The Minrothad Guilds

Tabletop role-playing game supplement for Dungeons & Dragons

The Minrothad Guilds

Authors	Deborah Christian and Kim Eastland
Genre	Role-playing game
Publisher	TSR
Publication date	1988

The Minrothad Guilds is an accessory for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. It was written by Deborah Christian and Kim Eastland, and published by TSR in 1988.

The Minrothad Guilds is a sourcebook that details trading guilds and their islands.^[1] The Minrothad Guilds are fictional seaborne merchants, and the book covers life, society, and politics in their lands.^[2]

Publication history

The Minrothad Guilds (GAZ9) was written by Deborah Christian and Kim Eastland, with a cover by Clyde Caldwell and interior illustrations by John Lakey, and was published by TSR in 1988. It comprises a 64-page "Dungeon Master's Booklet", a 32-page "Player's Booklet", a large color map, and an outer folder.^[1]

Reception

Jim Bambra briefly reviewed The Minrothad Guilds for Dragon magazine #151 (November 1989).^[2] Bambra wrote that the book "bring[s] trading adventures into the forefront of fantasy gaming", and that with rules regarding trading, "fame and fortune can now be gained in ways other than mere adventuring".^[2]

Lawrence Schick, in his 1991 book Heroic Worlds, stated that The Minrothad Guilds covers "everything you need to know to be an ocean-going merchant".^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. pp. 141–142. ISBN 0-87975-653-5.
^ ^a ^b ^c Bambra, Jim (November 1989). "Role-playing Reviews". Dragon (#151). Lake Geneva, Wisconsin: TSR: 40.

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