Ruins of Adventure is an adventure for AD&D 1st edition that was set in the Forgotten Realms.
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A great evil force descended on the town of Phlan years ago. The townspeople were all either killed or driven away, and Phlan became (literally) a ghost town. Fifty years later, the survivors are ready to reclaim their town. But they need a band of strong and brave adventurers to lead the fight—they need you.
Ruins of Adventure is a set of connected short adventures written by James Ward, David "Zeb" Cook, Steve Winter and Mike Breault—four names familiar to all AD&D® game fans. It uses the same setting, locations, and characters as the computer game Pool of Radiance by Strategic Simulations, Inc. In fact, many of the scenarios here in Ruins of Adventure will provide important clues to the successful completion of Pool of Radiance.[2]
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Description[]
Ruins of Adventure contains four short Forgotten Realms adventure scenarios which are connected and adapted from the Pool of Radiance computer game, and take place in the devastated town of Phlan. There are numerous pre-generated characters in this book. Monsters each have their own stats prepared and there are quite a few non-player characters.
Ruins of Adventure was written by James Ward, David "Zeb" Cook, Steve Winter, and Mike Breault, with a cover by Clyde Caldwell, and was published by TSR in 1988 as a 96-page book.
Summary[]
The adventurers are hired to remove evil forces from Phlan, presumably by killing them. They hear rumor of a Boss controlling them and seek him out. This Boss proves to be a worthy adversary, but in the end the adventurers defeat him.
Contents[]
- Introduction
- Civilized Phlan
- Reconquest of Sokol Keep
- Kovel Mansion
- Mansions
- Slums
- The Temple of Bane
- Delving Into Kuto's Well
- Mantor's Library
- Stojanow Gate
- Podol Plaza
- The Cadorna Textile House
- Valhingen Graveyard
- Valjevo Castle
- Sorcerer's Island
- Zhentil Keep Outpost
- Thri-Kreen Village
- Orcs
- Nomad Camp
- Lizardmen Lair
- Kobolds Kingdom
- Hobgoblins
- Random Encounters Section
Index[]
Click here for complete page index
Characters[]
- Al-Hyam Dhazid • Aldo • Amber (half-elf) • Anton • Authur • Azurite (half-elf) • Banyun • Bishop Braccio • Buldwar • Carlo • Carnelian (half-elf) • Dagger (half-orc) • Dirtan • Domo • Doral • Durendal • Dustin • Eartha • Eelzifestro • Ernst • Evan of the Bow • Fengor • Ferran Martinez • Galarrian • Garwin • Georg • Gilesestri • Gorg • Groundla • Harold • Ian Cockburn • Indel • Jade (half-elf) • Jerome • Jet (half-elf) • Jonnel • Jurin • Kantal O' the Axe • Lanyard O' the Sail • Mace (half-orc) • Matteo • Mendacant • Miles Dormans • Nat Wyler • Norris the Gray • Onyx (half-elf) • Otavius Genheeris • Phanal • Porphyrys Cadorna • Quarrel • Ren (wizard) • Shanal • Silvanestri • Soilish • Spear (half-orc) • Srossar • Stonal • Tabat • Taltonestri • Tarask • Tauranus • Tong • Topaz (half-elf) • Turan • Tyranthraxus • Ulrich Eberhard • Utos • Vilanestro • Werner von Urslingen • Wren (person) • Wollaeger • Yarash • Zelensha • Zilinshe • Zolonsho
- Referenced only
- Baron Schodt • Borem of the Lake of Boiling Mud • Camnod the Unseen • Dirg • Edranka • Eugenia Cadorna • Haask, Voice of Hargut • Jezma • Maram of the Great Spear • Mendor • Muldoog • Narteflun • Tomarus • Torath
Creatures[]
- basilisk • bronze dragon • bugbear • dog • doppelganger • duergar • dwarf • elf • fire giant • flea • ghoul • giant lizard • giant skeleton • gnoll • gnome • goblin • grey elf • green slime • half-elf • half-orc • halfling • haunt • herring • hill giant • hobgoblin • horse • human • juju zombie • kobold • lizardman • louse • medusa • mule • ochre jelly • ogre • orc • pilgrim • poisonous frog • poisonous snake • quickling • skeleton • slithering tracker • spectre • thri-kreen • troll • vampire • wight • wraith • zombie
