Player's Survival Kit: Book, Adventurer's Log, and Cards, 2nd Edition

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 2nd Edition

by John D. Rateliff

Herein lies a treasure trove of game props and playing aids no bold adventurer can afford to be without! Whether you're trying to choose the perfect name for your first character, designing a shield for your favorite fighter, or just trying to remember who's carrying the magical broad sword, the Player's Survival Kit has what you need.

Inside you'll discover...

A 16-page full-color Character Book that includes a "Dictionary of Names" (with more than a thousand names to choose from) and "Heraldry Made Easy" (simple instructions to create your own heraldic designs).

A 16-page full-color Adventurer's Log to keep track of monsters slain, treasures gained, and mysteries yet to be solved.

24 handouts, including spell lists for specialty wizards, a complete system for rolling up a character's family, letters of credit, diplomas, an advertisement for henchmen, and the character's last will & testament (don't go adventuring without it!)

A deck of 54 "Fame & Fortune" cards designed to help player characters get out of sticky situations.

Genres: Dungeons and Dragons

210 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1995

About the author

JOHN D. RATELIFFmoved to Wisconsin in 1981 in order to work with the Tolkien manuscripts at Marquette University. He has been active in Tolkien scholarship for many years, delivering papers on Tolkien and the Inklings. While at Marquette, he assisted in the collation of their holdings with those Christopher Tolkien was editing for his History of Middle-earth series. A professional editor, he lives in the Seattle area with his wife and three cats, only one of whom is named after a Tolkien character.