Stronghold Builder's Guidebook
{{Short description|Dungeons & Dragons sourcebook}}
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{{Infobox book
| name = Stronghold Builder's Guidebook
| image = Stronghold Builders Guidebook coverthumb.jpg
| caption = The cover to the Stronghold Builder's Guidebook
| author = Matt Forbeck and David Noonan
| genre = Role-playing game
| publisher = Wizards of the Coast
| release_date = May 2002
| media_type = Book
| pages =128
| isbn =978-0-7869-2655-8
}}
Stronghold Builder's Guidebook is a sourcebook for the 3rd edition of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game.
Contents
This 128-page book begins with a table of contents with a list of tables found in the book, followed by a brief introduction on page 4. Chapter 1: Building a Stronghold (pages 4–14) details a step-by-step process by which DMs and players can design a stronghold. Notes provided include how to stock the structure with gear and fill it with people, and figuring how much it costs. Chapter 2: Stronghold Components (pages 14–86) describes where and how to place items such as walls and doors, and various locations that can be placed within a stronghold. Also described are suggestions on how to place magic items, spells, traps, and siege weapons in a stronghold. Chapter 3: Strongholds in Your Campaign (pages 87–104) includes tips for building a campaign with a stronghold as the setting, as well as how to use the book in adventures that have already been established. This chapter also details how a stronghold can be attacked or defended during combat. Chapter 4: Example Strongholds (pages 104-128) provides room-by-room descriptions and maps for five detailed structures that can be used in a campaign. These include a simple keep, an undersea castle made of coral, a dwarven redoubt, a floating tower, and a citadel of the planes.
Publication history
The book was published in May 2002, and was written by Matt Forbeck and David Noonan.{{cite web|url=http://www.wizards.com/catalog/product.asp?88166 |title=WotC Product Library: Stronghold Builder's Guidebook |publisher=wizards.com |date= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020604054550/http://www.wizards.com/catalog/product.asp?88166 |archive-date=June 4, 2002 }} It featured cover art by Brom and interior art by David Day.
Reception
A review from RPGnet said that "All in all, the Stronghold Builder’s Guide is a useful, solid product. It is well designed, clean and well written, but lacks a certain amount of flair that would have made it truly outstanding, the authors not having quite gone the extra mile."{{Cite web|url=https://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/classic/rev_6465.phtml|title = Review of Stronghold Builder's Guidebook - RPGnet RPG Game Index}}
Reviews
References
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- Noonan, David. Stronghold Builder's Guidebook (Wizards of the Coast, 2002).
Further reading
- Drader, Darrin. "Every Home a Castle, Dragon #295 (March 2002)
- Smith, Mat and Matthew Sernett. "Mortar and Stone, Dragon #295 (March 2002)
- "At the Table: Stone Tower, Dragon #295 (March 2002)
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Category:Dungeons & Dragons sourcebooks
Category:Role-playing game supplements introduced in 2002
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