Phbr8 the complete book of elves 2e wizards of the coast. Elves come in a large variety of races, and each has its own nuances. The complete book of elves is much like the complete bards handbook in that its filled with really clever, fun, creative ideas that happen to shove game balance out the window and wave it goodbye as it plummets, laughing and singing all the way, to the stony ground below. Palehued and isolationist elves that inhabit snowy mountains or other arctic environments. Stay especially far, far away from the bladesinger if you want any semblance of balance among party members.
Colin mccomb, author of the complete book of elves 1992, recently gave a somewhat unconvincing apology as part of a kickstarter reward. It contains a variety of information useful to playing elf. Becoming physically mature by the age of 25 and emotionally mature at around 125, they are also famously longlived, capable of living more than half a millennium. Im not even sure if i have a complete collection of the completes ill list what i have in no particular order. Imaginative, comprehensive, and authoritative, this tome fleshes out the mysterious world of elvenkind. The complete book of elves is somewhat infamously weird as discussed in a long lets read over on. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. Elves are renowned for their grace and mastery of magic and weapons such as the sword and bow. The cooshee then appeared in the complete book of elves 1992 and under the mammal entry in the monstrous manual 1993. As can be seen on the lists below, 2nd edition had far more alternative classes. Dargonesti, dimernesti, drow, gray elves, high elves, kagonesti, qualinesti, silvanesti, valley elves, wild elves, and wood elves. I would not consider it to be a powerful kit though.
The glorious world of elvenkind shines from these pages. The goal is get full details on every race that has the capability of taking a class, even if it is rather odd, like dolphins. Personally, the complete book of elves was the moment i jumped ship. The complete book of dwarves was the first of its ilk. The complete book of elves forgotten realms wiki fandom. Phbr6, the complete book of dwarves, is useful to elf characters only as research on the dwarf races.
The author of the book actually joined up to apologize. Complete series, expanding kits and character options by race instead of by class for the first time. However, dwarves and elves do not often exchange information of this sort. I went into my boxes to pull out a complete book to analyze the kits and the first i came to was elves. On the other hand, the complete book of elves continued the tradition of broken and unbalanced elves. Highlevel campaigns the paradox and the mystery of this book is best typified by the way it defends demihuman racial limits. Masque of the red death and other tales by william w.
This is mostly just a joke but there are some useful things such as chances of getting pregnant and all the other things that go along with it for each of the races. Mccomb states that, for his first professional rpg project, he chose to balance fantastic, creative ideas with roleplaying. Volume has some curling spine most evident and appears in shape when standing, rear page and pageedging has some foxing. Complete series core races 2e bundle wizards of the.
Sehanine moonbow had been offhandedly mentioned in phbr8. Detailed in this tome are their societies, rituals, and myths and their physiology and psychology. I have the three core books and a few smaller supplements arms and equipment guide, complete book of elves, and players guide to greyhawk, for example, but i only have one adventure, and im pretty sure ill need more than that if i. Phbr8 the complete book of elvesthe glorious world of elvenkind shines from these pages. Elves second edition elves hand book elves 2nd blood of elves pdf blood of thr elves blood of the elves dark elves blood of elves richard elves 2nd edition elves realms of the elves the elves of alfheim the shoemaker and the elves warhammer dark elves the shoemaker and the elves oxford pdf. Cardmaster adventure design deck advanced dungeons and dragons game by rich borg. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book. Mccomb states that, for his first professional rpg project, he chose to balance fantastic, creative ideas with roleplaying checks and balances instead of mechanical constraints. The only one i have a problem with is complete book of elves, insofar as rules crunch though 2e elves are pretty broken btb even.
