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A Mighty Fortress (AD&D 2nd Ed. Fantasy Roleplaying, HR4 )

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This Campaign Sourcebook is an expansion for the AD&D (2nd Edition) system that contains information for running a campaign set in Renaissance Europe (1550-1650). The book contains a vast amount of information on the history of the era, and daily life during it. It then has a list of kits and classes allowed, and goes into depth on military life and the wars of the era. The next two chapters are rather light on detail, the one being on the known world outside of Europe (one page!), and then Folklore and Fantasy. The final chapter gives ideas for three different adventures.

This Campaign Sourcebook is something of a mixed bag. On the downside, it does not contain much information on possible adventures. On the upside, so much general information is provided, that a reasonably competent Dungeon Master will probably have no trouble building a realistic and exciting campaign!

On the further downside, the fantastic is severely limited in this sourcebook, and few recommendations are given to the DM in including it. A good recommendation would be to include elements of the Masque of the Red Death campaign, to add some spice! This is what I did, and it worked great!

So, overall I do like this sourcebook, and I highly recommend it to anyone interested in role-playing in this era.

Have you ever wanted to be a pilgrim. Or maybe follow in the footsteps of Francis Drake. Then this is the book for you. Although printed for 2nd edition AD&D, this book is still your best source for more modern adventuring. The book does need to be converted for d20, but any good DM should be able to do that. Furthermore, if you wanted to adventure in the 1800's, this is the closest publication yet to that time frame. Simply update the firearms, and much of the work is done.

Still, the problem with the historical sourcebooks of AD&D is that they like to hinder your characters with kits that HURT your PC, with no compensation. Furthermore, they do not open avenues for more fantasical elements. STill, this is a good book.