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Kobold Guide to Magic (Paperback) Loot Price: R489
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Kobold Guide to Magic (Paperback): Monte Cook

Kobold Guide to Magic (Paperback)

Monte Cook; Edited by Ray Vallese; Tim Pratt

Series: Kobold Guides, 4

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Kobolds Work a Little Magic

The popular and wildly useful Kobold Guide series tackles the biggest subject in fantasy: Magic

What makes a fantasy fantastic? Magic, of course Whether it's unearthly beasts, scheming sorcerers, legendary swords or locales that defy logic and physics, a compelling fantasy story needs magical elements. The tricky part is that in order for the story to work, you have to get your reader or player to believe the unbelievable.

The Kobold Guide to Magic takes you behind the scenes to learn the secrets of designing and writing about magic from 20 top fantasy authors and game designers. Find out how to create more compelling, more interesting, and more playable magic at your table or in your stories-with the word from some of the most talented creators working today.

The topics are wide-ranging, from the secrets of Irish magic to tricks of impractical magic, from how to generate a sense of wonder at the gaming table to how to rejigger the teleport spell for stronger adventures tohow to sell a character's soul and how to run a game with visions and prophecies. There's even sections on the magic of J.R.R. Tolkien and the tools available to a game master for making magic their own. The Essential Guide to Magic in Fiction and Games

This essential companion for fantasy gamers and readers alike feature essays by: Wolfgang Baur Clinton Boomer David Chart David "Zeb" Cook James Enge Ed Greenwood Jeff Grubb Kenneth Hite James Jacobs Colin McComb Richard Pett Tim Pratt John Rateliff Thomas Reid Aaron Rosenberg Ken Scholes F. Wesley Schneider Amber E. Scott Willie Walsh Martha Wells Steve Winter

This latest volume in the best-selling and award-winning series of Kobold Guides tackles the mystery at the heart of the fantasy genre. Improve your game and expand your magical power with the Kobold Guide to Magic

This book ships early in 2014 and will be in high demand. Don't miss out, and get it in print before everyone else

General

Imprint: Kobold Press
Country of origin: United States
Series: Kobold Guides, 4
Release date: March 2014
First published: March 2014
Introduction by: Monte Cook
Editors: Ray Vallese
Authors: Tim Pratt
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 9mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 162
ISBN-13: 978-1-936781-28-7
Categories: Books > Sport & Leisure > Hobbies, quizzes & games > Indoor games > General
LSN: 1-936781-28-X
Barcode: 9781936781287

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