Experts: A Comprehensive D20 Sourcebook for Fantasy Role-Playing Games

This comprehensive sourcebook thoroughly expands upon the brief description of the Expert, one of the most intriguing and versatile of the classes described in the 3rd Edition Dungeons & Dragons Dungeon Master's Guide. This book includes: * 28 fully detailed Expert types, including the Alchemist, Blacksmith, Courtesan, Merchant, Miner, Navigator, Physician, Sage, Sailor, and Weaponmaker. * Five broad metaclasses—Craftsmen, Entertainers, Professionals, Scholars, and Tradesmen—that can be used as templates for quickly and easily creating all sorts of Experts. * Two new prestige classes, the Guildmaster and Militia Leader. * More than 100 new skills, including dozens of new Crafts and Professions and detailed rules for creation of everything from weapons and armor to buildings and ships. * Three new feats. * Guidelines for creating Experts with spellcasting abilities. * Information on creating Guilds and using them in the game. * 28 ready-to-use NPC Experts that can be used as-is or easily modified to suit any campaign or adventure. * 17 new magic items.