Hellbound: The Blood War

Hellbound: The Blood War is a Planescape® AD&D 2nd-edition boxed set. it reveals the secrets of the Blood War, a conflict that has raged across the planes since the dawn of time.

"Since before mortals drew breath, the cunning baatezu and the fiery tanar'ri have struggled furiously to batter each other out of existence. The prize in their devastating war of annihilation: the Lower Planes. 'Course, when two unstoppable armies of evil collide, the tremors might leave the entire multiverse a smoking ruin. And woe be to any berk who stands against them - or simply gets in their way.

Created for both players and Dungeon Masters, Hellbound: The Blood War is a comprehensive resource on the infernal clash that has torn the planes apart for millennia. Though the war has spilled into many other PLANESCAPE products, the full story of the roaring conflict has never been detailed - until now."

Contents
An 80-page guide for the Dungeon Master that reveals the secrets of the struggle - its history, strategies, magic, and battlefields.
 * The Dark of the War:


 * Introduction
 * A History of Violence
 * Major Players
 * Tactics and Strategies
 * Infernal Magic
 * Sites and Skirmishes
 * The Powers That Be
 * Bit Parts
 * Appendix: Fiend Attacks, Vulnerabilities and Sources

A 32-page book for DMs and players, detailing the facts that player characters would know about the conflict.
 * The Chant of the War:


 * Chant for the Clueless
 * Chant for Planars
 * The City of Doors

A 96-page book of three complete Blood War adventures, including an epic scenario in which the PCs can weaken the fiends permanently and forever change the course of the war - not to mention create a brand-new monster in the process.
 * War Games:


 * Introduction
 * The Field of Nettles
 * Strange Bedfellows
 * Squaring the Circle

A 24-page, full-color booklet of illustrations and maps (scenes and sites in the adventures) to bring the war's horrors alive for players.
 * Visions of War:


 * Spiral Hal'oight's Mansion
 * The Field of Nettles
 * The Baatezu Commander's Keep
 * The Gate-town of Hopeless
 * Zalatian XXIII, Trumpet Archon
 * Daru Ib Shamiq, Baernaloth
 * Oppinimos Mar, Night Hag
 * The Fortess of Indifference
 * Serrant the Bodak
 * Chasme Egg Chamber
 * Tapheon the Nalfeshnee
 * The Relentless
 * The Engine Room of Pain
 * The Maeldur
 * Map of The Field of Nettles
 * Map of Torch
 * Map of the 348th Layer of the Abyss

A 16-page, full-color comic book of wartime love and betrayal, painted by Tony DiTerlizzi and Robh Ruppel.
 * The Bargain:

Credits

 * Designers: Colin McComb and Monte Cook
 * Editor and Developer: Ray Vallese
 * Cover Artists: Alan Pollack and Robh Ruppel (Box Cover)
 * Interior Artist: Adam Rex
 * Conceptual Artist: Dana Knutson
 * Cartographer: Diesel
 * Typography: Angelika Lokotz
 * Border Art: Robert Repp
 * Graphic Design: Greg Kerkman and Dawn Murin
 * Art Director: Bob Galica
 * Project Manager: Andria Hayday and K.S. Boomgarden
 * Electronic Prepress Coordinator: Dave Conant
 * Proofreader: Michele Carter