{"id":17375,"date":"2021-02-09T19:29:44","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T03:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/?p=17375"},"modified":"2021-02-09T19:29:45","modified_gmt":"2021-02-10T03:29:45","slug":"dungeon-delving-for-dummies-mordenkainens-tome-of-foes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/dungeon-delving-for-dummies-mordenkainens-tome-of-foes\/","title":{"rendered":"Dungeon Delving for Dummies: \u201cMordenkainen\u2019s Tome of Foes\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cMordenkainen\u2019s Tome of Foes\u201d is Wizards of the Coast most essential source book<\/em><\/p>\n

Stephanie Moschella<\/strong> |\u200c \u200cDigital Media Manager<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMordenkainen\u2019s Tome of Foes\u201d stars our friendly level 30 mad mage \u2014 he takes readers through the multiverse that includes realms like Greyhawk, Eberron and more. If dungeon masters have players that are looking to be thrown into some good ol\u2019 political intrigue, there is some rich history here that can help with that. With six chapters that contain a plethora of new lore and dozens of options regarding general gameplay, it tops it off with a large bestiary of new foes to use against players.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The first section of the book focuses on The Blood War, which was fought between demons and devils, each attempting to grab for power. They fought a lot in the lower planes, so if DMs were going to use this in a campaign, there shouldn\u2019t be too much concern regarding players venturing there. Unless players have a pretty sadistic DM\u2026.<\/span><\/p>\n

A large extension to the Tiefling race was added \u2014 many subraces, additional abilities and more personality traits can be used by players. Along with multiple race variations to elves, dwarves, halflings, and gnomes, there is also an entirely new race addition \u2014 the Gith. Players would be able to play a githyanki or a githzerai depending if they wish to hone their strength or intelligence skills.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Although the race additions and bestiary are helpful, a large portion of the sourcebook is optional information to add into campaigns. It would be useful for newer DM\u2019s and those that want a quick fix to creating lore, but for already ongoing campaigns, it can truthfully be disregarded.<\/span><\/p>\n

For more modern DM\u2019s, I would not suggest using any of the lore in this book. It dives deeper into why certain races are classified as \u201cevil\u201d compared to others, specifically the drow and duergar. This sourcebook provides a pretty lame excuse for being blatantly racist by deeming it as \u201cworld expansion.\u201d From Mordenkainen himself, \u201cdwarves are neurotic.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Overall Review:<\/b> Between the name calling and race structured personality traits, this sourcebook typically sits on my bookshelf collecting dust. 5\/10 would recommend to players and DM\u2019s alike.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Contact the author at smoschella20@mail.wou.edu<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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