The WSG tried to change that, opening up the wilderness as a new place for players to explore. If it ultimately failed, that failure was probably due to the fact that the complexity of the wilderness rules in the WSG was tens of times greater than those found in the Expert Set. The Guide Repackaged. As noted elsewhere, the Wilderness Survival Guide undersold or was overprinted. In the package, the new adventure book was labeled "second edition," though the WSG was of course first edition. The Adventure Continues.
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In the previous year, Zeb Cook had introduced "non-weapon proficiencies" in Oriental Adventures Before then, there had been some classic-specific skills for thieves, assassins, and rangers, but nothing generalized. This is generally marked as an important element of the "1.
That's a somewhat odd statement given that Oriental Adventures appeared under his watch and in fact is marked with his copyright. Perhaps he'd felt like it was more appropriate in the Asia-influenced world of Oriental Adventures.
Isometric Mapping. The DSG contains instructions on how to create isometric maps, featuring perspective and easily showing differences in depth. These maps were popular at the time, featuring attractively in a few adventure by architectural dungeon designer Tracy Hickman, such as I6: "Ravenloft" and DL1: "Dragons of Despair" Now the average GM could mimic the style.
The Guide Repackaged. The DSG was either overprinted, undersold, or both. Future History. Wizards of the Coast liked the name of the DSG enough that they've reused it. Their first Dungeon Survival Guide was released without any mechanics and read more like a catalog of unavailable supplements.
Into the Unknown: The Dungeon Survival Handbook for 4e was probably more what people expected for a thematic successor, as it includes some info on the Underdark and lots of crunch too. About the Creators. Niles was one of TSR's busiest designers in the 80s. One of his recent projects before the DSG was the Battlesystem mass combat system, so it's no surprise that the DSG includes new Battlesystem rules.
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File Last Updated:. Too much fiddly nonsense about attack penalties in high winds or AC bonuses for cold weather gear or fighting while climbing. Even the art in this book felt rushed to me. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Posting Quick Reply — Please Wait. There have been other products detailing caverns, dungeon environments and ways to operate within them.
In a word- boring. Should I buy these books, what can Wilderbess expect from them? To me it felt like I had just bought a large collection of weather tables, and I rarely ever referred back to the main text itself. Much of the material in the book details the environment, about terrains, major wilderness hazards, and weather. Honestly I hate that kind of stuff.
I found the WSG interesting and it certainly has a wealth of information on climate and terrain.
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