- Encounter Charts Only
- ankheg • ape • aquatic elf • aquatic ogre • black bear • boar • cave men • constrictor snake • dinosaur (ankisaurus • iguanadon) • dire wolf • displacer beast • doppelganger • giant bombardier beetle • giant mantis • giant otter • giant poisonous frog • giant scorpion • giant squid • giant turtle • gorilla • hippogriff • jackal • korred • leopard • lion • mastodon • minotaur • mummy • nymph • phase spider • scrag • skeletal dragon • stirge • tiger • war dog • werewolf • wolf
Locations[]
- Buildings & Sites
- Bitter Blade • Cadorna Textile House • Council Chambers (Phlan) • Cracked Crowns • Docks • Island Keep • Isonzo Shipyard • Jail (Phlan) • Kovel Mansion • Kuto's Well • Mansion District • Mantor's Library • Nat Wyler's Bell • Podol Plaza • Residential District • Slum District • Slum Market • Sokol Keep • Stockade Wall • Stojanow Gate • Temple of Bane (Phlan) • Valjevo Castle • Valhingen Graveyard • Zhentil Keep outpost (Phlan)
- Referenced only
- Cadorna villa • Citadel of the Raven
- Regions
- Moonsea
- Referenced only
- Barze • Cormyr • Damara • Kingdom of Calimshan • Lee-wai • Tortured Land
- Settlements
- Kobold Kingdom • Hobgoblin Kingdom • Phlan • Old Phlan • thri-kreen village (Phlan)
- Referenced only
- Almraiven • Melvaunt • Vane • Varm • Vitkov • Zhentil Keep
- Wilderness
- Kuto River • Sauros Island • Stojanow River • Sorcerer's Isle • Thorn Island
- Referenced only
- Dragonspine Mountains • Lake Longreach • Quivering Forest • Tweenhill Gap
- Ruins
- Ruins of Phlan
Organizations[]
- Cadorna • Phlan Council • Town Guard (Phlan) • Welcomers • Wild Hunt • Zhentarim
- Referenced only
- Cadorna Mercantile house • Raven Clan • Red Wizards of Thay • Riders • Twisted Ones • Uthgardt
Magic[]
- Magic Weapons
- black hammer • heavy crossbow of accuracy • crossbow of speed • Defender • dwarven thrower • flame tongue • javelin of lightning • sling of seeking • staff of striking • staff of the serpent
- Magic Armor
- missile attractor • robe of displacement
- Magic Accessories
- belt of hill giant strength • bracers of defense • gauntlets of ogre power • necklace of missiles • necklace of strangulation • ring of contrariness • ring of feather falling • ring of fire resistance • ring of free action • ring of invisibility • ring of protection • ring of regeneration • ring of shooting stars • ring of spell storing • ring of spell turning • ring of telekinesis
- Wands
- wand of cold • wand of confusion • wand of fear • wand of fire • wand of lightning • wand of magic missiles • wand of paralyzation • wand of secret door and trap location
- Items
- bag of holding • blue ioun stone • deep red ioun stone • dust of disappearance • dusty rose ioun stone • elven cloak • holy symbol • horn of collapsing • horn of Valhalla • incense of meditation • iridescent ioun stone • manual of bodily health • net of entrapment • pale blue ioun stone • pale green ioun stone • pink ioun stone • portable hole • Quaal's feather token • scarlet ioun stone
- Referenced only
- Horn of Doom
- Potions
- holy water • Keoghtom's ointment • potion of clairaudience • potion of delusion • potion of fire resistance • potion of flying • potion of gaseous form • potion of healing • potion of heroism • potion of strength • oil of slipperiness • potion of speed • potion of treasure finding
- Spells
