Goodman Games » Social Structure http://www.broncosaurusrex.com Tue, 20 Jul 2010 02:58:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 The Complete Guide to Doppelgangers http://www.broncosaurusrex.com/the-complete-guide-to-doppelgangers/ http://www.broncosaurusrex.com/the-complete-guide-to-doppelgangers/#comments Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:29:21 +0000 rpg admin http://www.broncosaurusrex.com/?p=13 GMG3000CoverLarge The Complete Guide to Doppelgangers

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What if everyone around you were a doppelganger… and only you didn’t know?

Most GMs use doppelgangers in the same basic way: there are a couple doppelgangers who impersonate an important figure, and they may be involved with the thieves’ guild. The Complete Guide to Doppelgangers sets out to develop doppelgangers into something more than that. It answers the questions about doppelgangers that have never been asked, much less answered: Why do they want to impersonate people? What do they get out of it? What is their society like? And the scariest question of all: How many doppelgangers are out there? The ones you hear about are those who impersonate the king or run the thieves guild… but what if they’re just the fall guys, to distract us from the entire neighborhoods that have been replaced by doppelgangers impersonating mundane shop keepers and farmers? And what about the rustic doppelgangers, who impersonate bears and deer and other mundane creatures? Once you understand a doppelganger’s motivations, you realize that impersonating the king is more important to us than them.

The Complete Guide to Doppelgangers is a stand-alone, world-neutral sourcebook covering everything you ever wanted to know about doppelgangers. As a GM, you’ll learn how to run doppelgangers — both in combat and role-playing situations. And since every Complete Guide includes guidelines on playing the monster as a character race, players have new options, too. The Complete Guide to Doppelgangers features:

  • The true origin of these bizarre creatures.
  • Background on doppelganger social structure, including their various life stages and details on how they have penetrated human and demi-human society.
  • Unique campaign ideas and adventure hooks centered around doppelgangers.
  • New monster stats for intriguing variations on the standard doppelganger.

    • Writer: Keith Baker
    Cover Artist: V. Shane
    Interior Artist: Andy Hopp

    Available now. 32 pages, $11.00.

    Reviews:

  • EN World: “The Complete Guide to Doppelgangers did something that not many sourcebooks do. It surprised me with originality.”

    • Preview of Table of Contents and Interior Art

    Table of Contents

    • Introduction
    • Physiology
    • Social Structure
      • Doppelstadte
      • Avatars
      • Gestalts
      • Orphans
    • Cultural Habits
      • Language
      • Motivations
      • Doppelganger Myths
      • Rites and Rituals
      • Urban Doppelgangers
      • Rustic Doppelgangers
      • Other Subspecies
    • Combat Strategies
      • Natural Abilities
      • Urban Doppelgangers
      • Rustic Doppelgangers
    • Doppelganger Characters
      • Character Classes
        • Protean warrior
      • Skills
      • Feats
    • Campaigns
      • Settings
      • Adventure Hooks
      • Designing Communities
    • Appendix I: Variations
      • Doppelganger, Rustic
      • Doppelganger, Urban
      • Doppelstadt
      • Mimic, Gestalt

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    A doppelganger impersonating a dwarf

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    Which one is the noble, and which one’s the doppelganger?

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    The Extend Limb feat in action

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    An urban mimic traps yet another victim…

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  • Drow mutations and half-breeds, ranging from the horrific burol (half drow, half mind flayer) to the more common half-demon shur and half-goblin urbam.
  • Six new classes and prestige classes are presented, replete with new feats, magic, and equipment.
  • Subterranean drow society is described in great detail, from social structure and army construction to weapons, poisons, and constructs, including the horrific drow war machines built from hollowed-out shells of giant beetles.
  • Rounding it all out are a host of new underdark monsters, campaign ideas, and more.

    • Click here to download a PDF preview of the Complete Guide to Drow. (1 MB PDF)

    Reviews:

  • DM’s Haven/GamePlay News: “This is a good, solid book. It’s one of those PDF offerings that are so good you wonder why they didn’t see print.” Luckily, it is available in a print-on-demand format!
  • Critics Corner at d20zines.com: “The drow are not exactly an original topic, but I must say that much of the material herein turns what you thought you knew on its ear, so kudos for originality.”

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