Gary Gygax's World Builder: Gygaxian Fantasy Worlds Vol. 2 [Hardcover]

Gary Gygax (Author), Dan Cross (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 14, 2003

For the vigilant writer, driven publisher or game designer, Volume 3 of the Gygaxian Fantasy World series drives forward the gathering host of information brought to you by the Gygaxian Fantasy World series. From the encampments of common folk and wanderers to the teeming streets of walled towns, this work brings the fantastic world of magic to life. Game designers captain their own creations when they master knowledge of the high and low, the hamlets and towns, cities and castles and all that accompanies life in a world of our own imagining. More than that, Everyday Life breathes strength into the arms of your imaginings with pirates and palace life, eating and entertainment, villains and vagabonds, communications and commerce. Whatever is found in the daily "life" of a typical fantasy world is covered herein. Sound the note of world creation with Gary Gygax's Everyday Life.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 176 pages
• Publisher: Troll Lord Games (February 14, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 193127522X
• ISBN-13: 978-1931275224
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #601,699 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great content, June 23, 2003

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Bradford Ferguson "trader-brad" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gary Gygax's World Builder: Gygaxian Fantasy Worlds Vol. 2 (Hardcover)

The book is not titled correctly. This is a book of lists, and a great one at that! This book is great for writers to break through writer's block and it is good for dungeon masters and world builders to help them add detail and depth to their worlds. Unless you must have d20 or LA stats for everything, you will not be disappointed by this book. This book is not very useful for players, but is very useful for DMs and writers.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great book of lists!, May 20, 2003

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Ernest Spencer (Rock Hall, MD) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gary Gygax's World Builder: Gygaxian Fantasy Worlds Vol. 2 (Hardcover)

I first learned of this book when passing by Monte Cook's website, the author of the Players Handbook for 3rd Edition D&D. He had written, "I've heard some people put down this product because it's not a guide to help you build a campaign, but instead a book of lists. Well, as it turns out, I think a book of lists is pretty cool. I used to love the appendices in the back of the 1st Edition DMG that were just lists of things, and that's basically what this book from Troll Lord Games is. They make for great idea generators when you're stuck as a DM or as a writer."

So, I picked up a copy. The layout could be improved no doubt, and there were some obvious typos, but there is still an enormous amount of generic information useful to a fantasy writer or Dungeon Master. I would have to spend hours digging around a library or Google to find this sort of material.

Not perfect, and not what the title might imply, but good.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good old Gary Gygax, October 10, 2007

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Even Gillebo - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gary Gygax's World Builder: Gygaxian Fantasy Worlds Vol. 2 (Hardcover)

I bought this product mostly because I have a soft spot for anything written by Gary Gygax, and secondly, because what I read about the product sounded like something that might be of interest. I have been playing role-playing games for about 20 years, and started out with Dungeons and Dragons, for most of those years I have been a GM, and have been running my campaigns in a world of my own devising. This book has loads of useful input for that kind of setting, listing loads of stuff that you might find a use for in fleshing out your own world. If you need something to develop your world-setting, this one is highly recommended.