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|system=Dungeons and Dragons 3e
|url=http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/we/20020505a
|image=Stronghold Builders Guidebook coverthumb.jpg
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|publisher=Wizards of the Coast
|itemcode=88166
|author=Matt Forbeck, David Noonan
|date=2002
|format=Paperback
|pgcount=128
|isbn10=0786926554
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|productblurb='''Defenses Wrought of Mortar and Magic'''

Heroes need impregnable fortresses to assault, wondrous towers to explore, and majestic castles to protect. This book is stocked with everything needed to design any fortified structure imaginable, including:

*Over 150 new magic items.
*More than two dozen magical augmentations for stronghold walls.
*Rules for magic portals, mobile strongholds, and trap creation.
*Five complete strongholds, including maps, ready for immediate use.


Players and Dungeon Masters who want to create customized strongholds will find all the construction materials they need within these pages.

To use this accessory, a player or Dungeon Master also needs the ''[[Publication:Player's Handbook (3e)|Player's Handbook]]''.
}}

'''''Stronghold Builder's Guidebook''''' is a sourcebook for the [[Editions of Dungeons & Dragons#Dungeons & Dragons 3rd edition|3rd edition]] of the ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' [[fantasy]] [[role-playing game]].

==Contents==
This 128-page book begins with a table of contents with a list of tables found in the book, followed by a brief introduction on page 4. Chapter 1: ''Building a Stronghold'' (pages 4-14) details a step-by-step process by with [[Dungeon Master|DM]]s and players can design a stronghold. Notes provided include how to stock the structure with gear and fill it with people, and figuring how much it costs. Chapter 2: ''Stronghold Components'' (pages 14-86) describes where and how to place items such as walls and doors, and various locations that can be placed within a stronghold. Also described are suggestions on how to place [[magic item]]s, [[Magic of Dungeons & Dragons|spells]], traps, and siege weapons in a stronghold. Chapter 3: ''Strongholds in Your Campaign'' (pages 87-104) includes tips for building a campaign with a stronghold as the setting, as well as how to use the book in adventures that have already been established. This chapter also details how a stronghold can be attacked or defended during combat. Chapter 4: ''Example Strongholds'' (pages 104-128) provides room-by-room descriptions and maps for five detailed structures that can be used in a campaign. These include a simple [[keep]], an undersea castle made of coral, a [[Dwarf|dwarven]] redoubt, a floating tower, and a citadel of the [[plane]]s.

==Publication history==
The book was published in 2002, and was written by Matt Forbeck and [[David Noonan]], with cover art by [[Gerald Brom|Brom]] and interior art by David Day.

==Additional reading==
*Drader, Darrin. "Every Home a Castle, ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #295 (March 2002)
*Smith, Mat and Matthew Sernett. "Mortar and Stone, ''Dragon'' #295 (March 2002)
*"At the Table: Stone Tower, ''Dragon'' #295 (March 2002)

==External links==
*The ''[http://www.tsrinfo.net/archive/3e/strong.htm Stronghold Builder's Guidebook]'' at the [http://www.tsrinfo.net/archive/ TSR Archive]
*[http://www.rpg.net/news+reviews/reviews/rev_6465.html A review by RPGnet]

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[[Category:Publication]]
[[Category:3e]]
Author	Matt Forbeck + and David Noonan +
ISBN	0786926554 +
Item Code	88166 +
Media Type	Paperback +
Page Count	128 +
Publication Date	2002 +
Publisher	Wizards of the Coast +
System	Dungeons and Dragons 3e +
Title	Stronghold Builder's Guidebook +