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Official Game Adventure

Dragons of Deceit

by Douglas Niles

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Prologue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Wherein the tale is told, and the story expounded thus far.

Chapter 13: The Silver Messenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Wherein the aftermath of battle dawns chill, but an old comrade returns.

Chapter 14: Into the Dragonlands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Wherein a smoking city marks the center of the Dragon Queen’s domain and guards the

secret of the good dragons’ Oath.

Chapter 15: Sanction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Wherein the evil city yields its vile tale.

Dungeon Master’s Folio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Wherein aids for the DM are given and much is explained.

Silvart Folio: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Wherein the motivations and goals of the silver dragon, known to the PCs as Silvart, are

explained.

Chapter 16: The Lords of Doom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

A fiery confrontation brings freedom or death.

Chapter 17: Battle in the Skies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Wherein the good dragons are found and the war in the air begins.

Epilogue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Wherein hope has been found in the war against evil.

Appendices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Wherein new races and monsters are described.

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Notes for the dungeon master

“Dragons of Deceit” is the ninth module in

the epic DRAGONLANCE ® series. It ends the

second book of the DRAGONLANCE saga:

“Tales of Winter Night,” following “Dragons

of Ice,” ” Dragons of Light,” and “Dragons of

War.”

The modules recreate the DRAGONLANCE

story, casting the player characters in the roles of

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

this module be played as part of the series, using

the player characters provided. If players wish to

use their own characters, however, allow them to

do so, taking care that the party is as balanced as

the party included in this module.

This module may also be played as a stand-

alone adventure without having played the

rest of the series.

The characters listed on pages 16 and 33 are

some of the heroes of the DRAGONLANCE

story. The equipment and magic items listed

for each should be used if you have not played

previous DRAGONLANCE modules or have

not used that particular PC before.

If your party has played a previous module

in the series, however, use the equipment

listed on the original character cards plus any

additional items that the PCs have acquired

during your adventures.

In DL6, “Dragons of Ice,” the original

party of PCs was split into two groups. This

module deals with the group that went south

from Tarsis—the Heroes of the Lance. The

remaining heroes will return in the next

module, DL10.

If you do not have enough players to take all

the heroes as PCs, run the others as NPCs or

allow players to run more than one character.

In any event, it’s a good idea to keep the party

to a size you are comfortable with.

The player character of Lord Gunthar is

introduced in this module. Any player whose

character met a heroic death during the battle

at the High Clerist Tower should be allowed to

player Gunthar from the start of this adven-

ture. If no characters died, keep Gunthar in

reserve in case a PC should die during this

adventure (in which case Gunthar appears in

Chapter 17).

In the DRAGONLANCE multi-module

epic, some heroes and villains figure promi-

nently in later adventures. If an important

NPC, such as Fizban, Ariakus, or Kitiara,

should be slain, invoke the “obscure death”

rule. This rule states that, as in Saturday after-

noon matinees, the circumstances of death of

an important character should be confused

and the body not found. Later the character

may reappear with a story of how he miracu-

lously survived. Sivaks, a new draconian race

introduced in DL7, polymorph into their slay-

er’s likeness when killed, providing a new way

to explain the apparent death of an important

character.

Remember that player characters are no

longer subject to the obscure death rule. If a

PC dies, he’s gone forever!

usual character after this adventure.

Be sure to read the folio before giving it to

the player. You, as the referee, are primarily

responsible for making sure that Silvart abides

by the Oath.

Each chapter is divided into a series of

Events and Encounters. The Events, listed at

the start of the chapter, occur regardless of

where the PCs are or what they are doing.

Each event includes instructions on when to

use it. Encounters, on the other hand, are

keyed to locations and occur only if the heroes

go to the appropriate places.

Occasionally an Ability Check is called for

against one of a character’s abilities (Strength,

Wisdom, etc.). Roll 1d20 and compare the

result with the appropriate ability score. If the

roll is less than or equal to the ability, the

action succeeds; if greater than the ability, the

action fails and the character suffers the conse-

quences given in the text.

Module Sections

This adventure is divided into chapters that

lead to the conclusion of the second

DRAGONLANCE book. Although the chap-

ters move toward the climax and culmination

of this part of the PCs’ adventures, allow your

players’ decisions to affect the direction and

course of the adventure. The PCs have a great

deal of freedom in determining how they pur-

sue the quest that is laid before them in the

first chapter.

In the very center of the module is a four-

page pullout folio (the Silvart Folio) on the

character of Dargent/Silvart. This should be

given to a player who will play Silvart (during

this adventure only). The player controlling

Silvart should not control any other PCs dur-

ing this adventure.

The skill of the player controlling Silvart

will have a great bearing on the success or fail-

ure of the adventure. Try to assign this charac-

ter to a player with good role-playing skills!

Surrounding the Silvart Folio is a 12-page

Dungeon Master reference section. This con-

tains the maps needed to play the adventure

as well as the Random Encounter Chart and

NPC Capsules. Carefully remove both the

folio and the DM reference section.

The countersheet included in “Dragons of

Deceit” contains cardboard counters repre-

senting the dragons that meet in the module’s

final engagement-an aerial battle over the

evil Temple of Luerkhisis. These counters can

be used with the BATTLEYSYSTEM ™ rules or

employed simply to clarify the positions of the

characters and their mounts during what

should be a rather fast-moving and wild battle

in a three-dimensional battlefield.

New Weapon

At the start of the adventure, the player char-

acters possess 20 Dragonlances—footman’s

and 10 mounted-obtained in DL7 (unless

these were lost or destroyed in subsequent

adventuring).

There are two types of Dragonlances:

mounted and footman’s. The footman’s lance

is eight feet long while the mounted lance is

twice as long and much heavier. The mounted

lance often has an attached shieldguard.

