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Official Game Adventure

Dragons of Ice

Douglas Niles

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Prologue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Wherein the story is told, and notes on play are given.

Chapter 1: The Fall of Tarsis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

A once-mighty city collapses into chaos before the dragonhordes.

Chapter 2: The Ice Reaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

A road cold and forlorn leads to the Dragon Orb.

Chapter 3: The Ice Folk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

A band of barbarians may offer warmth and succor, or an icy death.

Chapter 4: Icewall Castle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Frozen in the midst of the vast glacier, an ancient fortress guards a mighty secret.

Chapter 5: Icemountain Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

A vessel from the past offers a pathway to the future.

EPILOGUE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Wherein the heroes set sail westward to search for a mysterious isle of counsel and hope.

APPENDICES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 and Inside Cover

Here are given supplements to the tale. The new and unusual are explained, and chance

meetings along the way are indicated.

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since the Cataclysm. Curse the High Priest

of Istar for his pride! Trying to command the

Gods he called down their wrath. Krynn was

punished with fire and flood and much is

forever lost. The greatest loss was knowledge of

the Gods themselvesthe world of Krynn has

sunk into blasphemy these many generations

people taken to a terrible slavery in the

Dragonarmys fortress of Pax Tharkas.

The heroes entered Pax Tharkas and

rescued over 800 slaves, foiling the evil

designs of the Dragon Highlord Veminaard.

Refuge for the escaped slaves found

in the Hopeful Vale, and the heroes braved the

dangers of Skullcap, fortress of Fistadantilus,

who perished in the Dwarfgate War.

On that trek, the Seeker priest Elistan

became the second true cleric of Krynn. And

thus the High God Paladine re-entered the

world of Krynn.

The heroes entered the secret gates of

Thorbardin the ancient kingdom of the

dwarves seeking haven for the refugees. The

and clerics have lost the power to heal.

Mankinds separation from the True

Gods opened the door to renewed evil.

Dragons are once again in the world. They

are commanded by human Dragon Highlords,

and assisted by strange creatures called

Draconians.

The Dragonarmies have now conquered

much of Krynn and soon all the lands will be

under their sway. Evil it seems may soon

triumph over good.

dwarven Thanes required that the heroes

recover the Hammer of Kharas before the

refugees would be allowed to pass through

Thorbardin.

Through my Crystal Globe of Wisdom,

I send my spirit to gather knowledge. And so I

have found a glimmer of hope.

Five years ago, seven adventurers set out

from the town of Solace to seek the True

Gods. They did not succeed. In time, six

returned: Tanis, Flint, Tasslehoff Raistlin,

Caramon, and Sturm. Of Kitiara, the

seventh beloved of Tanis nothing was heard.

they were joined by Goldmoon and

Riverwind. Goldmoon possessed a gift from the

Gods: a crystal staff that healed any wound.

In the floating tomb of Derkin did the

heroes put an end to Ember, the mighty red

dragon; Verminaard, Dragon Highlord of the

Red Wing, perished at the heroes hands in

battle within the temple of Stars.

The Hammer was recovered, and the

long-sundered dwarven tribes were reunited

under a High King.

The newly-crowned dwarven king allowed

the heroes to lead the refugees through

Thorbardin and granted them lands to the

south.

With its power the Innfellows recovered the

Disks of Mishakal the writings of the Gods

and thus did knowledge of the True Gods

return to Krynn.

Armed with these powerful weapons the

heroes returned to Solace only to find the

To Tarsis the Innfellows journeyed, in

search of ships to bear the refugees beyond the

Dragonarmys reach. No ships were found,

but a new quest beckoned....

F ROM THE ICONOCHRONOS OF A STINUS OF

P ALANTHUS , L OREKEEPER OF K RYNN , IN THE 351

YEAR

AFTER THE C ATACLYSM .

Notes for the dungeonmaster

“Dragons of Ice” is the sixth module in the

epic DRAGONLANCE ™ series. It begins the

second book of the DRAGONLANCE saga:

Tales of Winter Night.

The DRAGONLANCE saga is a story.

The modules recreate the conditions of the

story with player characters cast into the roles

of the epic’s heroes. Thus, it is recommended

that the module be played as part of the series

using the player characters provided. If players

wish to use their own characters, however, you

should allow them to do so.

The characters listed on the cover are

some of the heroes of the DRAGONLANCE

epic. The equipment they begin this adven-

ture with is listed on their character cards. If

the party has played previous

DRAGONLANCE game adventures the char-

acters may have different equipment,

depending on their success in those adven-

tures.

If your party has played previous

DRAGONLANCE game adventures, DL6

represents a major milestone. Here, the heroes

are split into two groups. This module is just

concerned with the southbound group-the

Heroes of the Lance. Those characters not

included in this group will return in DL10,

“Dragons Of Dreams.” Several new charac-

ters are added to the party so that players

whose characters are not part of this adventure

may play with new PCs. These heroes will

make up the party for DL6 through DL9. If

you have only six players, play Aaron as an

NPC and do not play Derek. For 7-8 players,

play the Knights as PCs (Aaron first, then

Derek only if you have eight players).

