Description
Spells. Incantations. Cantrips. Glamours. Hexes. Invocations. Charms.
Magic spells lie at the heart of the wizard and cleric, druid and illusionist as well as a host of other classes (see Adventurers Backpack). Monsters use them. NPCs use them. They abound in every session, in every game of Castles & Crusades.
And now, for the first time we have gathered the spells or C&C into one place. From a wide variety of sources, we have compiled them all in one place. They come from the Players Handbook, Adventurers Backpack, Players Guide to Aihrde, Amazing Adventures, Hallowed Oracle Players Guide & Elemental Spells (now out of print)! A mountainous collection for all the spellcasters and an easy resource for players and CK’s alike.
With over 1,000 spells and 210 rune spells this book is the ultimate resource for spells!
There are
- Druid Spells
- Cleric Spells
- Wizard Spells
- Illusionist Spells
- Rune Spells
These last are designed for the Rune Mark class found in the Adventurers Backpack. These last are broken up into magic schools
- Runes of the Initiate
- Blood Runes
- Winter Runes
- Shadow Runes
- Dragon Runes
- Color Runes
- Dream Runes
- Bone Runes
- Aihrdian Runes
The Adventurers Spellbook also includes the tables and information on the oft discussed but hard to find Chromatic Mage!
Product History
This title was created as a companion piece to the Adventurers Backpack and part of a series of books intended for the players in
Castles & Crusades. It was crowdfunded as part of the Roads to Adventure Kickstarter Campaign in November of 2020 and joined the Players Archive and the
Players Handbook 8th printing (the printing most notable for the homage cover by Jason Walton).
From the Kickstarter:
“In the last 16-17 years, Castles & Crusades has grown immensely. We have dozens of sourcebooks to expand your play, two world settings, several mini-settings, and adventures piled up everywhere. With that some of our material has become a bit scattered.
This book will include:
- All the spells from the PHB
- All the spells from the Adventurers Backpack
- All the spells from Elemental Spells
- All the spells from the Players Guide to Aihrde
- Spells from Amazing Adventures Companion
- All the manifold piles of spells that pop up in other source material and adventures
- A complete run of Rune Magic Runes, all 8 Codices
- Chromatic Mage from Hallowed Oracle”
Work began immediately and the spells were compiled in one massive list. The Rune Spells, spells that had begun in the long forgotten Winter Runes d20 companion book, were at last finished and included in the book. The Rune Spells are specifically designed for Aihrde and numbered close to 200. The
Adventurers Spellbook 1st printing was released in 2021.
The book has proven a mainstay of the C&C line, though suffering some criticism for the mixture of spells as some are built for a monte haul style game and others, ported over from the third edition SRD via Amazing Adventures are very powerful.
A
2nd printing is planned that will include a new spell layout and an overhaul of all the existing spells.
Credits
Authors: Compiled from multiple sources: Players Handbook, Adventurers Backpack, Players Guide to Aihrde, Elemental Spell Book, Rune Lore, Amazing Adventures Companion, Hallowed Oracle Players Guide and various adventures
Cover Artist: Peter Bradley
Cover Artist: Peter Bradley, Jason Walton
Editors: Wayne Tripp
