{"id":17414,"date":"2021-02-16T22:58:43","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T06:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/?p=17414"},"modified":"2021-02-16T22:59:12","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T06:59:12","slug":"dungeon-delving-for-dummies-sword-coast-adventurers-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/dungeon-delving-for-dummies-sword-coast-adventurers-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Dungeon Delving for Dummies: \u201cSword Coast Adventurer\u2019s Guide\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cSword Coast Adventurer\u2019s Guide\u201d is not Wizards of the Coast\u2019s typical sourcebook<\/em><\/p>\n

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

Okay in actuality, \u201cSword Coast Adventurer\u2019s Guide\u201d is technically not even a sourcebook. For dungeon masters \u23e4 no matter how experienced \u23e4 there will be absolutely nothing for them in this book. If you want a general overview of Faer\u00fbn and the Sword Coast area itself, then sure, spend $20 or so for this book. But, for people that have access to the internet, it is way easier to look up the information needed than to go searching through 50 pages. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Sword Coast honestly is an extremely generic setting for a Dungeons & Dragons campaign. It\u2019s good for quick one shots with new and boring players or the Adventurer\u2019s League \u23e4 settings I don\u2019t really define as actual D&D campaigns. <\/span><\/p>\n

There is a lot of lore here, and Wizards of the Coast does make it canon instead of flip flopping with conflicting lore like they did for the past 30 plus years. They retconned and reconstructed a lot of material into one convenient source book, but it still can only really be used in an god-awful traditional setting. <\/span><\/p>\n

However, WOTC will do anything for a cash grab, so they did cram some new content for character development. Besides the lore on the Sword Coast, other surrounding areas in Faer\u00fbn and a few deities, this source book puts a spotlight on class archetypes and new backgrounds. <\/span><\/p>\n

Not all classes get new archetypes and some only get expanded versions \u23e4 which hinders a lot of character builds. However, there\u2019s some interesting ones such as the Purple Dragon Knight fighter, the comprehensive Arcana domain for clerics and a storm related archetype for sorcerers. Bards and druids don\u2019t get any new additions, but unless a player is trying to have sexy times with a dragon as an actual a-s dragon, there\u2019s no point in playing these classes anymore anyways. <\/span><\/p>\n

Overall Review: <\/b>For players that want an introduction to the Sword Coast region or D&D hoarders that want to collect all the books, go ahead and buy this. But, it\u2019s pretty meaningless and not really worth the investment, so I would suggest just using online resources. 4\/10 would recommend to DM\u2019s and players 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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