It was a good time to be a dragon fan.īesides the traditional chromatic and metallic dragons, Council of Wyrms also featured five gems dragons: amethyst, crystal, emerald, sapphire, and topaz. Then, Council of Wyrms actually let players take on the roles of dragons, in a setting all their own. In the AD&D 2e era, things were a little better because dragons became more dangerous and because they got their first-ever sourcebook from TSR, FOR1: Draconomicon (1990). Despite that, they were rarely featured in adventures in the hobby's earliest days - until Tracy Hickman came up with the Dragonlance epic (1984-1986) to spotlight the critters. Dragons are, of course, half of the name of D&D, so they should be central to the game. Of course the characters that were at the heart of Council were so different from run-of-the-mill D&D characters that a crossover would be somewhat more troublesome … Theoretically, a GM could drop Io's Blood Isles off the coast of his setting and have an instant council of wyrms. Later TSR would release a revamped version of the setting that was more aptly named a "campaign option".Ĭouncil of Wyrms was also different because TSR marketed it as something that could be used in any other setting, an idea that was subtly proclaimed by the "AD&D 2nd edition" boxed logo on the cover. It's obvious that TSR didn't entirely know what to do with a one-off campaign supplement because they actually labeled it an "adventure". A total of three different settings appeared in April and May that year, including: the fantasy-punk Planescape Campaign Setting (1994), a revamped Ravenloft Campaign Setting (1994), … and Council of Wyrms (1994).Ĭouncil of Wyrms was different than the many other D&D settings of 1994 because it was done-in-one: the entire setting was covered in one (large) boxed set, with no intention to ever expand it - something that the 2e era probably could have used more of. The designers took a break in 1993, but in 1994, they returned with more (and more varied) settings than ever before. In the first four years of AD&D 2e (1989-2000), TSR pushed hard on settings, releasing one every year, with the first four being Spelljammer (1989), Ravenloft: Realm of Terror (1990), Dark Sun (1991), and Al-Qadim (1992).
Slavicsek wanted to design something that would fit into any campaign setting and that wouldn't unbalance those settings, so he came up with a "mini-campaign-world" centered on Io's Blood Isles and the dragons that lived there.Ī Different Sort of Setting. After finishing PHBR10: The Complete Book of Humanoids (1993), Bill Slavicsek was asked to design another monstrous supplement with the simple statement: "write something about dragons as PCs". 3 full-color posters, including a dragons' size-comparison chart, a map of the dragons' island homes, and a guide to the dragon clans.Ĭouncil of Wyrms (1994), by Bill Slavicsek, was a different sort of setting for AD&D Second Edition.A 64-page Adventures book to challenge the strongest dragon characters.A 64-page Campaign book detailing a dragons' campaign and the legendary Council of Wyrms, revealing the secrets of dragonkind and outlining new player-character kits.
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A 64-page Rules book packed full of rules for creating and playing dragon, kindred, and half-dragon player characters.In addition, there are rules for creating elf, dwarf, and gnome "kindred" for your dragon, and details on two new character types: half-dragons and dragon slayers. IMAGINE having abilities of sweeping scope, breath weapons of deadly power, claws like long swords, teeth like daggers!Ĭouncil of Wyrms provides everything you need to create a campaign for dragon player characters. IMAGINE player characters of such fierce countenance and unstoppable power that only one setting can hold them! You are a dragon - majestic, invincible, supreme! Smell the fear-soaked sweat of your prey as it wafts up from the ground below. Hear the wind rush by with each powerful flap of your scaled wings. Feel mighty muscles ripple beneath your armored flesh.
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