If your group has played no previous

modules in the series, they will start off in the

ancient port city of Tarsis.

Tarsis originally prospered as a major sea-

port but, following the Cataclysm and resul-

tant rearranging of the surface of Krynn, it is

now 40 miles inland. Tarsis is described in

much greater detail in Chapter 1.

Each chapter in the story starts by listing

several Events that occur at the times indi-

cated, regardless of the actions or locations of

the PCs.

Following the Events section, each chap-

ter is broken into numbered Encounters, rep-

resenting areas the PCs might visit.

For both Events and Encounters, those

portions of text enclosed in boxes are to be

read to the players.

Several maps are included with the

module to aid play. The separate map sheet

contains a wilderness map for the players and

a more detailed map of the same area for the

Dungeonmaster.

These maps display the lands around Tar-

sis and south onto the massive Icewall Glacier.

The players’ map is discovered by the heroes

in Chapter 1, and may be used by the players

from that point on.

On pages 16 and 17 are maps illustrating

the levels of Icewall Castle, the goal of the

heroes’ quest in this module. Each map

should be used by you to aid in describing the

areas. Players should not be shown these

maps, but may make their own maps based on

your descriptions of the areas they visit.

If your players have not played previous

DL adventures, you can assume that one of

the characters is in possession of this weapon,

found in the fortress of Pax Tharkas in DL2:

holds Wymslayer by the hilt gains a +3 to sav-

ing throws vs. dragon breath weapons or any

spell cast by a dragon or draconian.

Wymslayer gives off a loud buzzing sound

when within 30 feet of a dragon (but not a dra-

conian). This buzzing always wakes a sleeping

dragon.

To begin this adventure, hand out the

player character cards to your players. Those who

were playing missing characters (Tanis, Tika,

etc.) from previous DL modules should be given

Elistan or one of the Knights of Solamnia. If

players want to use their own characters from

other campaigns, they may be allowed to do

so-just make sure that the group is roughly as

powerful and balanced as the party in the

module.

At certain times in the module, characters

may be called upon to make Ability Checks

against one of their Character Abilities

(Strength, Intelligence, Wisdom, etc.). The

player rolls a d20; if the result is equal to or less

than the character’s score in that ability, the char-

acter succeeds. For example, a PC with a Dexter-

ity of 15 attempts a Dexterity Check. If he rolls a

15 or less, he succeeds in his attempt; if the roll is

16 or more, he fails.

As a final note, remember that the

DRAGONLANCE saga is complex. You, the

Dungeonmaster, have a very important role to

play in these modules. To run them well, you

must read the modules carefully to visualize the

story and to anticipate the players’ actions. Read

through the Encounters and check them against

the maps, so that you will be able to describe the

settings the heroes are moving through. Skim

the Events before play, but simply use them in

order during the game. You must subtly moti-

vate the players to follow the DRAGONLANCE

storyline. Sometimes, when players do the unex-

pected (as players are wont to do), you must

improvise to keep the story on track.

Wyrmslayer, 2-handed sword +3

This sword does twice normal damage when

used against a dragon or draconian. (Determine

damage as usual and then double the result.)

Wyrmslayer is immune to the imprisoning effect

when a Baaz draconian turns to stone. Whoever

The World of Krynn

There are important differences between the

world of Krynn and those of standard AD&D ®

campaigns. Characters who have adventured in

previous DRAGONLANCE modules already

have the following information. Players and

characters new to Krynn should be given this

background.

True (spell-casting) clerics have been

unknown on Krynn since the great Cataclysm,

approximately 300 years prior to this adven-

ture. Clerics did not have spell powers because

they worshipped false gods. The heroes’ adven-

ture in DL1 returned knowledge of the true

gods to Krynn, enabling clerics who partici-

pated in the adventure, or who learned from

those participants, to cast spells and perform all

clerical functions.

True clerics carry a medallion symbolic of

their deity, chosen from among the pantheon

of Krynn’s gods. The gods are listed on the

disks of Mishakal, discovered in the black

dragon’s lair of Xak Tsaroth by the heroes. If

you do not have this information (from DL5,

“Dragons of Mystery”), assume that PC cler-

ics are worshippers of either Mishakal, goddess

of healing and growth, or Paladine, the high

god of good.

Dragons have been absent from Krynn

for nearly 1,000 years. They are considered

creatures of myth and fantasy by all who have

not personally beheld them. Characters may

be thought foolish, or liars, if they talk about

dragons to any who have not seen them.

All PC elves are of the Qualinesti race.

The equivalent of a halfling in the world

of Krynn is a kender. In addition to the stand-

ard abilities of AD&D halflings, kender have

the special abilities of Taunt and Fearlessness.

See Tasselhoff’s extra character card on page 31

for more information about these traits.

All PC halflings have the above abilities.

Steel is the most valuable metal in the

world of Krynn, gold being common and not

very valuable. One steel piece (stl) is equiva-

lent to one standard gp in purchasing power.

PCs who enter Krynn from other worlds can-

not automatically cash in their gold for steel

pieces, however. They will find their personal

wealth considerably reduced!

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