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Hostile Climes:
The Depths of
Despair
By Matt Forbeck
and Aaron Acevedo
By Matt Forbeck
and Aaron Acevedo
Cover by a’lis
Cover by a’lis
Interior Illustrations by Chad Sergesketter
Interior Illustrations by Chad Sergesketter
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Credits
Written and Designed by: Matt Forbeck and Aaron Acevedo
Editing: Shane Lacy Hensley
Layout: Matt Forbeck and Aaron Acevedo
Cover Art: a’lis
Cover Design: Zeke Sparkes (www.eclipsestudios.com)
Interior Art: Chad Sergesketter
Interior Graphic Design: Matt Forbeck and a’lis
Cartography: Aaron Acevedo
Playtesting and Advice: John R. Hopler, David Ross, Joe and Jackie Unger
Special Thanks to: Peter Adkison, Dave Arneson, Mario Lee Bansen III, Monte Cook, Zeb Cook,
Ryan Dancey, Ann and Marty Forbeck, E. Gary Gygax, Michelle, Caden, and Ronan Hensley,
Jonathan Tweet, and Skip Williams.
Hostile Climes series conceived by Shane Lacy Hensley.
Dedicated to: Glenn McCormick, the captain of the Mistress, one of the finest ships in the world.
Pinnacle Entertainment Group, Inc.
P.O. Box 10908
Blacksburg, VA 24062-0908
Open Game License Information
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This book is published under the Open Game License
(see page 126).
This product requires the use of the Dungeons &
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Content is considered Product Identity as described in
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but is not limited to Hostile Climes and all significant
characters, names, creatures, spells, events, plots, logos,
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Group. All Rights Reserved, except where otherwise
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Hostile Climes, Deadlands, Weird Wars, Weird West,
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Contents
Contents
The Environs .................................................... 25
Food and Water .............................................. 30
Guests ................................................................ 30
The Price of Security ...................................... 32
The Law ............................................................ 33
The Community .............................................. 34
Hostile Climes: ........................... 1
Chapter Four:
Denizens of
the Depths .................................59
Introductions ................................................... 59
Major Characters ............................................ 60
Depths of Despair ................. 1
By Matt Forbeck
and Aaron Acevedo ..................................... 1
Credits ................................................. 2
Contents ..............................................3
Chapter Five:
Down into
the Depths ..................................71
Welcome to Adventure! ................................. 71
No Players Allowed! ...................................... 71
An Overview .................................................. 72
The Setup ......................................................... 73
The Nautilacrum ............................................. 74
Tailoring the Adventure ................................ 76
Beneath the Depths ........................................ 77
The Aftermath ................................................. 90
Chapter One:
Plumbing the Depths of
Despair ..............................................5
Welcome ........................................................... 10
Using this Book ............................................... 11
Chapter Two:
The Tale of
the Depths ..................................13
Using the Depths of Despair ........................ 14
The Triton-Sahuagin War ............................. 14
Down in the Depths ....................................... 16
To Reap the Whirlpool ................................... 17
Chapter Six: Delights of
the Depths .................................93
Playing the Monsters ...................................... 93
New
Prestige Class ............................................... 99
New Feats ....................................................... 102
New Equipment ............................................ 103
New Weapons ............................................... 104
New Magic Items .......................................... 105
New Creatures .............................................. 110
Combat Underwater .................................... 118
Chapter Three:
The City at the Bottom
of the Sea ................................23
Welcome to the Depths of Despair .............. 23
The Whirlpool .................................................. 23
Weather ............................................................ 25
Index ...................................................124
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