Everything a player needs to know to play evil or morally ambiguous characters in the Forgotten Realms setting.
Champions of Ruin™ is a comprehensive guide to playing evil characters in the Forgotten Realms setting. Many aspects of play are covered: vengeance, ambition, evil vs. evil, corruption and moral failure, loyalty and betrayal. The book also discusses types of evil–lawful, chaotic, and neutral–as well as morally ambivalent characters such as anti-heroes and rogues. Elder evils of extreme power are discussed along with tools, feats, spells, evil places and planar touchstones, and guilds and organizations that evil characters can join. Two new races are also introduced.
JEFF CROOK has written novels for the Dragonlance® setting, including Dark Thane, The Rose and the Skull, and Conundrum.
WIL UPCHURCH is a full-time game industry freelancer whose most recent work with Wizards of the Coast, Inc. includes Star Wars: Ultimate Adversaries™. His articles can be found in Dragon® Magazine, Dungeon® magazine,and other major gaming magazines.
ERIC L. BOYD is a software developer who has written extensively about the Forgotten Realms for Wizards of the Coast, Inc. His most recent credits include Lost Empires of Faerûn™, Faiths & Pantheons™, Races of Faerûn™, and Serpent Kingdoms™.
