Ruins of Adventure

Ruins of Adventure is a Dungeons & Dragons module that was based on the "Gold Box" role-playing video game Pool of Radiance, published in 1988 by Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI). Mike Breault stated that TSR chose him, Winter, Cook, and Ward to work on the design and writing for Pool of Radiance, indicating that the material was originally created for the game.<ref name="mbreault20230808">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> However, according to the editors of Dragon magazine, Pool of Radiance was based on Ruins of Adventure, and not vice versa.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> The plot loosely tracks that of the computer game.<ref name="bn" />

Plot summary

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.<ref name="HW"/>

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.<ref name="thirdpage">Template:Cite book</ref>

Locations

There are various locations in the fictional city of Phlan. Each of these locations comes with a map and detailed area description. These locations include:

• Kovel Mansion
• The Slum District
• The Temple of Bane
• Kuto's Well
• Mantor's Library
• Stojanow Gate
• Podol Plaza
• The Cadorna Textile House
• Valhingen Graveyard
• Valjevo Castle
• Sorcerer's Island
• Zhentil Keep Outpost

Pre-generated characters

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.

Publication history

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.<ref name="HW">Template:Cite book</ref>

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