Sharn: City of Towers (Dungeons & Dragons d20 3.5 Fantasy Roleplaying, Eberron Supplement) [Hardcover]

Keith Baker (Author), James Wyatt (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2004

The first sourcebook detailing the central metropolis of the Eberron campaign setting.
Sharn: City of Towers illustrates and characterizes the most important city in the entire Eberron setting. The city of Sharn is a source of great intrigue and adventure on Eberron, making it the launching point for most campaigns and adventures. Sharn: City of Towers describes how Sharn looks and works, from power and politics to trade and commerce, and with four-color illustrations throughout. There are detailed geographical descriptions of every part of the city, with a complement of maps for visual reference. Monsters and villains prevalent in the city make an appearance, and there is detailed information on what characters can do and obtain in Sharn to improve their adventuring skills. Dungeon Masters will find a wealth of information on running campaigns in Sharn, and adventure hooks are provided for immediate gameplay.

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About the Author

Author and Eberron setting creator Keith Baker is a computer game developer who has done previous roleplaying design work for Atlas Games. His most recent credits with Wizards of the Coast, Inc., include the new Eberron Campaign Setting and the Eberron adventure Shadows of the Last War.
James Wyatt is currently an Origins award-winning RPG game designer for Wizards of the Coast, Inc. His most recent credits include authoring Oriental Adventures and City of the Spider Queen and co-authoring the Eberron Campaign Setting, Draconomicon, and Player's Guide to Faerûn.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Wizards of the Coast (November 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786934344
• ISBN-13: 978-0786934348
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 0.6 x 11 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #602,110 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sharn: City of Adventure!, March 4, 2006

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C. Richeson "CWRicheson" (Lexington, KY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sharn: City of Towers (Dungeons & Dragons d20 3.5 Fantasy Roleplaying, Eberron Supplement) (Hardcover)

If you're looking for a highly detailed city book for an Eberron campaign you can't go wrong here. Sharn provides endless outlets for adventure, from thieves guilds to corrupt officials to exotic and interesting locales in the city itself.

This setting book is focused almost exclusively on the city of Sharn itself, with only a brief discussion of the rest of Eberron and how it relates to Sharn politically and economically. Those who are looking for additional crunch - rules and Prestige Class - will be disappointed, though what is here is very well integrated with the city.

The bulk of the book breaks the city down into Districts and presents extensive information on these smaller sections of the city. Prominent businesses, guilds, NPCs, and other such information is presented. Politics, law and order, and life in Sharn each receive their own detailed chapter.

Eberron fans can't pass this one up. While the information is only focused on the city of Sharn, the feel of the book is entirely Eberron.

16 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book - Index available, February 4, 2005

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Tikan (The World) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sharn: City of Towers (Dungeons & Dragons d20 3.5 Fantasy Roleplaying, Eberron Supplement) (Hardcover)

I would agree with the other reviewers in that this book is an excellent buy but for it not having an index. Luckily, the author of the book, Keith Baker, has been putting together a detailed index on his website.

You can download it for free here:
http://www.bossythecow.com/sharnindex.htm

The NPC, Locations, Services, and Organizations sections have been put together with the rest, I believe, coming soon.

12 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gateway to Adventure, December 17, 2004

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Michael T. Schell "fenrys" (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sharn: City of Towers (Dungeons & Dragons d20 3.5 Fantasy Roleplaying, Eberron Supplement) (Hardcover)

The first supplement for Eberron is a book of a major metropolis on the main continent. This is the suggested focal point of most adventures in Eberron. And what a focal point! This place is really well imagined from depths to the heights. Plenty to see and do in this place. Although parts of this is not for the kiddies so becareful of this. Brothels are mentioned, frequently, not to suggest this be the main focus of your stay here but those that have an itch to scratch have their choices. Although this is usually quickly mentioned and then the book moves along. At least one D20 modern critter is featured in the roach thrall although they shoved this buggy in the somewhat limited monster section. Sharn is apparently built on an area of Khorvaire that enhances levitation and flight magic so the sky is the limit is more ways than one. A history is given and a good sketch on how things are done is detailed as well. Beyond Eberron you'd have to figure out how make certain things work for it to be useful, but for the first actual supplement for the new setting of Eberron, this book is very good.