Here you hold as much of Krynn as can be told in one book. The world
of the DRAGONLANCE saga is a vast and complex one. This book alone
cannot hope to cover all of the wonder and magic of that fabled land. We
have compressed as much information as we could into this volume, but it
still proved to be too large a task.
To fully recreate the world of Krynn, we recommend that you read more
about this world--the DRAGONLANCE modules, the Chronicles trilogy,
the Legends trilogy, and the anthology series of DRAGONLANCE Tales.
These not only give you a comprehensive picture of the world and its
inhabitants, but they also provide rich descriptions with which to color
your campaign. For more detailed maps of Krynn and many of its specific
environments, we direct you to Karen Fonstad's Atlas of Krynn.
You can certainly enjoy this book without playing the game...but what
a game it is! Those of you who are playing the DRAGONLANCE series in
the AD&D game system will, as usual, need those rule books to play the
series as the epic RPG that it is. We have tried to avoid
duplicating material that is found in those other works so as to make room
for all the detail of Krynn that we possibly can. This means for you gamers
that you will need to refer to other AD&D books from time to time. We
assume that you have the DMG and the PH in
order to play the game. Other works, however, you may not
have, such as the DSG, WSG,
and UA. We have made extensive use of these
reference books in detailing the world of the DRAGONLANCE saga.
However, if you do not happen to have these latter works you should not
worry. The series should play just fine with just your DMG and PH.
This book is written in a different format than the other AD&D
hardback books. The material that is specifically related to the AD&D
game system or to running a DRAGONLANCE campaign is placed in grey
boxes throughout the text. This means that the text is easier to read and
the game references are readily available.
You, in all your letters, have beckoned us back to the world of Tanis,
Laurana, Kitiara, Raistlin and all the rest. May we now walk that road
together for a time once more, with old friends and new.
