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The chapters are named "All About Undead", "Character Options", "Prestige Classes", "Spells", "Equipment", "New Monsters" and "Campaigns". Libris Mortis has seven chapters and an introduction. Regardless, I think what's in the book is far more important that what name is attached to it." Content

I don't know Latin and wasn't involved in selecting that name. On the subject of name, Collins was quoted as saying "I don't have any insight on the naming process that produced Libris Mortis. The title Libris Mortis ' was intended to be interpreted as Latin, but Book of the Dead would translate as Liber Mortuorum. The title of the fictional book probably translates into English as From the Books of Death, though the dialect is no longer used. Libris Mortis was named after a book from within the Dungeons & Dragons universe written by an aasimar cleric of Pelor named Acrinus in a dialect of the Celestial language of good outsiders. Origin of the name The book was designed by Bruce Cordell (pictured in 2004) and Andy Collins.

CORS3 03 RETURN TO THE GHOST TOWER OF INVERNESS MANUAL

He also mentioned a monster template designed by Matt Sernett that was originally written for the Monster Manual III and had been included in Libris Mortis. According to Collins, he and Cordell worked equally on the book, with Collins focusing more on material relating to character building, sample undead and running undead, while Cordell dealt with monster design and undead material, but he said that they "dabbled in each others'" sections quite a bit as well". Cordell said that pop culture has "less impact on conceptualizations of the undead", but he did mention The Evil Dead, 28 Days Later and the novel Salem's Lot. In an interview posted on the Wizards of the Coast website, Collins said that inspiration came from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, various Dracula films, along with films The Mummy and The Mummy Returns. Inspiration for the book's content came from numerous sources.

Similar books that have since been released include Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss, Fiendish Codex II: Tyrants of the Nine Hells and Lords of Madness. The book is in the same format as the earlier published Draconomicon, which instead focused on Dragons, and was described as "a super-sized monster ecology" by the Nuketown podcast. Libris Mortis was written to present "a comprehensive overview of the undead" within the Dungeons & Dragons universe, offering new game rules and content, for both players and Dungeon Masters. Libris Mortis included content from older books, such as Tome and Blood and the Book of Vile Darkness, that had been reworked. Similar books published since include Lords of Madness.

CORS3 03 RETURN TO THE GHOST TOWER OF INVERNESS SERIES

The book was the second in the series of books about specific monster types, the first being Draconomicon. It was received positively by reviewers, with praise for its material for Dungeon Masters and its illustrations, but received criticism for its weak player-oriented content. The book covers the fictional undead within the D&D universe and comprises seven chapters, introducing new content for Dungeon Masters and players, as well as providing general information about undead. Libris Mortis: The Book of Undead is a book which is an official supplement for the 3.5 edition of the Dungeons and Dragons role-playing game.