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	* Unholy Scion: If you want the villain of your campaign to be the Antichrist, this is the template you should apply to them. They are pure evil before they are even born yet. The mother of an unholy scion is permanently under the scion's control by an effect similar to the charm person or charm animal spell, even while the scion is still a fetus inside of them. The scion can also see through their mother's senses and use it's spell like abilities through them similar to a wizard's familiar. It also gains claw attacks and several spell like abilities depending on how many hit dice it has. This is the only one of the templates in the book that can be a player character, not that you are likely to find a DM who would let you.		* Unholy Scion: If you want the villain of your campaign to be the Antichrist, this is the template you should apply to them. They are pure evil before they are even born yet. The mother of an unholy scion is permanently under the scion's control by an effect similar to the charm person or charm animal spell, even while the scion is still a fetus inside of them. The scion can also see through their mother's senses and use it's spell like abilities through them similar to a wizard's familiar. It also gains claw attacks and several spell like abilities depending on how many hit dice it has. This is the only one of the templates in the book that can be a player character, not that you are likely to find a DM who would let you.

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	Heroes of Horror is a [[splatbook]] for Dungeons and Dragons 3.5 that is full of useful content and advice for running horror themed adventures. It has new rules, character classes, prestige classes, spells, feats, items, monsters, and more. It's worth checking out if you are running a horror adventure even if you aren't playing 3.5. Although the book does have some good ideas in it, it's obvious that the writers didn't really understand how to make things scary.		Heroes of Horror is a [[splatbook]] for Dungeons and Dragons 3.5 that is full of useful content and advice for running horror themed adventures. It has new rules, character classes, prestige classes, spells, feats, items, monsters, and more. It's worth checking out if you are running a horror adventure even if you aren't playing 3.5. Although the book does have some good ideas in it, it's obvious that the writers didn't really understand how to make things scary.

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	Heroes of Horror is a [[splatbook]] for Dungeons and Dragons 3.5 that is full of useful content and advice for running horror themed adventures. It has new rules, character classes, prestige classes, spells, feats, items, monsters, and more. It's worth checking out if you are running a horror adventure even if you aren't playing 3.5. Although the book does have some good ideas in it, it's obvious that the writers didn't really understand how to make things scary.		Heroes of Horror is a [[splatbook]] for Dungeons and Dragons 3.5 that is full of useful content and advice for running horror themed adventures. It has new rules, character classes, prestige classes, spells, feats, items, monsters, and more. It's worth checking out if you are running a horror adventure even if you aren't playing 3.5. Although the book does have some good ideas in it, it's obvious that the writers didn't really understand how to make things scary.

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	* [[Fiend-Blooded]] : A spellcaster who draws power from their fiendish ancestry. It is easiest for a sorcerer to qualify for this class and is one of the best prestige classes for a sorcerer.		* [[Fiend-Blooded]] : A spellcaster who draws power from their fiendish ancestry. It is easiest for a sorcerer to qualify for this class and is one of the best prestige classes for a sorcerer.
	* [[Purifier of the Hallowed Doctrine]] : A divine spellcaster who specializes in purifying the world of taint. To qualify the character must be able to turn undead.		* [[Purifier of the Hallowed Doctrine]] : A divine spellcaster who specializes in purifying the world of taint. To qualify the character must be able to turn undead.
	* [[Tainted Scholar]] : An arcane spellcaster who gains power from forbidden knowledge. The higher their corruption and depravity, the more powerful they become. They can increase the power of their spells by paying hitpoints to use their own blood as a spell component. A character must have moderate or higher depravity to qualify. Up there with Beholder Mage, Illithid Savant and Ur-Priest in terms of sheer ability to break the game when optimized, due to being able to substitute their Taint score for their main casting stat. Since, if you are clever, it is possible to start with a massive taint score, and ~~their~~ are ways to negate the downsides of Taint, this class is an example of something that is flavorful and balanced right up until the point that the munchkin finds it, at which point it becomes cheese of the strongest variety.		* [[Tainted Scholar]] : An arcane spellcaster who gains power from forbidden knowledge. The higher their corruption and depravity, the more powerful they become. They can increase the power of their spells by paying hitpoints to use their own blood as a spell component. A character must have moderate or higher depravity to qualify. Up there with Beholder Mage, Illithid Savant and Ur-Priest in terms of sheer ability to break the game when optimized, due to being able to substitute their Taint score for their main casting stat. Since, if you are clever, it is possible to start with a massive taint score, and there are ways to negate the downsides of Taint, this class is an example of something that is flavorful and balanced right up until the point that the munchkin finds it, at which point it becomes cheese of the strongest variety.

	==New Monsters==		==New Monsters==

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	==New Rules==		==New Rules==
	The book adds several new optional rules for running horror games. One of theses new mechanics is taint, which represents evil as a force that warps places and living things. Physical taint is represented by the corruption score, and mental taint is represented by the depravity score. ~~A similar~~ taint mechanic ~~previously appeared~~ in [[Oriental Adventures]]. It also has optional rules for how characters may react to horrifying scenes or situations.		The book adds several new optional rules for running horror games. One of theses new mechanics is taint, which represents evil as a force that warps places and living things. Physical taint is represented by the corruption score, and mental taint is represented by the depravity score. It's largely based on the taint mechanic found in the 3rd Edition [[Oriental Adventures]] that's largely there to recreate the one found in [[Legend of the Five Rings]]. It also has optional rules for how characters may react to horrifying scenes or situations.