The complete book of elves without a doubt the most infamous of the complete books line, the complete book of elves is a racial splatbook for elf characters that got hit with so much elven love at the cost of hypocrisy and blatant stupidity that it would become memetically infamous. The only one i have a problem with is complete book of elves, insofar as rules crunch though 2e elves are pretty broken btb even if you just follow whats in the phb. Volume has some curling spine most evident and appears in shape when standing. Also, when combined with other optional rules for the complete book of elves the class gets even better as the book treats elves as superior to all other races and backs that up mechanically. The complete book of elves is a supplement to the 2nd edition players handbook, detailing the elf race. Drow are sometimes called dark elves in the occident, but in krynn that name refers to elves who are outcasts from their own people. Demihuman deities describes the demihuman relgions and powers of the realms.
The mplete b o l c of elves credits written by colin mccomb edited bydori jean. It was treated as its own class in the release of the complete shairs handbook. A 64page rules book packed full of rules for creating and playing dragon, kindread, and halfdragon player characters a 64page campaign book detailing a dragons campaign and the legendary council of wyrms, revealing the secrets of dragonking and outlining new playercharacter kits a 64page adventures book to. It does have none magical healing and thats pretty cool. While in the midst of organizing and tidying up my room a few weeks ago an ongoing endeavor, admittedly, that as a recovering hoarder will probably take me the rest of my earthly existence to complete, i happened to find my copy of the complete book of elves underneath my bed. This list does not include books designed for use as premade adventures. The paladin remains tied to the fighter group, with the cavalier, in a streamlined form, reworked as a character kit in the complete fighters handbook. Our partners will collect data and use cookies for ad personalization and measurement. Eventually, the author would post a formal apology for writing it on the. The complete book of humanoids the complete book of elves an evil, unbalanced addition if any are the complete paladins handbook complete thiefs handbook. Without a doubt the most infamous of the complete books line, the complete book of elves is a racial splatbook for elf characters that got hit with so much elven love at the cost of hypocrisy and blatant stupidity that it would become memetically infamous.
Jul 08, 2008 personally, the complete book of elves was the moment i jumped ship. At that point, i thought that gaming was just a phase of my life that was over. So, you crack the complete book of the master raceelves open, flip past. The complete book of elves gc 1992, covers are in good condition, rear cover has some markings. Necrolets read the complete book of elves rpgnet forums. Ever wanting more unique and diverse characters, i implemented every new proficiency i could find.
So far, it looks like the halfelf has been pushed to the side. Phbr8 the complete book of elves 2e wizards of the. Complete psionics handbook the complete rangers handbook the complete book of humanoids the complete book of elves an evil, unbalanced addition if any are. The complete book of elves is an amazing resource for all to enjoy. D the book is available as a pdf at dmsguild and drivethrurpg. Phbr2 complete thiefs handbook 2e wizards of the coast. Moving stuff like my bed earlier tonight uncovered my collection of 2e complete handbooks. The complete thiefs handbook 1989 follows in the tradition of the previously published complete fighters handbook. Demihuman characters are usually forced to retire or assume secondary roles in the campaign once human player characters begin to reach high levels and the demihuman characters reach their. The archer, for the warrior, might be a bit powerful. There has even been information put out for some of the minor races. Book of elves has a reputation of being the most overpowered 2e complete book. Phbr8 the complete book of elves 2e the glorious world of elvenkind shines from these pages.
It is written in the accessible language of story telling thereby avoiding the textbook feel of some. Includes all the additional flavors of elves and kits. The complete book of elves by colin mccomb goodreads. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Basically, it portrays elves as better than everyone else, kinda racist sadists. Amazon music stream millions of songs amazon advertising find, attract. Phbr5, the complete psionics handbook, is only useful if psionics are available in a campaign. Silverwhite elves with the ability to voluntarily shapeshift into equally palecolored wolves, native to the forgotten realms. As an aside, the binding on my 2e players handbook is shot to shit. It is good but we still had fun with it and no one ever complained about it being to powerful. The cooshee appeared in second edition for the dragonlance setting in tales of the lance 1992. Fantasy roleplaying game aids for game masters fantasy rpg random tables. Cooshees are used by elves as scouts, guardians, and companions.