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Visit our website at www.wizards.com/dnd Strategic Advantages . .70 Chapter 6: Magic of War . .121 Using Strategic Planning . .70 Spells on the Battlefield . .121 Contents Bardic Knowledge . .71 Communications . .121 Divination Spells . .71 Artillery . .121 Introduction . .4 Knowledge Skill . .71 Troop Enhancement . .121 What’s in This Book . .4 Leadership . .71 Terrain Alteration . .122 What You Need to Play . .4 Scouting . .71 Other Spell Uses . .123 Chapter 1: The War Campaign . .5 Terrain and Fortifications . .72 New Spells . .123 What Is a Battlefield Adventure? . .5 The Morale Check . .72 Spell Descriptions . .124 Think Big/Play Small . .6 When to Use the Morale Check . .72 Acid Rain . .124 Player Character Roles . .7 Making Morale Checks . .72 Aerial Alarm . .124 Pacing . .7 The Rally Check . .73 Animate Legion . .124 CONTENTS Campaign Planning . .9 Commanders . .75 Animate Siege Weapon . .125 OF TABLE Dealing with Rank and Orders . .9 Commander Rating . .75 Battlefield Fortification . .125 Treasure in a War Campaign . .10 Commander Auras . .75 Battlefield Illumination . .125 Strategic Downtime . .12 Victory Points . .78 Battlemagic Perception . .125 Adventuring off the Battlefield . .13 Assist Friendly Troops . .79 Blaze of Light . .125 Military Organization . .15 Attack Enemy Siege Engines . .79 Boiling Oil . .125 Defeat Enemy Units . .79 Consecrate Battlefield . .126 Chapter 2: Building Adventures . .17 Disrupt Enemy Command . 80 Crisis of Confidence . .126 Hooking the PCs . .18 Disrupt Enemy Communications . 80 Desecrate Battlefield . .126 Designing the Battlefield . .18 Disrupt Enemy Supply . 80 Drums of War . .126 The Course of Events . 20 Protect Defensive Point . .81 Early Twilight . .126 The Adventure Flowchart . .21 Protect Intrinsic Point . .81 Hurtling Stone . .127 Making Memorable Encounters . .21 Protect Maneuver Point . .81 Leomund’s Billet . .127 Encounter Pacing . 22 Protect Offensive Point . .82 Molten Strike . .127 Filling in the Boxes . 24 Provide Intelligence . .82 Resounding Voice . .127 Designing a Fantasy Army . 24 Seize Defensive Point . .83 Shrieking Blast . .127 The 60-Minute Army . 24 Seize Intrinsic Point . .83 Spiritual Cavalry . .127 Building Battlefield Encounter Maps . 28 Seize Maneuver Point . 84 Spiritual Charger . .128 Terrain . 28 Seize Offensive Point . 84 Status, Greater . .128 Barriers and Obstacles . .32 Recognition Points . 84 Trip Vine . .128 Earthworks . .35 Earning Recognition Points . 84 Magic Items . .129 Other Hazards . .36 Other Ways to Earn Magic Armor Special Ability Ancient Battlefields . .38 Recognition Points . 88 Descriptions . .129 Rewards . .41 Spending Recognition Points . 88 Specific Armors and Shields . .129 The Victory Point Framework . .41 Promotions . .91 Heraldic Crests . .130 When Things Go Off the Chart . .42 Battlefield Award Summary . 92 Magic Weapon Special Ability Random Encounters . .43 Descriptions . .130 Chapter 5: The Military Character . .93 Chapter 3: Battlefield Encounters . .45 Rods . .131 Skills . .93 Sample Battlefield Encounters . 46 Wondrous Items . .131 Feats . 96 Cut Supply Line (4th) . 46 Standards . .132 Ballista Proficiency . 96 Reinforcements (4th) . 46 Magic Siege Engines . .133 Block Arrow . 96 Destroy Artillery (6th) . .47 Magic Siege Engine Coordinated Shot . 96 Prisoner Exchange (6th) . 48 Special Ability Descriptions . .134 Courageous Rally . 97 Left Behind (8th) . .49 Specific Siege Engines Expanded Aura of Courage . 97 Take Out the Trebuchet (8th) . .50 and Ammunition . .134 Expert Siege Engineer . 97 Get ’em Out Alive! (10th) . .51 Appendix I: Sample Armies . .137 Extra Followers . 97 King of the Hill (10th) . .53 Human Large Kingdom . .137 Guerrilla Scout . 97 Specific Units . .53 Human Small Kingdom . .138 Guerrilla Warrior . 97 Army of Nature’s Wrath . .53 Human Clan Structure . .138 Improved Cohort . .98 Pelarch’s Unliving Legion . .55 Elf . .139 Inspirational Leadership . .98 Tanar’ric Horde . .57 Drow . .139 Mounted Mobility . .98 Baatezu Brigade . .58 Dwarf . .139 Natural Leader . .98 Army of the Alliance . .59 Gnome . .140 Plunging Shot . 99 Against the Giants . .61 Orc . .140 Practiced Cohort . 99 Goblin Raiders . .61 Goblinoids . .140 Ready Shot . 99 XP on the Battlefield . .61 Lizardfolk . .141 Shield Wall . 99 Is it a Challenge? . .61 Giant Races . .141 Veteran Knowledge . 99 XP in Supported Encounters . .62 Appendix II: Sample Soldiers.