The adventure doesnt feel like it was designed solely as a poke in the eye of. Later, bruce cordell updated the original dungeon in return to white plume mountain. White plume mountain revised 2005 wizards of the coast. Jan 31, 2018 it was written by lawrence schick, coded as s2 s stood for special, was designed for characters levels 510, and originally came in at only 12 pages, but was shortly thereafter expanded to 16. One of the applicants was lawrence schick, a recent graduate of kent state university.
Its almost a rite of passage to have your sneak attack taken away by a neophyte gm who thinks they know more than the entire design team at wizards, or to play with a player who conveniently forgot to. Wizards of the coast also released a sequel to the adventure in 1999, return to white plume mountain, the events of which are assumed to take place 20. A separate pdf, outside the mountain is just as dangerous as inside details the greatsword frostrazor and two of the npcs alluded to on the map in the original module. White plume mountain 1981 tsr edition rpgnet d20 rpg. Im an avid reader of rrpghorrorstories and have a few of my own. From the pdf introduction weapons of legacy not only offers rules for creating. Lets take a look behind the scenes of tsr and dungeons and dragons. Lawrence schick is a game designer and writer associated with roleplaying games. Following on from this scenario, there are two sequels that further explore the characters and locations of white plume mountain. In 1978, gary gygax decided to create a design department within tsr, and so began advertising job positions. The adventure is a dungeon crawl where the players characters are hired to retrieve three notorious magical weapons, each possessing its own intelligence. White plume mountain by lawrence schick an adventure for character levels 510 this module conjatns oackgrouna information, referees noies, player aids, complete ievel, a cutaway view of the mountain complex, and more than 15 pieces ot art tor both dm and player. The first version of this adventure was written by lawrence schick. Legacy of white plume mountain the neverwinter vault.
I post it here because it has an alternate encounter map for wave. Schick related in the 20 compilation dungeons of dread that he wrote the adventure as a way of persuading gary gygax to hire him as a game designer. So if youve been looking for a classic adventure that you can use with the newest rules, download this web enhancement now. White plume mountain lvl 68 by lawrence schick, andy collins.
The adventure is a dungeon crawl where the players characters are hired to retrieve three notorious magical weapons, each possessing its. They dont make adventure modules like lawrence shicks white plume mountain anymore. White plume mountain is another very short adventure. White plume mountain by lawrence schick, 1979, and revised for 3rd edition in 2005 by andy collins, gwendolyn f. White plume mountain by lawrence schick white plume mountain has always been a subject of superstitious awe to the neighboring villagers. Dungeons of dread anthology following on from this scenario, there are two sequels that further explore the. If you have your own fond memories of experiences within the volcano, you will find this adventure just as fascinating, and just as deadly, as its predecessor. White plume mountain was a great dungeon crawl with powerful artifacts that every player wants for their very own i played this adventure at gen con back in 1979 or 1980 and it. White plume mountain lawrence schick, the author of white plume mountain, related in the 20 compilation dungeons of dread that he wrote the adventure as a way of persuading gary gygax to hire him as a game designer. A straight dungeon crawl, this one set in the volcanic white plume mountain, and featuring the magic weapons wave, whelm, and blackrazor, the last of which bears a striking resemblence to michael moorcocks stormbringer. Return white plume mountain pdf return to white plume mountain is an adventure module for the advanced dungeons dragons roleplaying game released in 1999 by wizards of the coast.
White plume mountain fantasy city map, fantasy map. The recommended an adventure for character levels 510. Apr 23, 2017 white plume mountain is appearing at mount hotenow during a twelve hour convergence of parts of oerth and toril. White plume mountain by lawrence schick librarything. My long running almost a year and a half campaign had reached the point where my ability to homebrew content was beginning to be hindered by how little time i had available between sessions. The 16page adventure bears the code s2 s for special. In may 2009, schick joined zenimax online studios as the lead content designer for the elder scrolls online. The whole thing reminds me of the classic villain, arcade, who would lure the xmen into his giant murderworld. A history and guide to roleplaying games, which was published in 1991. Aug 26, 2019 white plume mountain is a module written for advanced dungeons and dragons 1st edition. The magic weapons have now been recast using the rules in weapons of legacy. Dragotha the undead dragon and thingizzard the witch of the fens. The adventure is a dungeon crawl where the players characters are hired to retrieve three notorious magical weapons.
