Savage Coast Campaign Book

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Savage Coast Campaign Book
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The Savage Coast Campaign Book PDF (1996)
Author Tim Beach and Bruce Heard
Genre Role-playing games
Publisher TSR
Publication date
1996

Savage Coast Campaign Book is an accessory for the 2nd edition of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, published in 1996.

Contents

Contents

The Savage Coast Campaign Book contains information for a Savage Coast campaign, including descriptions of its nations to rules for creating player characters, and from details on the Legacies of the Red Curse to advice for running adventures.

Publication history

In 1996 the Savage Coast setting was revised and re-released under the AD&D: Odyssey line as three fully online products available for free download. This range included the base Savage Coast Campaign Book by Tim Beach and Bruce Heard, a supplement Savage Coast: Orc's Head and a Monstrous Compendium Appendix.

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