dungeons and the lava-filled layers of Gehenna, unwary travelers may fall victim to the unrelenting hazards that await. This supplement for the D&D game explores the impact of desert conditions and extreme hot-weather environments on every aspect of game play. along with rules for adapting to, navigating through, and surviving hazardous hot-weather conditions and terrain, Sandstorm also includes new races, spells, feats, magic items, prestige classes, and monsters associated with deserts and other wastelands.

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, dromedarycamel, two-humpedcamel, warhippopotamushorned lizardjackalservalvulture) • ashen huskasheratiashwormbhukacamelopardelchekryancrawling apocalypsecruciancursed cold one (gelun)desert devil (araton)dinosaur (ProtoceratopsDiprotodon) • dire animal (dire hippopotamusdire jackaldire pumadire tortoisedire vulture) • dragon, sanddry lichdune hagdunewinderdustblightdustform creaturedust twisterforlorn huskgiant banded lizardhalf-janniironthornlycanthrope (werecrocodile) • marruspawn (marrulurkmarrusaultmarrutact) • marruspawn abominationmephit (glass mephitsulfur mephit) • mirage mullahooze (brine oozelava ooze) • porcupine cactussaguaro sentinelsand golemsand hunterscarab swarm, deathscorpion swarmsphinx (canisphinxcrocosphinxsaurosphinxthreskisphinx) • thunderbirdtroll, wastelandtumbling mound • vermin (brine swimmergiant ant liongiant termite) • waste crawler (anhydrut)

Locations[]

Crypt of Badr Al-MosakPazarPyramid of Amun-ReSkysea

Magic[]

Items
cloak of sandswimming

Religions[]

Al-IshtusAurifarApepAzulHakuJoramyKikanutiSetSolanilTem-Et-NuZoserEgyptian pantheon (Re-HorakhtyAnubisApepBastHathorImhotepIsisNephthysOsirisPtahSetSobekThoth) • Babylonian deities (AnuAnsharDahakDruagaEnlilEnkiGilgameshGirruIshtarKiMardukNanna-SinNergalUtu)

Miscellaneous[]

Clothing
filter maskhydration suitsun lenses
Hazards
devil dunequicksandwailing waste
Items
canopic jardistillation kitmarbles
Materials
adobebasaltbrassgypsummarblemicasaltsulfurvolcanic glass
Substances
armorbrightblackeye

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[]

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