- affect normal fires • animate dead • blade barrier • bless • blindness • burning hands • cause light wounds • charm person • confusion • conjure earth elemental • create food and water • cure serious wounds • curse • darkness, 15' radius • detect invisibility • detect magic • dispel evil • dispel magic • enlarge • ESP • feather fall • fear • fireball • flame strike • fly • free action • haste • hold monster • hold person • identify • ice storm • invisible stalker (spell) • invisibility • know alignment • light • lightning bolt • locate object • magic missile • part water • power word, stun • protection from evil • protection from good • protection from magic • protection from normal missiles • magic missile • mass charm • minor globe of invulnerability • monster summoning II • polymorph • polymorph other • polymorph self • prayer (spell) • protection from good • ray of enfeeblement • remove curse • repulsion cloud • shadow monsters • shield (spell) • silence, 15' radius • sleep • slow • spider climb • spiritual hammer • stinking cloud • teleport • wall of fog • water breathing • web • wizard eye • wizard lock
- Other
- pool of radiance
Religion[]
- Bane • Ilmater • Maglubiyet
Miscellaneous[]
- Weapons
- arquebus • axe • broadsword • chatkcha • club • crossbow • dagger • dart • footman's mace • greatsword • gythka • halberd • hammer • hand axe • heavy crossbow • javelin • longbow • longsword • mace • morningstar • scimitar • short bow • shortspear • short sword • sledge • spear • sword • war hammer
- Armor
- banded mail • chainmail • leather armor • plate mail • scale mail • shield • studded leather
- Clothes
- belts • boots • doublet • kilt • robe • tunic
- Food & Drink
- cider • dried fish • iron rations • potato • salt • salted herring • wine
- Referenced only
- spices
- Vegetation
- reed grass • rose
- Materials & Substances
- brass • bronze • charcoal • copper • gold • iron • ivory • leather • lime (material) • limestone • marble • noxious powder • oil • parchment • pearl • ruby • sealing wax • sheepskin • silver • thatch
- Referenced only
- steel • wool
- Ships
- war canoe • skiff
- ballista • bellows • book • candle • jumping jack • loom • quarrel • scroll
- Works
- The Chronicles of Arram • Discourse of the Nature of Writing • Fyerdetha's Discourses on Power • The Grand Historian's Records of the Arts of War • The Harmony of the Rock • History of the North • Lex Geographica • Meditations • Strom's Discussions of Poetics • Urgund's Description of Darkness
- Events
- Referenced only
- Battle of Phlan
- Languages
- Lizardfolk language
Gallery[]
Back Cover
Credits[]
- Writing: Mike Breault, David Cook, Jim Ward, Steve Winter
- Editing: Scott Haring
- Cover Art: Clyde Caldwell
- Interior Art: James Holloway
- Cartography: Diesel, Dennis Kauth, David Sutherland
- Typography: Betty Elmore
- Keylining: Stephanie Tabat
Appendix[]
Note[]
- ↑ The timelines of the original Pool of Radiance series of video games, and the FRC series of adventure modules cannot co-exist with the canon novels. The video games and modules start in 1357-1358 DR. However, due to the release of content related to the Time of Troubles, the Pool of Radiance novel was shifted backwards to 1340 DR. This spoils the continuity for the video games that originally took place from 1358 DR to 1368 DR (which now starts in 1340 DR), and the adventure modules (Curse of the Azure Bonds took place directly after Ruins of Adventure). For this reason, the events and timelines of the Pool of Radiance video games and the FRC adventure modules are considered non-canon. However, the background information about characters, creatures, locations, and items etc, may still be documented.
See Also[]
External links[]
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References[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Mike Breault, David "Zeb" Cook, Jim Ward, Steve Winter (August 1988). Ruins of Adventure. (TSR, Inc.), p. 1. ISBN 978-0880385886.
- ↑ Mike Breault, David "Zeb" Cook, Jim Ward, Steve Winter (August 1988). Ruins of Adventure. (TSR, Inc.). ISBN 978-0880385886.