The Shadow Elves is an accessory for the Dungeons & Dragons

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Contents

This gazzetteer describes the region deep beneath the Broken Lands, where the underground shadow elves

Elf (Dungeons & Dragons)

In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, elves are a fictional humanoid race that is one of the primary races available for play as player characters. Elves are renowned for their grace and mastery of magic and weapons such as the sword and bow...

 live. The 64-page "DM's Guide" describes the locations found on the large color map, and also includes new rules for shamans

Shaman (Dungeons & Dragons)

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, plus miniscenarios. The 32-page "Player's Guide" contains rules for creating shadow elf player character

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s. The gazzetteer is adatpable to AD&D 2nd Edition rules.

Publication history

GAZ13 The Shadow Elves was written by Carl Sargent

Carl Sargent

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 and Gary Thomas, with a cover by Clyde Caldwell

Clyde Caldwell

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, and was published by TSR in 1990 as a 64-page booklet and a 32-page booklet, with a large color map and an outer folder.