From the back cover: A wealth of new material for the critically acclaimed and best selling Riddle of Steel Roleplaying Game. Here's just a sample of what The Riddle of Steel Companion contains: Many brand new character creation options; including new character creation methods such as random roll and point-based, epic-priorities, and a section full of new gifts and flaws. Completely revised skill mechanics with new skills, skill packages, crafting mechanics, and specialization rules. Greatly expanded spiritual attributes section with a new SA, new options, examples, and a new drama mechanic. Variant damage and fatigue mechanics; a combat strategy survival article giving tips and advice for players and seneschals alike running combat in the Riddle of Steel; new rules for followers and animal companions. Voices and prophecy, a faith based system for the Riddle of Steel allowing players to roleplay saints, prophets, and the chosen of the gods. A seneschal's section including articles on world building, to create the perfect environment for your campaigns; norse trolls, a new terror to introduce into your campaigns; and the (In)Famous Caravan Adventure, an introductory Adventure for The Riddle of Steel. All this and much more waits inside for those brave enough to further their knowledge of the Riddle.........