Libris Mortis: The Book of the Undead

Dungeons & Dragons Edition 3.5

by Andy Collins, Bruce R. Cordell

An art-filled sourcebook about undead in the D&D world.
This title takes a comprehensive look at undead creatures and characters in the D&D world. It includes information on playing undead characters and how to run or battle undead in a fight. There is new information on traditional undead creatures (liches, zombies, and so on), as well as new monsters and information on customizing monsters to any adventure. There are new rules, feats, spells, and prestige classes, as well as ready-to-run undead characters for instant play. Extensive story and campaign elements and flavor information add interest and dimension to playing or fighting undead. The book itself will be designed in prestige format, with heavy use of art throughout, a full-painted cover, and construction from premium materials.

Genres: Role Playing Games, Gaming, Fantasy, Dungeons and Dragons, Games, Horror, Reference

192 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2004

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name. This profile may contain books from multiple authors of this name.

Other authors publishing under this name are:

Andy Collins, Writer, painter and designer of jewelry born 1973
Andy Collins, Nom de plume of a Brazilian female author
Andy Collins, Pseudonym of Andrzej Sieradzki
Andy Collins
Andy Collins, Baseball coach
Andy Collins, Teacher
Andy Collins, Communication expert and trainer
Andy Collins, Travel

Reviews

[Juho Pohjalainen · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was among the first D&D books I opened after Player's Handbook - and therefore, one of the first I read related to the roleplaying hobby, period. One of the very first characters I rolled up was an ancient emperor, revived to track down tomb robbers, using this book's racial options. Said emperor is still around, as an important supporting character in my setting.

In other words, Libris Mortis has a great deal of nostalgic and sentimental value to me. But even with all that separated out of it, its new options - prestige classes, races, monsters - are competently written and fit very well into the beautiful mess that is 3rd edition of Dungeons & Dragons.

[SSJKailan · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good book with plenty of interesting new prestige classes and monsters. Useful if you are playing a campaign with lots of undead. I especially liked the dirgesinger and true necromancer prestige classes, although the others are cool too. I did think the parts on undead psychology and society could be expanded though, since it would have been cool if this went into more detail.

[Panczito · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jeden z nielicznych dobrych dodatków do 3 edycji który coś wnosi

[David · Rating 3 out of 5]

A pretty typical themed sourcebook, this one around the undead. It has sections on roleplaying, undead as characters, new feats, new prestige classes, new deities, new domains, new spells, new items, and even sample locales. While there's "new" of everything, nothing particularly stands out for me. A few spells and feats were interesting, but that's it. Would've liked to see more on roleplaying an undead, undead-centric campaigns, and plot hooks revolving around undead.

[J Leif · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this 3.5e book. Plenty of options for both PCs and DMs. Chock-full of both sweet mechanics and flavor. Received this one for Christmas and enjoyed going through it for a fourth or fifth time. Well worth the investment for any campaign in which any undead will be present.

[Blake · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked it, but I can also see how many of the rules could be quite limiting in the wrong campaign.

[Daniel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Alright source book I will be converting for use in my Pathfinder campaign, which right now has a lot of Undead.

[Dustin · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Undead Sourcebook for d20. I'd recommend picking this up for your game.

[Emily · Rating 5 out of 5]

A most excellent splatbook, if you like undead-focused campaigns. Which I do. Clerics forever! Lots of good prestige classes, even if they're a bit underpowered according to my munchkin friends.

[R J Royer · Rating 4 out of 5]

I registered a book at BookCrossing.com!
http://www.BookCrossing.com/journal/14678150

[Colin]

Dead set legendary. ;)