''The Castle Guide'' is a supplemental rulebook published in 1990 for the 2nd edition of the ''
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons
Several different editions of the '' Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'') fantasy role-playing game have been produced since 1974. The current publisher of ''D&D'', Wizards of the Coast, produces new materials only for the most current edition of the ...
''
fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction that involves supernatural or Magic (supernatural), magical elements, often including Fictional universe, imaginary places and Legendary creature, creatures.
The genre's roots lie in oral traditions, ...
role-playing game
A role-playing game (sometimes spelled roleplaying game, or abbreviated as RPG) is a game in which players assume the roles of player character, characters in a fictional Setting (narrative), setting. Players take responsibility for acting out ...
.
Contents
''The Castle Guide'' is a rules supplement intended for the 2nd edition ''
Dungeon Master's Guide
The ''Dungeon Master's Guide'' (''DMG'' or ''DM's Guide''; in some printings, the ''Dungeon Masters Guide'' or ''Dungeon Master Guide'') is a book of rules for the fantasy role-playing game ''Dungeons & Dragons''. The ''Dungeon Master's Guide'' co ...
'' which covers life in feudal lands, and how to build, run, siege, and defend castles.
Reviewer Keith H. Eisenbeis stated that it "contains all types of useful and needed information about almost every aspect of castle existence from construction to destruction".
[ ''The Castle Guide'' describes three ordinary types of castles, as well as 12 special castles geared towards specific types of ''AD&D'' characters such as ]thieves
Theft (, cognate to ) is the act of taking another person's property or services without that person's permission or consent with the intent to deprive the rightful owner of it. The word ''theft'' is also used as a synonym or informal short ...
, wizards, dwarves, and orcs.
Publication history
DMGR2 ''The Castle Guide'' was written by Grant Boucher, Troy Christensen
Troy Christensen (born July 16, 1964) is an American author and game designer. Based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, he is an established figure in the role-playing game community.
Biography
Troy Christensen created the ''Phantasm Adventures'' game, ...
, Arthur Collins, and Nigel Findley, with Timothy B. Brown and William W. Connors, and was published by TSR in 1990 as a 128-page book.
Reception
In the July 1990 edition of ''Games International
''Computer Games Magazine'' was a monthly computer and console gaming print magazine, founded in October 1988 as the United Kingdom publication ''Games International''. During its history, it was known variously as ''Strategy Plus'' (October 1 ...
'' (Issue 16), the reviewer was very positive about this product, saying that it provided "a fairly detailed feudal medieval background ..What a shame that ''AD&D'' is so ill-suited to such a game... Still worth getting for the background material."[ He rated it overall at a 4 out of 5 possible points, qualifying it as a "very good product".][
]
Other reviews
*''Casus Belli
A (; ) is an act or an event that either provokes or is used to justify a war. A ''casus belli'' involves direct offenses or threats against the nation declaring the war, whereas a ' involves offenses or threats against its ally—usually one bou ...
'' #63
References
Dungeons & Dragons sourcebooks
Role-playing game supplements introduced in 1990
{{D&D-stub