Arms & Equipment Guide (AD&D 2nd Ed Rules Supplement, DMGR3) [Paperback]

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Book Description

Publication Date: August 20, 1991

Lavishly illustrated, this book provides valuable descriptions and diagrams for a variety of armors, weapons, and barding, as well as important items of clothing and equipment. This is the essential volume for the well-equipped Dungeons and Dragons character.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: TSR Inc. (August 20, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1560761091
• ISBN-13: 978-1560761099
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 8.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #411,008 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A source of useful information!, July 12, 1999

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Derrick Schommer (Hudson, NH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Arms & Equipment Guide (AD&D 2nd Ed Rules Supplement, DMGR3) (Paperback)

For those who need a little more detailed look at armor and how it was historically used, this is the book for you. With illustrations, and information for most items, and a larger table then found in the PHB. This book will give anyone that extra edge when describing there character.

If your into the historical usage of weapons and armor, and your trying to fit specific types of armor and weapons to a specific date or setting this will assist you as the DM.

I will only give this 4 of 5 stars because it lacks the extra knowledge I was seeking for new innovative items, a larger magical item extension, and campaign examples. Howerver, with all the information I would like the book would be a few hundred pages larger, and would sell for a much higher price. For it's worth, it's worth it's weight.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Accurate and very useful, December 27, 1999

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Alex (College Park, MD) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Arms & Equipment Guide (AD&D 2nd Ed Rules Supplement, DMGR3) (Paperback)

I thouroughly enjoyed this book. It contains accurate, relevant,and useful data pertaining to any and all equipment, weapons, armor, and other miscelaneous things necessary in order to create an historically-accurate gaming experience. Some of the areas could have used more fleshing-out, and some cultures' implements have not been described as well as they should have been, the book is probably the best that could be done in the space alotted.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good hidtory for DM's but little practical information, December 26, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Arms & Equipment Guide (AD&D 2nd Ed Rules Supplement, DMGR3) (Paperback)

The Arms and Equipment Guide has a lot of interesting information about how armor is made and who would have it or use it. The weapons section si similar. However there are very few weapons not already in the Players Handbook. The Guide has little practical information and is, overall, not worth your time unless you have a lot of curious players who want to know about game customs and why this or that bandit has this or that type of armor.