Gods, Demi-gods & Heroes

Infobox Book
name = Gods, Demi-gods & Heroes (Supplement IV)


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author = Robert Kuntz and James M. Ward
genre = Role-playing game
publisher = TSR, Inc.
release_date = 1976
media_type = Print (Softcover)
pages = 72
isbn = "Gods, Demi-Gods & Heroes" is a supplementary rulebook for the "Dungeons & Dragons" fantasy role-playing game. It was published by TSR, Inc. in 1976 for the original edition of "Dungeons & Dragons" (D&D) and bears the designation "Supplement IV", following the first three supplements, "Greyhawk", "Blackmoor", and "Eldritch Wizardry".

The 72-page book provided the initial framework for the incorporation of godlike beings into D&D gameplay. In later editions of the game, the "Deities and Demigods" sourcebook superseded this volume, building upon the gameplay structures first introduced in "Gods, Demi-gods, and Heroes".

The work provides information on the pantheons and constructs of Egyptian mythology, the "Gods of India", Greek mythology, Celtic mythos, the Norse gods, Finnish gods and heroes, Robert E. Howard's Hyborea, Melnibonéan Mythos (from Michael Moorcock's Elric novels), and various "Eastern Mythos." The book was intended to adapt these various constructs for D&D gameplay, and is therefore not a general reference source regarding the underlying mythos.

The booklet was edited by Tim Kask. [http://www.pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showbook&bookid=2473]

References

External links

* [http://home.flash.net/~brenfrow/dd/dd-sup4-4.htm Supplement IV: Gods, Demi-gods & Heroes] at the TSR Archive
* [http://www.pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showbook&bookid=2473 Gods, Demi-gods & Heroes] at the Pen & Paper RPG Database
* [http://www.acaeum.com/ddindexes/setpages/supplements.html Original D&D Supplements] at the Acaeum.com