''Frostburn'' is a supplemental book to the 3.5 edition of the ''

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''Frostburn'' provides rules for adventuring in a cold environment as well as an environment known as frostfell, which is a sort of arctic environment with extreme (sometimes even magical) cold. The book contains information about cold and how it affect characters in the game, as well as various monsters, races, weapons, and spells that can be found in a ''Frostfell'' environment.

Publication history

''Frostburn'' was written by Wolfgang Baur, James Jacobs, and

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, and published in September 2004. Cover art was by

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, with interior art by Steve Belledin, Mitch Cotie, Ed Cox, Dennis Crabapple McClain, Steve Ellis, David Griffith, David Hudnut, Dana Knutson, Doug Kovacs, and Dan Scott. This book follows two other books, ''

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'', which also deal with specific environments.Troll & Toad Brief Description
Retrieved on November 28, 2008.

Reception

Reviews

*'' Black Gate'' #9 (Fall 2005)

References

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