Wizard's Challenge II

Wizard's Challenge II is a 32-page adventure module for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition released in September 1994. It is an adventure for a single wizard PC of 4th to 6th level.

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Official synopsis[]

There is trouble in the frontier town of New Haven. A beast from the Badlands is terrorizing the simple farmers, and reports say the creature is immune to the local militia's weapons. The baron of the land has called upon a wizard to solve what his soldiers could not. Can the skills of one wizard let him or her find and kill what a contingent of skilled warriors could not?
Wizard's Challenge II is an ADVANCED DUNGEONS & DRAGONS® adventure designed for a Dungeon Master and one player character wizard. This adventure is the sixth in a series of adventures focusing on an individual character away from a regular campaign. A character will need all of the knowledge and skills available only to a wizard if he is to succeed.

Content[]

Backstory and plot[]

Eight hundred years ago, a region called the the Badlands belonged to a wizard Neconilis. Now, a frontier settlement of New Haven has reclaimed the land. However, the wizard's yugoloth guardian still roams this land. Now the local baron seeks to hire adventurers to deal with the threat.

This module introduces the items Neconilis' book of horrors and amulet of Neconilis; and the spell summon least yugoloth.

Development and release[]

Development[]

The book was written by Kevin Melka. Cover art was provided by Clyde Caldwell, and interior illustrations by Terry Dykstra.

Release[]

Wizard's Challenge II was released by TSR in September 1994 for $6.95 US, $8.95 Canadian, or £4.50 UK.

On August 20, 2013, it was re-released in digital format. It is currently available on DriveThruRPG and Dungeon Masters Guild for $4.99.

Reception and influence[]

Critical reception[]

As of 2023, Wizard's Challenge II reached the rank of Electrum seller on DriveThruRPG.

Influence on other works[]

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Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition
Core rules
Player's Handbook • Dungeon Master Guide Monstrous Compendium Volume One • Monstrous Compendium Volume Two • Monstrous Manual First Quest • Introduction to Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Game • The Complete Starter Set • Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Game
Optional core rules
Player's Option: Combat & Tactics • Player's Option: Skills & Powers • Player's Option: Spells & Magic Dungeon Master Option: High-Level Campaigns • Campaign Option: Council of Wyrms
Supplement lines
Player's Handbook Rules Supplement • Dungeon Master's Guide Rules Supplement Monstrous Compendium Appendix • Monstrous Compendium Annual Encyclopedia Magica • Historical Reference • The Magic Encyclopedia • Monstrous Arcana • Priest's Spell Compendium • Wizard's Spell Compendium
Other supplements
Bastion of Faith • Book of Artifacts • Castle Sites • Chronomancer • City Sites • College of Wizardry • Country Sites • Den of Thieves • Dungeon Builder's Guidebook • Guide to Hell • Legends & Lore • Rogues' Gallery • Shaman • Tome of Magic • The Vortex of Madness and Other Planar Perils • Warriors of Heaven • World Builder's Guidebook
Adventures
The Apocalypse Stone • Axe of the Dwarvish Lords • Cleric's Challenge (II) • The Dancing Hut of Baba Yaga • Destiny of Kings • Die Vecna Die! • Dragon Mountain • Dungeons of Despair • Fighter's Challenge (II) • The Gates of Firestorm Peak • A Hero's Tale • Labyrinth of Madness • The Lost Shrine of Bundushatur • Moonlight Madness • The Murky Deep • Night Below: An Underdark Campaign • A Paladin in Hell • Return to the Tomb of Horrors • Reverse Dungeon • Road to Danger • The Rod of Seven Parts • The Shattered Circle • The Silver Key • Swamplight • Tale of the Comet • Tales of Enchantment • Temple, Tower, & Tomb • Thief's Challenge (II) • TSR Jam 1999 • Wizard's Challenge (II)

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