Editing Pool of Radiance (section)

==Plot==
The ancient trade city of Phlan has fallen into impoverished ruin. Now only a small portion of the city remains inhabited by humans, who are surrounded by evil creatures. To rebuild the city and clean up the Barren River, the city council of New Phlan has decided to recruit adventurers to drive the monsters from the neighboring ruins. Using bards and publications, they spread tales of the riches waiting to be recovered in Phlan, which draws the player's party to these shores by ship.<ref name=nst19890119>{{cite news |first=Dan |last=E |date=January 19, 1989 |title=Enter the pool of radiance |work=The New Straits Times |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZaomAAAAIBAJ&pg=5763,1092940 |access-date=2011-06-24}}</ref><ref name="Dragon133" />

At the start of the game, the adventurers' ship lands in New Phlan, and they receive a brief but informative tour of the civilized area.<ref name="GameSpy"/> They learn that the city is plagued with a history of invasions and wars and has been overtaken by a huge band of humanoids and other creatures. Characters hear rumors that a single controlling element is in charge of these forces.<ref name="Dillon" /> The characters begin a block-by-block quest to rid the ruins of monsters and evil spirits.<ref name="GameSpotAD&D" />

Beyond the ruins of old Phlan, the party enters the slum area—one of two quests available right away to new parties. This quest involves the clearing of the slum block and allows a new party to quickly gain experience. The second quest is to clear out Sokol Keep, located on Thorn Island.<ref name="Dragon143" /> This fortified area is inhabited by the undead, which can only be defeated with silver weapons and magic.<ref name="Dragon143" /> The characters' adventure is later expanded to encompass the outlying areas of the Moonsea region.<ref name="GameSpotAD&D" /> Eventually, the player learns that an evil spirit named Tyranthraxus, who has possessed an ancient dragon, is at the root of Phlan's problems.<ref name="Gamasutra" /> The characters fight Tyranthraxus the Flamed One in a climactic final battle.<ref name="GameSpotAD&D" />