Dragonbane Bestiary

Description

Dragonbane Bestiary

From cat people to chimeras, fairies to frog people, hippogriffs to hydras, and much more – the Dragonbane Bestiary includes:

• 148 page hardback book with 63 creatures for players to encounter including the Hydra and Chimera
• Includes more unusual encounters such as Frog People, Faerie types etc.
• Among these fantastic beings, there are nine new playable kin, each with their own unique abilities.

Each creature is brought to life in text and art and includes a random encounter, and a seed for a complete adventure.. The full-color hardcover book is gloriously illustrated by Johan Egerkrans and David Brasgalla.

More about Dragonbane & the boxed set (available separately)

Dragonbane is designed from the ground up to facilitate fast and furious play, with very little prep time and adventures that are a breeze to run. It’s a game with room for laughs at the table, while still offering brutal challenges for the adventurers. The box includes:

• Rulebook with fast and effective D20-based game rules for character creation, skills, combat, magic, and travel
• Adventures book containing eleven complete adventures. These can be played separately or tied together in the epic Secret of the Dragon Emperor campaign
• The booklet Alone in Deepfall Breach letting you play Dragonbane solo, without the need for a Gamemaster
• Huge full-color map of the Misty Vale adventure setting
• Illustrated playing cards for combat initiative, improvised weapons, adventures, and treasure
• Ten transparent polyhedral dice, including two D20s with a custom design
• Five pregenerated characters to play
• Five blank character sheets
• Cardboard standees representing various characters and monsters
• Double-sided battle mat

The Setting

Dragonbane is a game of fast-paced fantasy adventures. The core game presents a core mythology of this fantasy world, focused on the eternal struggle between dragons and demons. The ruins of fallen kingdoms, worshiping either of these rival godlike creatures, beckon brave adventurers with the lure of hidden treasures.

Rather than describing entire continents, the core game focuses on the Misty Vale, a hidden mountain valley until recently overrun by orcs and goblins. In recent years, the orcs have retreated into the mountains, leaving the land open for explorers, settlers and adventurers of other kin such as humans, dwarves, elves, halflings, mallards, and wolfkin. The land lies open for adventure.

Mirth & Mayhem Roleplaying

Dragonbane is a classic fantasy tabletop roleplaying game full of magic, mystery, and adventure. This is a game with room for laughs at the table, while still offering brutal challenges for the adventurers. We call this playstyle “mirth and mayhem roleplaying” – great for long campaigns, but also perfect for a one-shot.

Dragonbane is a translation of Drakar och Demoner, Scandinavia’s first and biggest tabletop RPG, originally launched in 1982. This new and reimagined edition has one foot firmly planted in the heritage of decades of Swedish gaming and the other in the modern and innovative game design for which Free League Publishing is known worldwide.