▁supp lement ▁about ▁the ▁world ▁of ▁T alis l anta . ▁Information ▁includes ▁ ▁places ▁of ▁interest ▁in ▁T alis l anta ▁▁ ▁new ▁mon sters , ▁animals , ▁and ▁plants ▁▁ ▁New ▁character ▁types ▁ ▁new ▁skills ▁and ▁ab ilities ▁▁ ▁There ▁are ▁full - color ▁maps ▁of ▁sections ▁of ▁T alis l anta ▁which ▁join ▁together ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁full ▁map ▁of ▁the ▁continent . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁In ▁the ▁July - August ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁edition ▁of ▁Space ▁G amer ▁( Vol . ▁II ▁No . ▁ 1 ), ▁Craig ▁She e ley ▁commented ▁that ▁" The ▁en cyc lopedia - style ▁information ▁is ▁listed ▁alphabet ically , ▁a ▁minor ▁draw back ▁which ▁spread s ▁specific ▁places ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁areas ▁throughout ▁this ▁section . ▁The ▁section ▁new ▁character ▁race ▁types ▁is ▁brief ▁and ▁conc ise , ▁as ▁is ▁the ▁gam em aster ▁section ▁( which ▁takes ▁up ▁two ▁pages ▁with ▁new ▁weapons , ▁skills ▁and ▁information .) " ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁May ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁edition ▁of ▁Dragon ▁( I ss ue ▁# 1 4 5 ), ▁Jim ▁B amb ra ▁app la ud ed ▁the ▁" ex cell ent ▁interior ▁illustr ations ", ▁and ▁the ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁new ▁material . ▁He ▁concluded ▁" GM s ▁and ▁players ▁who ▁already ▁advent ure ▁in ▁T alis l anta ▁or ▁use ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁source ▁of ▁ideas ▁will ▁find ▁plenty ▁of ▁interesting ▁material ▁within ▁this ▁books ▁pages , ▁as ▁it ▁adds ▁more ▁interesting ▁detail ▁and ▁color