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by Keith Baker Most gnolls are fierce and feral predators dedicated to the wanton destruction favored by Yeenoghu, their dread demon prince. But some gnolls reject their heritage and the demonic heritage that is their legacy to become adventurers. As shunned as other such renegades by most civilized lands, these gnoll heroes nevertheless pursue more noble causes and seek to push back the tide of darkness that constantly threatens to consume all in its path. See it now! (1 mb PDF) Gnoll legends trace the origin of their species to the demon prince Yeenoghu. Known as the Beast of Butchery and Ruler of Ruin, Yeenoghu sought to spread his hand through the mortal world by creating an army that would sow discord and terror across civilized lands. His demons numbered too few and could not remain in the mortal world indefinitely, but Yeenoghu took a few of his mightiest and most savage demons and fed them to a pack of mortal hyenas. The essence of the demons fused with th

Roll vs. Role by Bruce R. Cordell and Chris Sims Roll vs. Role debuts in Dragon with the Bile Spider tribe. Goblins are some of the nastiest creatures around to begin with, but Ziguarz the hexer has brought his tribe new power and glory with his focus on the alchemical arts. Now he's discovered that components "harvested" from sentient creatures can potentially give him access to all sorts of new alchemical wonders, and he's set out to gather as many such resources as his tribe can purloin. Learn all the ins and outs of this goblins tribe, and drop them straight into your 4th Edition D&D campaign. See it now! (725 Kbs PDF) Goblins are wicked and grasping, and despite their stature, they lack some of the cowardice that other small humanoids display. Worse still, they’re cunning and inventive, as well as perversely resourceful. They know and use dark sorcery and cruel equipment. The expansion of civilization has driven them to

  By Robert J. Schwalb Keys to the Battlefield “Look friend, we ain’t got no fancy spells and there ain’t no gods lookin’ out fer the likes of you and me. We got these weapons, but we got something more too. We got each other. You get my back and I swear on my father’s beard I’ll get yours.” —Borst, dwarf warlord Martial characters might engage the enemy in wildly different ways. Some rely on shadows to skulk about and plant their daggers where least expected, and others fling themselves headlong into the enemies’ teeth. However, what unites them all is an uncommon understanding of battlefield tactics. Such characters don’t have grimoires dripping with complex arcane formulas or a god’s hand resting on their shoulder, but what they do have is grit, discipline, and cold, hard steel. No one knows this better than the warlord. Trained in a variety of fighting techniques tested on countless battlefields through history’s long march, warlords draw from their vast experience to find unexp