LOrd Of the IrOn FOrtress

Oct 6, 2026

“Lord of the Iron Fortress” introduces an Outer Planes adventure where player characters travel to confront a half-dragon warlord intent on conquering entire worlds. The narrative centers on stopping the threat aided by a reforged legendary artifact. The text specifies encounter level expectations for a four-character party, guidance for character mix and alignment concerns, and practical advice for Dungeon Masters to adjust encounter difficulty for inexperienced groups or larger parties.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages6

Reading Time9 min

AccessFree to download

Introduction

Preparation

Adventure Summary

Character Hooks

Planar Travel

Beginning the Adventure

Powerful Divinations

Moving the Action Along

Part One: Rig us

Part Two: Avalas

Part Three: The Iron Fortress

Conclusions

Appendix I: NPC Statistics

Appendix II: New Monsters

Appendix III: New Magic

Appendix IV: Pregenerated PCs

LOrd Of the IrOn FOrtress Credits Designer: ANDY COLLINS Editor: GWENDOLYN F.M. KESTREL Creative Director: ED STARK Art Director: DAWN MURIN Cover Artist: TODD LOCKWOOD Interior Artists: DAVID DAY AND WAYNE REYNOLDS Cartographer: TODD GAMBLE Typesetter: ERIN DORRIES Graphic Designer: CYNTHIA FLIEGE Business Manager: ANTHONY VALTERRA Project Managers: JUSTIN ZIRAN, MARTIN DURHAM Production Manager: CHAS DELONG Playtesters: Bruce R. Cordell, Steve Miller, John D. Rateliff, Ed Stark, Owen K.C. Stephens, Penny Williams Based on the original DUNGEONS & DRAGONS® rules created by E. Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson and the new DUNGEONS & DRAGONS game designed by Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams, Richard Baker, and Peter Adkison. This Wizards of the Coast game product contains no Open Game Content. No portion of this work may be reproduced in any form without written permission. To learn more about the Open Gaming License and the d20 System License, please [visit www.wizards.com/d20](visit www.wizards.com/d20) . Sources include the Manual of the Planes by Jeff Grubb, Bruce R. Cordell, and David Noonan, the Stronghold Builder’s Guidebook by Matt Forbeck and David Noonan , the Planescape campaign setting by David “Zeb” Cook, Planes of Law by Wolfgang Baur and Colin McComb, Hellbound: The Blood War by Monte Cook and Colin McComb, and the Player’s Primer to the Outlands by Jeff Grubb. This adventure is dedicated to the fans of the PLANESCAPE® campaign setting. Special thanks to Monte, for showing me how to do this, and to Gwendolyn, for giving me a reason to keep doing this every day. Table of Contents Introduction ...............................................................2 Preparation.............................................................2 Adventure Summary ..............................................2 Character Hooks ....................................................3 Planar Travel...........................................................3 Beginning the Adventure...........................................3 Powerful Divinations..............................................4 Moving the Action Along.......................................5 Part One: Rig us..........................................................6 Sidebar: City of Rigus ............................................6 Sidebar: Adventuring on the Outlands .................7 Part Two: Avalas .........................................................9 Sidebar: Slaad Alternate Form.............................14 Sidebar: The Hive ................................................17 Part Three: The Iron Fortress ..................................20 Sidebar: Unhallow Effects Highlights..................20 Sidebar: Blade Golems of Zandikar ....................21 Sidebar: Lydzin’s Symbols....................................25 Sidebar: Zalatian, the Fallen Archon ...................31 Conclusions..............................................................34 Appendix I: NPC Statistics ......................................35 Appendix II: New Monsters ....................................43 Appendix III: New Magic .........................................46 Appendix IV: Pregenerated PCs ..............................47 U.S., CANADA, ASIA, PACIFIC, & LATIN AMERICA Wizards of the Coast, Inc. P.O. Box 707 Renton WA 98057-0707 (Questions?) 1-800-324-6496 EUROPEAN HEADQUARTERS Wizards of the Coast, Belgium P. B. 2031 2600 Berchem Belgium +32-70-23-32-77 DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, D&D, DUNGEON MASTER, PLANESCAPE, and the Wizards of the Coast logo are registered trademarks owned by Wizards of the Coast, a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. The d20 System logo is a trademark owned by Wizards of the Coast, Inc. All Wizards characters, character names, and the distinctive likenesses thereof are trademarks owned by Wizards of the Coast, Inc. Distributed to the hobby, toy, and comic trade in the

FAQs

What is the main objective in Lord of the Iron Fortress?

Player characters travel to the Outer Planes to stop a half-dragon warlord bent on conquering entire worlds with a reforged legendary artifact.

What party size and character level is the adventure designed for?

It is designed for a party of four 15th-level D&D characters, who should advance through 16th level during the adventure and reach near 17th level by the end.

How should a Dungeon Master handle the deadly encounter difficulty?

Dungeon Masters with inexperienced or smaller groups may modify encounters to improve survival chances, while larger groups can manage tougher encounters and may add extra monsters when appropriate.

Oct 6, 2026

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