	==New Classes==		==New Classes==
	There were only two new basic classes introduced here, but holy shit, did they end up finding a niche. [[Archivist]] is one of the rare few Tier 0 classes, and basically is a "divine-oriented wizard", including the need of a prayerbook (aka divine spellbook) to keep up with their spells. [[Dread Necromancer]] is objectively the best "true" necromancer type class in 3rd Edition, and possibly of any other edition as well.		There were only two new basic classes introduced here, but holy shit, did they end up finding a niche. [[Archivist]] is one of the rare few Tier 0 classes, and basically is a "divine-oriented wizard", including the need of a prayerbook (aka divine spellbook) to keep up with their spells. [[Dread Necromancer]] is objectively the best "true" necromancer type class in 3rd Edition, and possibly of any other edition as well.

	These two classes alone made Heroes of Horror a pretty decent purchase, and introduced the optimization boards to months of fun stuff. Dread necro isn't ~~"quite" as~~ broken, but when paired up with the Ur-priest and True Necromancer prestige classes, it becomes a thing of unholy beauty.		These two classes alone made Heroes of Horror a pretty decent purchase, and introduced the optimization boards to months of fun stuff. Dread necro isn't broken without effort to do so, but when paired up with the Ur-priest and True Necromancer prestige classes, it becomes a thing of unholy beauty.

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	==New Rules==		==New Rules==
	The book adds several new optional rules for running horror games. One of theses new mechanics is taint, which represents evil as a force that warps places and living things. Physical taint is represented by the corruption score, and mental taint is represented by the depravity score. It also has optional rules for how characters may react to horrifying scenes or situations~~. A similar taint mechanic previously appeared in [[Oriental Adventures]]~~.		The book adds several new optional rules for running horror games. One of theses new mechanics is taint, which represents evil as a force that warps places and living things. Physical taint is represented by the corruption score, and mental taint is represented by the depravity score. A similar taint mechanic previously appeared in [[Oriental Adventures]]. It also has optional rules for how characters may react to horrifying scenes or situations.

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	==New Monsters==		==New Monsters==
	The book introduces several new monsters. It is a bit disappointing that the book didn't have more. Most of them are actually not that scary and some are completely forgettable. Several of them probably would have been more appropriate to put in different books. Of these monsters, ~~so far~~ only the cadaver golem ~~has~~ appeared in ~~later editions~~, though a few of ~~these monsters~~ do have fans who would like to see them ~~in later editions~~.		The book introduces several new monsters. It is a bit disappointing that the book didn't have more. Most of them are actually not that scary and some are completely forgettable. Several of them probably would have been more appropriate to put in different books. Of these monsters, only the cadaver golem and the bloodrot appeared in 4th edition, and none have returned yet for 5th, though a few of them do have fans who would like to see them come back.
	* Bane Wraith: A more powerful [[Wraith]] that loves to get revenge on people by murdering all of their friends and family. It can use illusions to appear to be a living person. It can read people's minds to find out who their loved ones so it can hunt them all down. Humanoids it kills come back as regular wraiths.		* Bane Wraith: A more powerful [[Wraith]] that loves to get revenge on people by murdering all of their friends and family. It can use illusions to appear to be a living person. It can read people's minds to find out who their loved ones so it can hunt them all down. Humanoids it kills come back as regular wraiths.
	* Bloodrot: A liquid undead resembling an [[Slime\|Ooze]] formed from the remains of somebody who died from being melted in acid. It infects enemies with a magical disease called blood fever that is difficult to cure and can hide inside of the bloodstream of anybody who is infected. Those infected with blood fever will also attract more bloodrots to them since they can also sense the location of infectees over long distances. Like many oozes, they can also split into smaller bloodrots when hit with piercing or slashing weapons.		* Bloodrot: A liquid undead resembling an [[Slime\|Ooze]] formed from the remains of somebody who died from being melted in acid. It infects enemies with a magical disease called blood fever that is difficult to cure and can hide inside of the bloodstream of anybody who is infected. Those infected with blood fever will also attract more bloodrots to them since they can also sense the location of infectees over long distances. Like many oozes, they can also split into smaller bloodrots when hit with piercing or slashing weapons. It reappeared in 4th edition, but without any of its unique mechanics.
	* Bog Imp: Lawful evil [[Fey]] creatures that lives in swamps that have the ability to make people sink into the swamp and drown just by looking at them. Elves who are killed this way turn into new bog imps. They look suspiciously similar to the gremlins from the movie Gremlins.		* Bog Imp: Lawful evil [[Fey]] creatures that lives in swamps that have the ability to make people sink into the swamp and drown just by looking at them. Elves who are killed this way turn into new bog imps. They look suspiciously similar to the gremlins from the movie Gremlins.
	* Boneleaf: An [[aberration]] that resembles a plant. It has razor sharp leaves and can lure people towards it with illusions. Multiple boneleaves in an area are actually parts of the same entity connected by underground nerves, so what one boneleaf learns, all the ones connected to it also learn. One of the more forgettable monsters in the book, as there are tons of other monsters in the game that can do the same things a boneleaf can and it doesn't stand out from them. An aberration that spreads itself over a large area like a plant is a great concept and sounds like it could be a big threat, but the boneleaf doesn't live up to that potential.		* Boneleaf: An [[aberration]] that resembles a plant. It has razor sharp leaves and can lure people towards it with illusions. Multiple boneleaves in an area are actually parts of the same entity connected by underground nerves, so what one boneleaf learns, all the ones connected to it also learn. One of the more forgettable monsters in the book, as there are tons of other monsters in the game that can do the same things a boneleaf can and it doesn't stand out from them. An aberration that spreads itself over a large area like a plant is a great concept and sounds like it could be a big threat, but the boneleaf doesn't live up to that potential.