Campaigns & Companions: The Complete Role-Playing Guide for Pets

by Andi Ewington and Rhianna Pratchett

Calum Alexander Watt (Illustrator) and Alex De Campi (Editor)

What if your pets could play D&D? And what if they were... kind of jerks about it?

If there are two things all geeks love, it's roleplaying games, and their pets. So why not fuse the two? It's time to grab your dice, dust off that character sheet, and let your cat or dog (or guinea pig, or iguana, or budgie) accompany you on an epic adventure! It'll be great!

... unless you have pets like these.

• ISBN10: 1781089221
• ISBN13: 9781781089224
• Publish Date: 14 September 2021
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: GB
• Imprint: Rebellion
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 96
• Language: English

Reviews

[annieb123]

Originally posted on my blog: Nonstop Reader.

Campaigns & Companions is a wry and funny illustrated look at "what if" pets played D&D? Due out 14th Sept 2021 from Rebellion, it's 96 pages and will be available in hardcover and ebook formats.

This is a series of full colour illustrations combined with dialogue from tabletop gaming vignettes. The shtick is that the adventurers are pets, cats, dogs, hamsters, gerbils, budgies, and so forth. They're adventuring for fame and glory (and treasure), but they're true to their natures at the same time. I got a giggle out of the kitty adventurer who dumps the treasure out of the chest to sit in it. The writing by Andi Ewington & Rhianna Pratchett is pithy and amusing, and the illustrations by Calum Alexander Watt are surprisingly expressive, full of wit, and expertly rendered. Editor Alex de Campi does a good job of tying it all together. It's short and funny.

Four stars. This would make a nice gift or stocking stuffer for your favourite geek gamer.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.

[Witty and Sarcastic Bookclub]

Thank you to Rebellion Publishing for providing me with this book in exchange for my honest opinion. Campaigns and Companions will be available on September 14th, although everyone really should go ahead and preorder it.

If you have played Dungeons and Dragons for long, you’ll notice that there are those things that just sort of go along with it. First, there were comics. The humor found in Dork Tower or Order of the Stick totally encapsulated the funny side of D&D. Later on, the guys at Penny Arcade starting bringing D&D into their own work. Well, make room next to your D&D sourcebooks: all ttrpg fans need to own Campaigns and Companions. It’s genius.

What would happen if cats, dogs, hamsters, and other critter companions picked up some dice and decided to go on a gaming adventure? Simply put, hilarity. This book is clever and snarky. It had me laughing out loud and showing my favorite pages to everyone in my house. Authors Andi Ewington and Rhianna Pratchett perfectly captured the attitudes our animal friends show on a daily basis. From the cat who has a theologically-charged experience with a protection from evil circle, to the dog who gets…um, held up in a narrow passageway, each page offered a new laugh and more than a few knowing nods.

Of course, I have to talk about the art. The hilarious illustrations from Calum Alexander Watt elevated Campaigns and Companions to a whole new level. There’s something altogether too fitting about seeing a berserker rabbit. This book was everything I was hoping for and then some. I’m planning on buying this for some friends who I know will appreciate it as much as I did. Basically, I got a Nat 20 with Campaigns and Companions (those who know me know that I never roll 20s, so this is a momentous event).

This is perfect for pet owners as well, although the full brilliance behind the humor will be more fully appreciated by D&D players. In fact, I guarantee that by this time next year, Campaigns and Companions will be mentioned in regular conversation around many a gaming table. I can’t recommend it enough.

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