Arcane Artifacts And Curious Curios

Do you play Dungeons and Dragons, Pathfinder or some other obscure brand of fantasy tabletop role-playing game? Do you enjoy lists of magical items, fantastical weapons, dubious potions and fascinating books? Do you tire of your players asking difficult questions, like 'what is in the dead guy's pocket?' or 'what is on this tavern's menu?' or other such wearisome inquiries concerning details you had no time to prepare for? Well, then this is the book for you. Table Fables is filled over eighty illustrated pages of lists and generators designed to be useful to game masters, young and wizened alike.

This vintage book contains comprehensive guide to collecting dolls, containing information on the history of dolls, buying and selling, restoration, and a much more. Profusely illustrated and full of interesting information, "Dolls - A Guide for Collectors" constitutes a timeless resource for doll enthusiasts and is not to be missed by modern collectors. Contents include: "What is a Doll", "On Collecting Dolls-Where to Buy, What to Pay, and Dolls Worth Collecting", "Early Toy Dolls", "Dolls of the Nineteenth Century", "China-Headed Dolls and their Marks", "Bidque Dolls and their Marks", "Dolls of Papier Mache and Composition", "Hand-made Dolls", "The Christmas Crib", "The Cloth Doll", et cetera. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on dolls.

Veteran legal issues reporter Kim Eisler takes us behind the scenes into mega law firm Williams & Connolly, guiding us on a journey through the many storied cases that have served to shape current policies in public and private sector alike For the past twenty years, author and journalist Kim Eisler has covered the law firm of Williams & Connolly, first at American Lawyer Magazine, then for Legal Times and since 1993 as National Editor of Washingtonian Magazine. More than any other writer, Kim has unprecedented and unusual contacts and relationships with the partners, as well as a background knowledge and familiarity with the firm's history and personnel over the past two decades. In Masters of the Game, Eisler sets out to demonstrate how the disciples of Edward Bennett Williams went beyond anyone's expectations and came to occupy key roles in American culture and business. In the last ten years of his life, Williams, the founder of Williams and Connolly, often said he was building not just a law firm but a monument. Masters of the Game is not only about a law firm, but about how the philosophy and practices of this particular law firm have spread out beyond Washington to dominate business, finance, sports and the American psyche itself through its influence with past, present and future political, corporate and media figures.

One of the joys of tabletop RPGs such as Dungeons and Dragons, Pathfinder or D20 Modern, is simply sitting back with your friends and reminiscing about the good old days - the adventures you have shared, the dangers you have faced and the rewards you have reaped together. However, many campaigns span a great length of time and it can become burdensome to remember the finer details of your adventures.In this journal you will find everything you need to document 52 adventures, allowing for weekly groups to record their campaigns over the course of a year. Along with campaigns, this book allows you to record criticals rolled, NPCs met, cities discovered and other useful and fun things that will help you remember of all your wild adventures.

Tabletop RPGs such as Dungeons & Dragons and Pathfinder are amazing things, but no matter which edition you play, the characters always need an interesting world to explore. Building these unique, colorful, vibrant worlds can be a heavy burden to bear. Table Fables II: The World-Builder's Handbook is a labor of love - over 100 illustrated pages of tables and generators designed to make the burden of being a world-builder a little easier. Every table is focused on creating unique lands and filling them with adventures and encounters for your players. Just a few of the tables include: a full dungeon generator, quest generators, loot tables, villain motives, planet builders and god generators, all compiled to help you create an interesting and memorable world. Whether you are new to the world of tabletop gaming or a veteran, Table Fables II: The World-Builder's Handbook will help you uncover a unique world of magic for you and your players. Thanks for reading, and happy gaming.

Wind your way through a maze or a labyrinth: two symbolic journeys, both rooted in myth and mystery. But while labyrinths are flat, circulate pathways designed for the acquisition of inner peace, mazes feature patterns of barriers that challenge, confuse, and deceive the walker. After looking at the legends and evolution of these two kinds of complex, twisting paths, Jeff Saward considers the innovative ways today's land artists and garden designers have recreated labyrinths and the new "craze" for mazes-from maize mazes and mirror mazes to wood and water mazes and simple garden turf mazes. The diverse and stunning examples come from all around the world, and this breathtakingly photographed overview captures their visual excitement and unique inspiration.