Champions of Ruin

Oct 5, 2026

Champions of Ruin is a Dungeons & Dragons supplement that presents playable options and guidance centered on evil-aligned philosophy. It includes an introduction to using the book in a campaign, followed by thematic discussions of what constitutes evil—covering competing viewpoints and the logic of evil choices. The contents then expand into structured chapters detailing evil races and a wide range of evil tools such as feats, vile and initiate feats, and many new spells.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages162

Reading Time4 h 9 min

AccessFree to download

Introduction

What You Need to Play

How to Use This Book in Your Campaign

Philosophies of Evil

Chapter 1: Races

Chapter 2: Tools of Evil

™ DESIGNERS: Jeff Crook, Wil Upchurch, Eric L. Boyd ADDITIONAL DESIGN: Gwendolyn F. M. Kestrel, Christopher Perkins DEVELOPERS: Richard Baker with Eric L. Boyd and George Krashos EDITOR: John Thompson MANAGING EDITOR: Kim Mohan RPG DESIGN MANAGER: Christopher Perkins SENIOR ART DIRECTOR RPG R&D: Stacy Longstreet DIRECTOR OF RPG R&D: Bill Slavicsek PRODUCTION MANAGERS: Josh Fischer, Randall Crews FORGOTTEN REALMS ART DIRECTOR: Mari Kolkowsky, Robert Raper COVER ARTIST: Lucio Parillo INTERIOR ARTISTS: Thomas M. Baxa, Wayne England, Jason Engle, Ralph Horsley, Warren Mahy, Raven Mimura, William O’Connor, Lucio Parrillo, Marc Sasso GRAPHIC DESIGNER: Dee Barnett CARTOGRAPHER: Dennis Kauth GRAPHIC PRODUCTION SPECIALIST: Angelika Lokotz IMAGE TECHNICIAN: Jason Wiley Sources include FORGOTTEN REALMS Campaign Setting by Ed Greenwood, Sean K Reynolds, Skip Williams, and Rob Heinsoo; Book of Vile Darkness by Monte Cook; “Tvash-Prull’s Symphony” by James Jacobs (Dragon Magazine \#328) . Based on the original DUNGEONS & DRAGONS® rules created by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson and the new DUNGEONS & DRAGONS game designed by Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams, Richard Baker, and Peter Adkison. This Wizards of the Coast game product contains no Open Game Content. No portion of this work may be reproduced in any form without written permission. To learn more about the Open Gaming License and the d20 System License, [please visit www.wizards.com/d20](please visit www.wizards.com/d20). U.S., CANADA, ASIA, PACIFIC, & LATIN AMERICA Wizards of the Coast, Inc. P.O. Box 707 Renton, WA 98057-0707 (Questions?) 1-800-324-6496 EUROPEAN HEADQUARTERS Hasbro UK Ltd Caswell Way Newport, Gwent NP9 0YH GREAT BRITAIN Please keep this address for your records 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 First Printing: May 2005 620–17872–001–EN DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, D&D, DUNGEON MASTER, FORGOTTEN REALMS, d20, d20 System, WIZARDS OF THE COAST, Champions of Ruin, Player’s Handbook, Dungeon Master’s Guide, Monster Manual, all other Wizards of the Coast product names, and their respective logos are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast, Inc., in the U.S.A. and other countries. All Wizards characters, character names, and the distinctive likenesses thereof are property of Wizards of the Coast, Inc. Distributed to the hobby, toy, and comic trade in the United States and Canada by regional distributors. Distributed in the United States to the book trade by Holtzbrinck Publishing. Distributed in Canada to the book trade by Fenn Ltd. Distributed worldwide by Wizards of the Coast, Inc., and regional distributors. This material is protected under the copyright laws of the United States of America. Any reproduction or unauthorized use of the material or artwork contained herein is prohibited without the express written permission of Wizards of the Coast, Inc. This product is a work of ﬁction. Any similarity to actual people, organizations, places, or events is purely coincidental. ©2005 Wizards of the Coast, Inc. Printed in the U.S.A. Visit our website [at](at www.wizards.com/forgottenrealms)[ www.wizards.com/forgottenrealms](at www.wizards.com/forgottenrealms) TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ............................. 4 What You Need to Play .................. 4 How to Use This Book in Your Campaign .. 4 Philosophies of Evil...................... 5 Tradition/There Is No Evil ............. 5 I Am Not Evil ........................ 6 Evil Curse............................. 6 Seduction ............................. 6 Driven to Evil ......................... 6 Just Plain Mean ....................... 6 Natural Born Evil ..................... 6 Mad, I Tell You........................ 7 Inherently Evil ........................ 7 Evil Choice............................ 7 Better to Rule in Hell than Serve in Heaven ................ 7 The Ends Justify the Means............. 7 Chapter 1: Races ......................... 8

FAQs

What topics are covered in the introduction of Champions of Ruin?

The introduction explains what you need to play and how to use the book in your campaign. It also outlines philosophies of evil that frame the book’s content.

What is included in Chapter 1?

Chapter 1 focuses on races, listing options such as Draegloth, Extaminaar, and Krinth.

What kinds of mechanics are covered in Chapter 2?

Chapter 2 presents tools of evil, including feats, vile feats, initiate feats, node magic feats, and a large set of new spells across multiple classes.

Oct 5, 2026

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