The Book of Wondrous Inventions

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The Book of Wondrous Inventions
AC11 TSR9220 The Book of Wondrous Inventions.jpg
The Book of Wondrous Inventions Module Cover.
CodeAC11
TSR product code9220
Rules requiredDungeons & Dragons Basic, Expert, Companion and Master Sets
Campaign settingGeneric
Authorscompiled by Bruce A. Heard
First published1987
Linked modules
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The Book of Wondrous Inventions is an accessory for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game.

Contents

Contents

The Book of Wondrous Inventions is supplement which details humorous magical devices for Dungeons & Dragons and Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. [1] [2]

Publication history

AC11 The Book of Wondrous Inventions was compiled by Bruce A. Heard, with art by Jim Holloway, and was published by TSR in 1987 as a 96-page book. [1]

Reception

Jim Bambra reviewed The Book of Wondrous Inventions for Dragon magazine #136 (August 1988). [2] Bambra described The Book of Wondrous Inventions as "a real treat for lovers of wacky magical items," including such "zany labor-saving devices and weird war machines" as Melrond's Foolproof Dishwasher and Brandon's Bard-in-a-Box". [2] He also noted that the book contains plenty of "devices of mass destruction", as well as rules for creating magical items. [2]

Lawrence Schick, in his 1991 book Heroic Worlds, comments on some items in the book such as "magic boom boxes" and "armored tanks": "Pretty funny, eh? Real knee-slappers." [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. p. 134. ISBN   0-87975-653-5.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Bambra, Jim (August 1988). "Role-playing Reviews". Dragon . Lake Geneva, Wisconsin: TSR (#136): 92.