The Minrothad Guilds

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The Minrothad Guilds
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Authors Deborah Christian and Kim Eastland
Genre Role-playing game
Publisher TSR
Publication date
1988

The Minrothad Guilds is an accessory for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. It was written by Deborah Christian and Kim Eastland, and published by TSR in 1988.

Contents

Contents

The Minrothad Guilds is a sourcebook that details trading guilds and their islands. [1] The Minrothad Guilds are fictional seaborne merchants, and the book covers life, society, and politics in their lands. [2]

Publication history

The Minrothad Guilds (GAZ9) was written by Deborah Christian and Kim Eastland, with a cover by Clyde Caldwell and interior illustrations by John Lakey, and was published by TSR in 1988. It comprises a 64-page "Dungeon Master's Booklet", a 32-page "Player's Booklet", a large color map, and an outer folder. [1]

Reception

Jim Bambra briefly reviewed The Minrothad Guilds for Dragon magazine #151 (November 1989). [2] Bambra wrote that the book "bring[s] trading adventures into the forefront of fantasy gaming", and that with rules regarding trading, "fame and fortune can now be gained in ways other than mere adventuring". [2]

Lawrence Schick, in his 1991 book Heroic Worlds, stated that The Minrothad Guilds covers "everything you need to know to be an ocean-going merchant". [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. pp. 141–142. ISBN   0-87975-653-5.
  2. 1 2 3 Bambra, Jim (November 1989). "Role-playing Reviews". Dragon . Lake Geneva, Wisconsin: TSR (#151): 40.