Shaman: Adandd Accessory

by Kevin Hassall, Paul Jacquays (Illustrator)

This 96-page AD&D game accessory introduces three new priest classes with unique powers and exciting potential. More subtle and versatile than clerics and wizards, the shamans tap the energies of the mysterious spirit world, using their extraordinary abilities to further their personal goals, as well as the agendas of their unseen spirit patrons.
Shaman offers complete information on the new classes, tips for incorporating them into established campaigns, new skills, new spells, and a detailed look at the unseen world of spirits.

Paperback

First published November 1, 1995

Reviews

[Cintain 昆遊龍 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Remembered why I didn’t read the second part of this book when it first came out. It is a really good supplement for AD&D (although it would’ve benefited from an extra line-editing pass)... but the treatment on the origin and nature of spirits is more than slightly disappointing. It makes sense in the context of the AD&D cosmology, but I would’ve preferred a bolder option that turned that idea on its head. However I realise this was probably beyond the scope of the supplement... maybe a new campaign setting? Unfortunately the AD&D line is deader than dead; still, good inspiration to homebrew.

[Mindy · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 stars = I liked it overall, but not by a large margin.

I thought the lore behind the spirits' existence and creation, the adventure suggestions, and a lot of the general explanations were very interesting.

I didn't like the how most of the book revolved around sacrifices and the amount of sacrifices (anywhere from a mouse to 1000gp worth of sacrifices such as cattle killed), especially considering some of the spirits were also listed as being against unnecessary killing. The three types of shamans didn't really work for me either.

[Steven Fowler · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a great resource for expanding the more metaphysical aspects of your gaming world particularly in the OSR games. This gives an alternative means for divine magic spells that doesn’t depend on the beneficence of divine beings.