 Cover of Races of Stone | |
| Authors | Jesse Decker, Michelle Lyons, and David Noonan [1] |
|---|---|
| Genre | Role-playing games |
| Publisher | Wizards of the Coast |
Publication date | August 2004 |
| Media type | Hardcover |
| Pages | 192 |
| ISBN | 0-7869-3278-3 |
| OCLC | 56523851 |
| LC Class | GV1469.62.D84 D836 2000 |
Races of Stone (sometimes abbreviated to RoS) is an optional sourcebook for the 3.5 edition of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. [2]
Races of Stone focuses on gnomes, dwarves, and a new race, called goliaths, providing cultural information for these races as well as subraces. The book also introduces new deities for these races, including the goliath pantheon led by Kavaki, the Ram-Lord.
Races of Stone was written by David Noonan, Jesse Decker, and Michelle Lyons, and published in August 2004. Cover art was by Adam Rex, with interior art by Thomas Baxa, Steve Belledin, Wayne England, Jeremy Jarvis, Doug Kovacs, Chuck Lukacs, Dennis Crabapple-McClain, Jim Nelson, Wiliam O'Connor, Scott Roller, Ron Spencer, Joel Thomas, Franz Vohwinkel, and Brad Williams.
A web enhancement for the book was published in 2004 by Wizards of the Coast. [3]
David Noonan explains the origins of the concept for the goliath race: "It all started with a piece of concept art that looks very similar to the Races of Stone cover. My job was to write the chapter for 'the big guy.' It's one of the most satisfying design assignments I've received." [4]
Races of Stone was later included, along with Races of Destiny and Races of the Wild in the Dungeons & Dragons Races Gift Set, released in 2005. [5]
The racial substitution levels in the book have been praised because "[the] mechanic lets you play more than just another dwarven fighter or gnome bard." [6]
MetaReview's MetaRating for the book is 6.8. [7]
Races of Stone was nominated for the 2005 Chesley Awards award for Best Gaming-Related Illustration for William O'Connor's artwork, "Training a Dire Badger", [8] although it lost to the artwork of the Magic: The Gathering card Blazing Archon. [9]
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