By This Axe (hardcover)

By This Axe: The Cyclopedia of Dwarven Civilization reveals the secrets of the great and proud race of dwarves, compiled, codified, and curated for use in your favorite old-school fantasy role-playing game. With the Cyclopedia, you get:  270 pages of lore and rules bounded in a stitch-bound hardcover and PDF edition A full-color painted cover by Michael Syrigos A full-color interior layout with full- and half-page art Compatibility with Old School Renaissance RPGs such as ACKS, OSE, LL, and LOTFP   By This Axe is organized into ten chapters: Chapter 1, Introduction, details the audience, purpose, and approach for this book. Chapter 2, Dwarven Lore, provides an overview of the ethnicity, physiology, language, and customs of dwarves. It is narrated from the point of view of a sage in the world of the Auran Empire. Chapter 3, Dwarven Characters, explains how to roll up a dwarven character in any one of six racial classes, including the craftpriest, delver, earthforger, fury, machinist