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Encyclopedia Magica
Volume One
GenreRole-playing games
PublisherTSR
Publication date
1994–1995
Volume Two
Volume Three
Volume Four

The Encyclopedia Magica is a four-volume series of accessories for the 2nd edition of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, published in 1994–1995.

Contents

Encyclopedia Magica is a four-volume set intended to present every

boxed sets and game supplements and every magazine article published for the AD&D game system from the previous 20 years.[2] The books total more than 1500 pages over the four volumes, and each is bound in a plastic jacket resembling leather.[1] Entries for the series were reproduced from sources including the Dungeon Master's Guide, the Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set and Dungeons & Dragons Expert Set, adventure modules and campaign settings, magazines such as Dragon.[1]

The fourth volume contains an index covering the entire set, and a table for rolling random magic items from the complete series, and includes some of the most numerous categories with entries on swords, staves, and wands.[1] According to game designer Kevin Kulp, there was "no attempt to correct rule imbalances, edit entries, or even match game mechanics to one particular edition of the game".[3]

Publication history

Encyclopedia Magica was a result of compilation and development by

Tim Hildebrandt, Jennell Jaquays,[a] John and Laura Lakey, Roger Loveless, Keith Parkinson, Roger Raupp, and Robh Ruppel
.

"The credits acknowledge James M. Ward, 'for laughing when he heard slade had this project'".[3]

Reception

In Dragon magazine #218 (June 1995), Rick Swan stated that these reference books possess "a diligence on the part of the researchers that borders on the superhuman".[2] He said the series "A must for Dungeon Masters who want to spruce up their campaigns, and for every TSR contributor who longs to see his masterpiece immortalized in an upscale format."[2]

Cliff Ramshaw reviewed Encyclopedia Magica Volume Four for Arcane magazine, rating it a 4 out of 10 overall. He wrote that it was Mostly for completists and that the items presented in the fourth volume were often silly.[1]

The Encyclopedia Magica, Volume 1 won the

Origins Award for Best Roleplaying Supplement of 1994.[4]

Reviews

Notes

  1. ^ Credited as Paul Jaquays.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Ramshaw, Cliff (March 1996). "Games Reviews". Arcane (4). Future Publishing: 77.
  2. ^ a b c d Swan, Rick (June 1995). "Role-playing Reviews". Dragon (#218). Lake Geneva, Wisconsin: TSR: 87–88.
  3. ^ a b Kulp, Kevin. "Encyclopedia Magica, Vol. 1 (2e) - Product History". DriveThruRPG. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  4. ^ "Origins Award Winners (1994)". Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design. Archived from the original on 2007-08-30. Retrieved 2007-09-18.
  5. ^ "Pyramid: Pyramid Pick: Encyclopedia Magica".
  6. ^ "Anmeldelser | Article | RPGGeek".
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