The Horde is an accessory for the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons

Dungeons & Dragons

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fantasy

Fantasy

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 role-playing game

Role-playing game

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The Horde is an accessory for the Forgotten Realms

Forgotten Realms

The Forgotten Realms is a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Commonly referred to by players and game designers alike as "The Realms", it was created by game designer Ed Greenwood around 1967 as a setting for his childhood stories...

 campaign setting covering the central area of the Realms, the Endless Waste, and the nomads who live there, particularly the Mongollike Horde. Two 64-page books describe the tribes and locations, new monsters are included on eight hole-punched pages configured for insertion in the Monstrous Compendium

Monstrous Compendium

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, and also included are 24 player handouts.

Publication history

The Horde was written by David Cook

David Cook (game designer)

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, with a cover by Larry Elmore

Larry Elmore

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, and was published by TSR in 1990 as a boxed set

Boxed set

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containing two 64-page books, four large color maps, eight loose-leaf pages, 24 cardstock sheets, and a transparent map overlay.