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#1
Marandahir
Jul 07, 2010 1:09:37 Excerpts
Tomb of Horrors
Tomb of Shadows

Warning: The following material introduces a new section of the Tomb of Horrors, and is meant for the eyes of the Dungeon Master. If you are planning to play through this adventure in the role of a hero, you are strongly advised to stop reading now!

The Tomb of Shadows

An ice-shrouded city of shattered stone spires and decaying arched bridges comes into view from out of the swirling black mist. Gray lightning surges within the clouds, and a boiling sea of black surrounds the base of the towers a hundred feet below. Several other spires connect to the one closest to you, but uncounted hundreds more spread farther in the distance, their shattered bridges out of reach.

When Acererak made his most recent attempt at seizing absolute power, his staging ground was Moil, the City that Waits. A maze of ruined towers extending down to the deepest depths of the Shadowfell, Moil provided a fertile ground for undead experimentation, as well as an access point to the demilich’s great Fortress of Conclusion.

Held within an extra-dimensional space of pure necrotic essence, this fortress served as the site of Acererak’s planned divine apotheosis—a process by which the mastery of undeath would grant him godlike power. However, great heroes destroyed both Acererak’s plans and his sanctum. As with its dread master, though, mere heroes could not forever stop the power of the Fortress of Conclusion.

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#2
Nyronus
Jul 07, 2010 4:33:36 That is so mean. Mwahahahahahaha!

I think I'm going to love this modual.
#3
Style75
Jul 07, 2010 5:39:06 I would LOVE to DM this module but I think my Wednesday night group would be reduced to tears so often they'd quit. *** GRIN ***
#4
joebobodo
Jul 07, 2010 10:48:37 I really loved this preview. I can already tell, even if I don't end up running the whole thing as intended, this book is going to be a goldmine of creative encounter ideas to pull from.
#5
Duke5150
Jul 07, 2010 11:09:45 Love it. This would make a really great "training" game to get new players into the correct mindset of D&D. How to think about things before acting rashly. This will also make a great drinking adventure for my group. "oh, you got aged! Take a shot!", Oh!! You got aged again! Take another shot!"

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#1 Marandahir Jul 07, 2010 1:09:37	Excerpts Tomb of Horrors Tomb of Shadows Warning: The following material introduces a new section of the Tomb of Horrors, and is meant for the eyes of the Dungeon Master. If you are planning to play through this adventure in the role of a hero, you are strongly advised to stop reading now! The Tomb of Shadows An ice-shrouded city of shattered stone spires and decaying arched bridges comes into view from out of the swirling black mist. Gray lightning surges within the clouds, and a boiling sea of black surrounds the base of the towers a hundred feet below. Several other spires connect to the one closest to you, but uncounted hundreds more spread farther in the distance, their shattered bridges out of reach. When Acererak made his most recent attempt at seizing absolute power, his staging ground was Moil, the City that Waits. A maze of ruined towers extending down to the deepest depths of the Shadowfell, Moil provided a fertile ground for undead experimentation, as well as an access point to the demilich’s great Fortress of Conclusion. Held within an extra-dimensional space of pure necrotic essence, this fortress served as the site of Acererak’s planned divine apotheosis—a process by which the mastery of undeath would grant him godlike power. However, great heroes destroyed both Acererak’s plans and his sanctum. As with its dread master, though, mere heroes could not forever stop the power of the Fortress of Conclusion. Talk about this preview here.
#2 Nyronus Jul 07, 2010 4:33:36	That is *so mean. Mwahahahahahaha!* I think I'm going to love this modual.
#3 Style75 Jul 07, 2010 5:39:06	I would LOVE to DM this module but I think my Wednesday night group would be reduced to tears so often they'd quit. * GRIN *
#4 joebobodo Jul 07, 2010 10:48:37	I really loved this preview. I can already tell, even if I don't end up running the whole thing as intended, this book is going to be a goldmine of creative encounter ideas to pull from.
#5 Duke5150 Jul 07, 2010 11:09:45	Love it. This would make a really great "training" game to get new players into the correct mindset of D&D. How to think about things before acting rashly. This will also make a great drinking adventure for my group. "oh, you got aged! Take a shot!", Oh!! You got aged again! Take another shot!"