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| Code | CA1 |
|---|---|
| TSR Product Code | 9150 |
| Rules required | Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, 1st ED |
| Character levels | 8 - 12 |
| Campaign setting | CA |
| Authors | Carl Smith, Bruce Nesmith, Douglas Niles |
| First published | 1985 |
| Linked modules | |
| CA1, CA2 | |
Swords of the Undercity is a 1985 adventure module for the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, for the Lankhmar setting.
Plot summary
Swords of the Undercity is the first AD&D module for use with their Lankhmar – City of Adventure supplement, designed for 4-5 characters of levels 8-12, and is a 32-page adventure with a Gamemaster's screen-style card stock cover.[1] The module Swords of the Undercity contains three connected Lankhmar scenarios.[2] "The Secret of Urgaan of Angarngi" describes the living tower of a mad sorcerer (and is based on a story by Fritz Leiber; "The Web of Mog" involves the player characters with minions of Lankhmar's Spider God; and "Claws of the Shree-kah" pits the characters against ancient horrors in the city's sewers.[2]
Publication history
Swords of the Undercity was written by Carl Smith, Bruce Nesmith, and Doug Niles, with a cover by Keith Parkinson, and was published by TSR in 1985 as a 32-page booklet with an outer folder.[2]
Reception
Stephen H. Dorneman reviewed the adventure in Space Gamer/Fantasy Gamer No. 80.[1] He commented that the adventure has "excellent production values throughout, and a plethora of useful data and errata for any Gamesmaster using the Lankhmar setting in their campaign. But more importantly, Swords of the Undercity is an adventure supplement that can help a gamemaster provide exciting, original AD&D adventure to his or her players without sacrificing the mysterious, magical feel of Fritz Leiber's creation."[1]
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