Dragon #391 (4e).pdf

ISSUE 391 | SEptEmbEr 2010

A DUNGEONS & DRAGONS ® ROLEPLAYING GAME SUPPLEMENT

CONTENTS

Features

5 Darksun: HuntersintHeWastelanD

By Chris Sims

Ferocious beasts roam the wild places of Athas, making them deadly regions

for travelers. But the wastelands are also fertile ground for hunters.

41 ClassaCts: essentialsPyromanCer

By Mike Mearls

The school of pyromantic magic attracts a certain type of mage: the

aggressive, the impatient, the angry, and sometimes the doomed.

12 sHaDar-kaiintHerealms

By Robert J. Schwalb

The shadar-kai are new to Faerûn, and they have much to learn as they

explore their new home.

45 ClassaCts: essentialsstaFFFigHter

By Rodney Thompson

The staff is an ancient and simple weapon. Its unpretentious appearance can

mask an efficient lethality.

18 Playtest: essentialsassassin

By Rodney Thompson

The Player’s Essentials assassin makes its entrance in playtest form. We want

your feedback!

49 WinningraCes: DWarvesoFtHeall-FatHer

By Matt Sernett

Dwarves honor Moradin through prayer and tradition. We honor dwarves

with a selection of new feats.

38 ClassaCts: BattleminDs

By Scott Fitzgerald Gray

The Ghosts of Nerath are among the last remnants of that fallen empire.

Their quest is to restore the ancient glory that was lost.

52 WinningraCes: genasi

By Peter Schaefer

Too many genasi lead lives of forced servitude in the Elemental Chaos. The

Amethyst Sea exists to free them.

55 WinningraCes: muls

By Robert J. Schwalb

Muls are iconic to the harsh world of Athas, but you can still import them to

other campaigns.

Columns

griFnar’sWeaPonsHoP

By Mike Mearls

Grifnar’s Weapon Shop is tiny and uninviting, and Grifnar himself is grumpy

and unpleasant, but his weapons are top-notch.

4 eDitorial

By Steve Winter

Introducing Unearthed Arcana, an expedition into

the unknown and the unexpected.

75 amPersanD

By Bill Slavicsek

Bill returns to his usual schedule, but that doesn’t

mean he has less to say.

62 FiCtion: tHeWatCHersattHelivinggate

By Paul Park

A shaman finds himself lured to the Feywild. There he will serve as a tool in

an eladrin’s dangerous attempt to seal a living gate.

79 Design&DeveloPment:

skillCHeCks

By Stephen Schubert

Shoe discusses the adjusted DCs for skill checks,

where they came from, and why they’re important.

82 ConFessionsoFaFull-timeWizarD

By Shelly Mazzanoble

D&D’s “Player-in-Chief ” shares her experiences

at PAX.

ontHeCover

Illustration by Eva Widermann

85 D&Dalumni

By Bart Carroll

Bart rides the Wayback Machine to revisit the

knight class.

90 D&DPlayrePort

By Chris Tulach

Chris offers exciting details on the summer

shows gone by and visions of Gamma World

events to come.

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59 BazaaroFtHeBizarre:

E D I T or I A l

391

UNEARTHING

Dragon

Se p t emb e r 2010

Editor-in-Chief

Steve Winter

UNEARTHED ARCANA

Senior Art Director

Jon Schindehette

Web Production

bart Carroll

Contributing Authors

Scott Fitzgerald Gray,

Shelly mazzanoble, mike mearls,

paul park, peter Schaefer,

Stephen Schubert,

robert J. Schwalb, matt Sernett,

Chris Sims, rodney thompson

our ever-inventive research and Development Team

and writers churn out a lot of material, not all of which

makes it into a published product. Some gets cut

because a manuscript is too long and something’s gotta

go; some is rejected for thematic, story, or marketing

reasons; some represents speculative forays into terri-

tory that looks promising, but no one knows for certain

how it will pan out until actual prospecting is done; and

some is written in spare corners of time for home cam-

paigns or just for fun.

We don’t think “it wouldn’t fit” is a good enough

excuse to deprive our readers of some dynamite ideas.

With that in mind, we’re reintroducing Unearthed

Arcana, a venue where we can present fascinating,

off-beat, envelope-stretching Dungeons & Dragons

material that might not be seen any other way.

It kicks off this month; tomorrow, in fact. The first

installment, by Peter Schaefer, uses a modified disease

format to offer up a menu of curses (as in, when the

knob-nosed witch lays a curse on you that gold will

bring you nothing but misery). In the future, you might

see rules for more detailed critical hits, twisted paragon

paths or epic destinies, gunpowder weapons, wizards’

duels, bizarre campaign outlines ... we won’t put limits

on the possibilities.

All of this comes with one big caveat: none of what

you’ ll read in Unearthed Arcana has been through

our normal development cycle. It’s all experimental,

optional, and unofficial. You won’t find it in the D&D

Compendium or Character Builder. Customer Service

won’t provide official answers to questions about unof-

ficial rules.

read it, play with it, stress it, twist it to your heart’s

content. If something here goes over especially well, it

could even wind up back on the table of contents for a

future product.

Most of all, let us know what you think at

dndinsider@wizards.com .

Developers

Jeremy Crawford,

Stephen Schubert, Greg bilsland

Editor

miranda Horner

Cover Artist

Eva Widermann

Contributing Artists

Alexey Aparin, Eric belisle,

mathias Kollros, Slawomir maniak,

William O’Connor,

Craig J. Spearing, Kent Williams

Publishing Production

Specialists

Angelika Lokotz, Erin Dorries,

Christopher tardiff

Web Development

mark A. Jindra

Executive Producer,

D&D Insider

Christopher perkins

Director of RPG R&D

bill Slavicsek

Special Thanks

richard baker, Josh Dillard, Chris Sims, Chris tulach, Chris Youngs

Behold these mighty

judagas. They have

tamed the forest

demons and claimed

the head of the beast

that troubled us.

Let them divide the

bones as trophies,

bind the monster’s

spirit in its skull, and

prosper well with

their spoils. They

make our land safer.

Honor them well.

—Lalali-Puy,

Oba of Gulg

MONSTER HUNTERS OF ATHAS

By Chris Sims F Illustrations by Alexey Aparin

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