The Minrothad Guilds is an accessory for the Dungeons & Dragons

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Contents

This book describes the great trading guilds of the D&D world and their island homes. The 32-page "Player's Booklet" outlines the operation of the Minrothad Guilds, including their laws and rigid caste system. The 64-page "Dungeon Master's Booklet" covers the guilds' overall history, government, and relationship with pirates. The gazetteer also describes trade in the D&D world, and includes rules for adaptation to AD&D.

Publication history

GAZ9 The Minrothad Guilds was written by Deborah Christian and Kim Eastland, with a cover by Clyde Caldwell

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 and interior illustrations by John Lakey

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, and was published by TSR in 1988 as a 64-page book, a 32-page book, a large color map, and an outer folder.

Reception

Lawrence Schick, in his 1991 book Heroic Worlds, stated that The Minrothad Guilds covers "everything you need to know to be an ocean-going merchant".