Vault of the Drow - Dungeon Module #3 - Adventure for Character Levels 10-14

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“Vault of the Drow” is an Advanced Dungeons & Dragons dungeon module for character levels 10–14, providing a complete underground setting and play framework. It includes extensive background material, referee and player map content, encounter and exploration pieces, hex and temple maps, and supporting keys and matrices. The adventure concludes or connects within a larger series arc, guiding high-level parties through dangerous subterranean regions to confront Dark Elves and pursue their remaining trails.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryComic

FormatPDF

Pages36

Reading Time14 min

AccessFree to download

Background

Adventure premise and setting

Routes and map-based choices

Caution and player requirements

Dungeon Module D3 Vault of the Drow by Gary Gygax AN ADVENTURE FOR CHARACTER LEVELS 10-14 This module provides a complete setting for play of the ADVANCED DUNGEONS &. DRAGONS™ rules, Contained herein is background information, a large-scale referee's map with a matching partial map for players, referee's notes, special exploration and encounter pieces, a hex map detailing an enormous cavern area, a special temple map, encounter and map matrix keys, and additional sections pertaining to unique new creatures for use with this module and with the game as a whole. This module can be played alone, as the conclusion to module D1-2 (DESCENT INTO THE DEPTHS OF THE EARTH), or as the third module in a series that forms a special extended adventure (G1-2-3 AGAINST THE GIANTS, D1-2, and Q1 QUEEN OF THE DEMONWEB PITS). If you enjoy this module, watch for future releases in the AD&D™ line from TSR, The Game Wizards. Distributed to the book trade in the United States by Random House, Inc. and in Canada by Random House of Canada, Ltd. Distributed to the toy and hobby trade by regional distributors. The designation "TM" is used to refer to trademarks owned by TSR Hobbies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. © 1980 TSR Hobbies, Inc. All Rights Reserved PRINTED IN U.S.A. ©1978 , TSRHobbies, Inc. All Rights Reserved TSR Hobbies, Inc. POB 756 Lake Geneva, Wl 53147 ISBN 0-935696-07-5 9021 Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Dungeon Module \#D3 Vault of the Drow Background: As a member of a bold party of adventurers, you and your associates have trekked far into what seems tobe a whole underworld of subterranean tunnels—arteries connecting endless caves and caverns which honeycomb the foundations of the lands beneath the sun. From the entrance to this maze found on the lowest level of the HALL OF THE FIRE GIANT KING (DUNGEON MODULE G1-2-3), your expedition has dogged the heels of the Dark Elves who caused great woe and then fled underground, but accidentally left a map which has enabled pursuit. Overcoming wererats and mind flayers, Drow patrols and their minions, your group managed to cross a vast subterranean river in the face of a mad fish-man, a KuoToan of exceptional abilities and strength; and after days of journeying through corridors hewn from living rock, discovered an underground temple of the Kuo-Toan fish-men where an idol of their repulsive goddess, Blibdoolpoolp, had to be venerated by all who would pass through (MODULE D1-2, DESCENT INTO THE DEPTHS OF THE EARTH) . All along the route, signs of the insidious Drow have been noted. It is now evident that the Dark Elves pass freely throughout this underworld, but it is just as evident that these evil elves are hated and feared by the other intelligent races inhabiting the subterranean lands. This does not give cause to hope that your party will receive any substantial aid, for most of the creatures dwelling in the sunless places beneath the earth are as evil as the Drow. There are Deep Gnomes, the Svirfnebli, who might help, but the vast majority of the denizens of the underworld are as inimical to you as are the Dark Elves, and that enemy will certainly be alert, not complacent, as they too must deal with powerful enemies continually in order to survive in this grim and ghastly underworld. Your map indicates that two different passageways can be followed to reach what you all suppose is the homeland of the Dark Elves. The primary corridor to the northwest has an area of almost certain danger shown on it at about the mid-point ofthe march. The north passage to the east of the primary passage leading from the Kuo-Toan temple area is narrower, and bound to be more dangerous. It too shows a probable danger area, but there is also an intriguing tertiary tunnel shown connecting this passage with the primary one, and it seemingly bypasses both danger areas. The map shows this route as a narrow corridor, one certain to be fraught with peril due to its confines. Is that risk

FAQs

What character level range is this module designed for?

It is designed for character levels 10–14, targeting experienced players with high-level characters.

What contents are included to support gameplay?

The module provides background information, referee and player maps, notes, special exploration and encounter pieces, hex and temple maps, matrix keys, and additional sections with new creatures.

How does the party reach the Dark Elves’ supposed homeland?

The map indicates two main passageways to the north and east, plus a narrow tertiary tunnel connecting them, each with different danger profiles that the group must choose between.

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