Part of that is that white plume mountain, while very difficult, isnt mean. S1 was the original tournament dungeon used at origins 1 s1 tomb of horrors by gary gygax s2 white plume mountain by lawrence schick s3 expedition to the barrier peaks by gary gygax. In 2005, an online version of the adventure was released as a free download, updated to conform with v3. White plume mountain is a module written for advanced dungeons and dragons 1st edition. Funny thing about white plume mountain was, lawrence schick just threw a bunch of stuff. White plume mountain revised 2005 wizards of the coast edition.
In the dungeons of the slave lords by lawrence schick. White plume mountain 1979, by lawrence schick, is the second special. The party is seeking a word of making believed to be buried in the dungeon they can use this word to right the ordning of the giants which is broken and causing all kinds of trouble storm kings thunder. Return to white plume mountain 3 5 pdf a sequel, return to white plume mountain, was published in 1999, and an. Since its original 1979 release, it has been reprinted and updated a number of times. Schick has written many other games during his career. White plume mountain reconciled white plume mountain reconciled introduction white plume mountain has always been a place of superstitious awe to the neighboring villagers. Indeed, it might more truly be said that if one expects adventures to have a point, then odds are good you wont think very well of modules. White plume mountain, the new revised adventure by andy collins, gwendolyn f. A sequel, return to white plume mountain, was published in 1999, and an updated version conforming to v3.
White plume mountain is appearing at mount hotenow during a twelve hour convergence of parts of oerth and toril. Reminiscing about white plume mountain nerd journalism from around the world lawrence schick, the creator of white plume mountain is role playing royalty. When the shadows grow long in waterdeep and the fireplace in the taproom of the yawning portal dims to a deep crimson glow, adventurers from across the forgotten realms, and even from other worlds, spin tales and spread rumors of dark dungeons and lost treasures. Schick attended kent state university in ohio career.
The central conceit of white plume mountain was a funhouse dungeon full of tricky obstacles designed to challenge adventurers for the amusement of a mad wizard. Second, the challenge must be issued to the players in the form a prefatory poem or song, which offers tantalizing hints and suggestions. Not only did he get the job, but white plume became an instant favorite when it was first published in 1979. S1 tomb of horrors by gary gygax s2 white plume mountain by lawrence schick s3 expedition to the barrier peaks by gary gygax s4 lost caverns of tsojcanth by gary gygax. The dungeon setting must be interesting and full of possibilitiesperhaps a volcano with a geyser shooting out the top, named white plume mountain. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. A look back at s2 white plume mountain ddo players. Common knowledge series advanced dungeons and dragons 1st edition. Wizards of the coast also released a sequel to the adventure in 1999, return to white plume mountain, the events of which are assumed to take place 20 years later than the original. May 12, 2011 in that respect, its a bit like the tomb of horrors, except that ive never met anyone who, three decades later, is still cursing lawrence schick s name the way many do gary gygaxs. These four were later weakly combined into supermodule.
Reminiscing about white plume mountain nerd rage news. A straight dungeon crawl, this one set in the volcanic white plume mountain, and. Monstrous manual and all tsr characters, character names, and the. Based on white plume mountain by lawrence schick, return to white plume mountain by bruce r. First run in 1976 to introduce concepts for metamorphosis alpha predecessor to gamma world a scifi rpg. It was written by lawrence schick, coded as s2 s stood for special, was designed for characters levels 510, and originally came in at only 12 pages, but was shortly thereafter expanded to 16. So if youve been looking for a classic adventure that you can use with the newest rules.
There actually is a long tradition of turnstiles in old school dungeons, going back to blackmoor dungeon 1gp admission and some versions of the dungeons below castle greyhawk. White plume mountain was anthologized in 1987 as part of s14. Realms of horror reedited for campaign play, and again in 20 as part of the s1s4. Return to white plume mountain paperback january 1, 2002. People travel many miles to gaze upon this natural wonder, though few are willing to approach it closely, since it is reputed to be the haunt of various demons and devils. Return to white plume mountain is an adventure module for the advanced dungeons dragons roleplaying game released in 1999 by. White plume mountain is one of the first and most famous puzzle dungeons released by tsr.
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