If the continent map in module x1 is used, the lost city can be anywhere in the alasiyan desert. They are the protagonists of what are probably leibers bestknown stories. Descriptions of these large campaign adventures are ordered in my own order of preference, from top to bottom. Fafhrd and the gray mouser are two swordandsorcery heroes appearing in stories written by american author fritz leiber. Also, if anyone played in a lankhmar or exclusively urban campaign, how was that. Dont think of it as a library index, think of it as a street filled with bookstores and you have to talk to each shopkeeper. The temple of elemental evil, queen of the spiders, and ravenloft, were thown into the mix, but i. I can remember begging a nongamer friend of mine to download all. Goodman games fifth edition fantasyyour source for. The system eventually got out of hand, and was dropped. Module code definitions from the earliest modules up through the mid1990s, tsr used module codes which corresponded usually to either the modules theme, setting, or content. The neighborhood geomorphs system is genius, and allows you to customize your city as you need, while still having the framework designed and implemented through the major thuroughfares and so on.
It is situated on the world of nehwon, just west of the great salt marsh and east of the river hlal, and serves as the home of leibers two antiheroes. It contains information on the writings of fritz leiber and also the rpg guide to nehwon, which is a knowledge base for all roleplayers playing in or running a nehwonbased roleplaying game. This module has been specially designed to give the beginning dm, as well as the more experienced dm, a framework on which to build a whole dungeon complex. The shelves groan under the accumulated weight of the rule books, and my pocket book is considerably thinner, thanks to this passion of mine. He started the list in march 20 and has been keeping it updated as he learns of new modules. A dcc rpg boxed setting for lankhmar, officially licensed by the estate of fritz leiber. The 128page book was 2 to 4 times the size of any of tsrs adventures to date, and it also included a 16page map book that a gm could. Cardmaster adventure design deck advanced dungeons and dragons game by rich borg. Theyre generally compatible, but nonetheless i would love it if any experts can provide a list of which ones are 3. It is an extensive list, but it is missing many of the living campaigns see yesterdays post, so i am posting the following to fill out the list. Lankhmar collectors guide morrus unofficial tabletop rpg news. The world of which lankhmar was a part, the setting for another goodman product, was created by one of the pioneers in the fantasy genre, fritz leiber, when he published the first stories about the city in 1939.
These were published in the late 70s and early 80s and were many peoples first introduction to the roleplaying hobby. Highquality cover artwork and printing, a welldesigned roslof keep and surrounding areas to call home, and, of course, a. Sailors on the starless sea limited edition foil cover. Part 1 is an introduction that outlines the adventure and gives the dm background information. Official game accessory introduction to the wonders of lankhmar. Savage foes of nehwon contains a multitude of the bestknown characters from fritz leibers lankhmar stories, new beasts to conquer, new adventures. An introductory module set in the province of karathfen, a campaign setting to be explored in a series of linked modules. For 3rd edition and beyond new publisher wizards of the coast uses the term adventure.
He was considered one of the best genre authors of all time and a. We will add a new lankhmar adventure module pdf for all backers. Notes for the dungeon master this module, the lost city, is a dungeon adventure module in six parts. Most aredungeons and dragons but a few are for other games. If you dont believe me, check out a compiled listing here. This includes small maps of city districts for player use, geomorphic maps to allow the dm to randomly generate parts of the city, dm record sheets, and copies of the character descriptions from the main book.
Except where otherwise noted, content on this wiki is licensed under the following license. Introduction a great many of the things found in the palace of the silver princess are there to add color and to give the dm ideas upon which to expand. You can buy tom moldvays basic set rulebook to play them. Lankhmar is a fictional city in the fafhrd and the gray mouser stories by fritz leiber. City of adventure book is probably the single best city book ever to go to print. One of his motives in writing them was to have a couple of fantasy heroes closer to true human nature than the likes of howards conan the barbarian or burroughss tarzan. It doesnt include a silly gimmick or impossible death traps.
The list is truly amazing once you see it, because of all the work and time that went into each adventure module. Dragonlance dragonlance 5th age dark sun ravenloft planescape spelljammer alqadim oriental adventures birthright mystara lankhmar. Lankhmar is the city that plays host to fafhrd and the gray. Masque of the red death and other tales by william w. T14 temple of elemental evil 1e wizards of the coast. Add to that, lankhmar with dcc, the return of monsters. Within these pages are dozens of short adventures perfect for an afternoons or evenings enjoyment.
All these adventure modules are fully compatible with the fifth edition of the worlds first fantasy rpg, and ready to play in your home campaign. It is definitely low magic and if you went past 4th level as a wizard, you automatically became evil at least in the 2nd edition product that i ran. Im looking for a particular one it had a lighthouse and a barghest and hag with a plot to crash ships and rob them. These modules are available in print or pdf formats, but its the print versions that have really amazed me. It does not include the playtest adventures, which have their own list, as those adventures had significantly different monster stats and rules.
Temple was published as a super module, a format used for the first time a month earlier by lankhmar. Can anyone remember what that particular adventure was called, and where any of. Da archive 2016 amended jan 3 2017 this is a compilation of most of the pdf share threads and the rpg generals threads from 2016. All told, he would write more than 40 tales about the world during his lifetime. Yeah, its the second post in a day after an absence of over a month. Visit the fabled rainbow palace, stroll the surly streets of the old town, haggle at the market place or risk the winding maze of the tenderloin, from the wharves and shipyards to the dark sewers of this mighty metropolis. This led to a conversation about the best of the old timers. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times.
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