A footman’s lance causes 1-6 points of dam-

age versus normal foes and 1-8 against larger

than man-sized targets. Against dragons it

inflicts damage equal to the hit points of the

wielder (a 14-hit point fighter would cause 14

points of damage to a dragon). The weapon is

+1 to hit if held in hand; it can be cast as a

spear at -2 to hit.

The mounted lance causes 3-9 points of

damage versus normal foes and 3-18 against

larger than man-sized targets. Against

dragons it inflicts damage equal to the hit

points of the wielder and his mount. A 15-hit

point fighter on a 40-hit point dragon causes

55 points of damage when the lance strikes

another dragon. The mounted lance is almost

exclusively mounted on the backs of dragons

(see the sketches on page 28). If not mounted,

the lance causes 3-18 points against dragons.

The weapon is +2 when mounted; normal

when unmounted.

Starting Play

One player should be given the Silvart Folio

from the center of this module and asked to

play the role of Silvart. This is a challenging

part, but the module will be much more fun

to play if Silvart is treated as a PC, rather than

an NPC. This is a one-time only exception to

the restriction on monster player characters,

and whoever plays Silvart should regain their

The World of Krynn

There are several important differences

between the world of Krynn and the standard

AD&D ® campaign world. While players who

have played previous DL adventures are famil-

iar with these changes, new players should be

made aware of the following information.

If PCs do not have the information given on

the disks from previous modules, allow clerics

to select as a deity either Mishakal or Paladine,

the high god of good.

See Tasselhoffs character card for game

mechanics for these abilities, which will be

usable by all PC kender (and halflings from

other campaigns).

Dragons

Dragons have been absent from Krynn for

centuries, returning only with the initiation of

the war. The only dragons most people have

seen are red, green, blue, black, and white

dragons-all creatures of highly evil nature.

Rumors persist of other dragons-copper,

bronze, brass, silver, and gold-that are crea-

tures of good. The PCs have met only two

good dragons thus far: Blaize, the brass

dragon in DL3, and Silvart. No other good

dragons have appeared to take part in the war

against evil.

Money

Steel is the most valuable metal in the world

of Krynn while gold is fairly common and of

little worth.

One steel piece (stl) is the equivalent in

purchasing power of a gp in a normal AD&D

campaign. A gold piece on Krynn is the

equivalent of one sp in a standard campaign.

Player characters who enter Krynn from

other campaigns may be allowed to trade their

gold pieces for steel-though they will find

their personal wealth greatly reduced.

Clerics

When the Queen of Darkness started her war

against the folk of Krynn, true clerics were

unknown. Early in the war, the heroes

retrieved the priceless platinum Disks of Mis-

hakal.

Mishakal is the benign goddess of healing

and growth. Knowledge of her existence

brought the first use of good clerical spells.

Through the reading of her disks, knowledge

of the entire pantheon of the Gods of Good

has been returned to the people.

Likewise, the Dragon Highlords of the

Queen of Darkness have gained the power of

clerical spells of evil, bestowed by the Queen

herself.

Clerics are still very rare on Krynn, but as

knowledge of the good and evil gods spreads,

their presence becomes more and more com-

mon.

Kender

The equivalent of a halfling in the world of

Krynn is a kender. In addition to the standard

abilities and limitations of AD&D halflings,

kender have the special abilities of taunt and

fearlessness.

The Story

Icy winds race across the desolate plains of

Solamnia. Their force concentrates at a narrow

pass in the sheer Vingaard Mountains, howl-

ing with banshee intensity. Firmly planted at

the summit of the pass rests the battle-scarred

bulk of the High Clerist Tower.

Savage fighting has raged here since winter,

for bodies litter the valley south of the keep.

Many fresh graves have been excavated in a

nearby graveyard.

Yet this huge battle was but one small part

of the Queen of Darkness’s plan to crush the

forces of good throughout Ansalon. There are

many more fronts to the Dragonarmy’s evil

offensive.

War has raged across the continent of Ansa-

lon for many months. Men, dwarves, elves,

and kender have found the courage to resist

the armies of the Queen of Darkness.

The evil dragons that fly with the Queen’s

armies have proven nearly invincible on the

battlefield. The mere presence of the creatures

paralyzes most mortals with a sense of terror

and awe.

But strides have been taken to further the

cause of good. Knowledge of the true gods—

lost for nearly three centuries-has been

regained. True clerics once again walk among

the people of Krynn.

The knowledge needed to forge

Dragonlances—knowledge lost even longer

than that of the true gods—has also been

relearned. But even these mighty weapons are

not enough to halt the Dark Queen’s hordes.

Rumors speak of other dragons-dragons of

brass, copper, bronze, silver, and gold-who

fought against the evil dragons in a war now

lost in the mists of time. Yet hope springs

from these myths-hope that good dragons

might still exist and might aid the cause of the

Whitestone Council. This brings us to our

story.

The heroes have bought themselves some

time with the savage battle at the High Clerist

Tower. Yet they realize that this only delays

the inevitable conquest of Krynn by the Dark

Queen.

In this setting, and with this knowledge,

they receive a visitor—Silvart, a companion

from a previous adventure (“Dragons of

Light”). Whether or not Dargent (the silver

dragon) took the form of Silvart in DL7, she

meets and travels with the PCs in this form

during “Dragons of Deceit.” Dargent will

assume her true form only after the perversion

of the good dragons’ eggs is revealed in this

adventure.

Silvart tells the party that the key to the

good dragons’ Oath lies in the evil city of

Sanction, in the very heart of the Dark

Queen’s empire. She wishes to recruit the

heroes to undertake a quest to Sanction to free

the good dragons from this oath.

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