From the back of the book: "THE TALISLANTA HANDBOOK is the players' and Gamemasters' guide to fantasy role playing in the magical realm of TALISLANTA. Within the pages of this newly-revised Second Edition you will find everything you need to create and exciting FRP campaign unlike any you've ever experienced before. Features: Over a hundred different character types, including Aamanian Inquisitors, Batrean Concubies, Cymrilian Warrior-Mages, Drukh Shamans, Shadinn Executioners, Farad Procurers, Gnomekin Crystalomancers, Ispasian Mercantilists, Xambrian Wizard-Hunters, and many more... Revised rules for Combat, Magic, Skills, and Attributes... Expanded listings of skills, equipment, weapons, and conveyances... Revised list of statistics for Talislantan encounters... Annotated map of the City of Cymril... All-new introductory adventure... A complete index of Talislantan sourcebooks New Mass Combat system... Plus updated information on character backgrounds, optional rules for combat, languages, currencies, Talislantan chronology, and much more..."