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Copyright © 2021 by James D’Amato.

Foreword Copyright © 2021 by Patrick Rothfuss.

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First Adams Media trade paperback edition May 2021

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: D’Amato, James, author.

Title: The ultimate RPG game master’s worldbuilding guide / James D’Amato, author of The ultimate RPG character backstory guide. Foreword by Patrick Rothfuss, New York Times #1 bestselling author. Description: First Adams Media trade paperback edition. | Avon, Massachusetts: Adams Media, 2021 | Includes index. | Series: The Ultimate RPG Guide Series.

Identifiers: LCCN 2021003371 | ISBN 9781507215517 (pb) | ISBN 9781507215524 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Fantasy games--Design.

Classification: LCC GV1469.6 .D35 2021 | DDC 793.93--dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021003371

ISBN 978-1-5072-1551-7

ISBN 978-1-5072-1552-4 (ebook)

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