Gods, Demi-gods & Heroes
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| Gods, Demi-gods & Heroes (Supplement IV) | |
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| Author | Robert Kuntz and James M. Ward |
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| Genre(s) | Role-playing game |
| Publisher | TSR, Inc. |
| Publication date | 1976 |
| Media type | Print (Softcover) |
| Pages | 72 |
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 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 In later editions of the game, the Deities and Demigods sourcebook superseded this volume, building upon the gameplay structures first introduced in Gods, Demi-gods, and Heroes.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.
[edit] External links
- Supplement IV: Gods, Demi-gods & Heroes at the TSR Archive
- Gods, Demi-gods & Heroes at the Pen & Paper RPG Database
- Original D&D Supplements at the Acaeum.com
