Miniatures Handbook
Encyclopedia
The Miniatures Handbook is an official supplement for the 3.5 edition of the Dungeons and Dragons roleplaying game.
, Mike Donais, Skaff Elias, and Rob Heinsoo
, and published by Wizards of the Coast
in October 2003.
Contents
It includes information about the Dungeons and Dragons Miniatures Game, new base classes, prestige classes, feats, spells, and monsters, including aspects of deities and archfiends.Chapters
- Characters Provides information on the Favored Soul, HealerHealer (gaming)A healer is a type of character class in video gaming. When a game includes a health game mechanic and multiple classes, often one of the classes will be designed around the restoration of allies' health, known as healing, in order to delay or prevent their defeat. Such a class can be referred to...
, Marshal, and Warmage classes. Also provides details on the Bonded Summoner, Dragon Samurai, Havoc Mage, Skullclan Hunter, Tactical Soldier, War Hulk, and Warchief prestige classes. It also provide numerous feats. - Magic: Provides information on new spells, ranging from 0th level to 5th level, as well as several new magic items.
- Monsters: Provides information on new monsters, including the KruthikKruthikIn the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the kruthik is a bizarre, quasi-mechanical, organic, insectoid creature.-Publication history:...
, Mad Slasher, Protectar, and Stonechild. - Stat Cards: Provides information on reading and understanding the Dungeons and Dragons Miniatures Game statistics cards, with respect both to roleplaying and skirmish.
- Skirmish Rules: Provides information on Dungeons and Dragons Miniatures Game skirmish game. Including Command, Movement, Spells, and Terrain. Also provides rules on skirmish campaigns.
- Mass Battle Rules: Presents rules for large scale action in which creatures fight together in large, regimented groups, utilizing the Dungeons and Dragons Miniatures Game.
- Random Dungeons: Shows you how to turn your miniatures' stat cards into a "dungeon deck" to generate random encounters.
Publication history
It was authored by Jonathan TweetJonathan Tweet
Jonathan Tweet is a game designer who has been involved in the development of the role-playing games Ars Magica, Everway, Over the Edge, Talislanta and the third edition of Dungeons & Dragons, as well as the Collectible Miniatures Game Dreamblade.-Early life:Jonathan Tweet started playing D&D in...
, Mike Donais, Skaff Elias, and Rob Heinsoo
Rob Heinsoo
Rob Heinsoo is an American tabletop game designer. He has been designing and contributing to professional roleplaying games, card games, and board games since 1994. He has also designed and contributed to miniatures games and a computer game.-Career:...
, and published by Wizards of the Coast
Wizards of the Coast
Wizards of the Coast is an American publisher of games, primarily based on fantasy and science fiction themes, and formerly an operator of retail stores for games...
in October 2003.