Aerie of the Slave Lords
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| Scourge of the Slavelords | |
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| Code | A1-4 |
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| Rules Required | 1st Ed AD&D |
| Character Levels | 7-11 |
| Campaign Setting | Greyhawk |
| Authors | David Cook, Allen Hammack, Harold Johnson, Tom Moldvay, Lawrence Schick, Edward Carmien |
| First Published | 1986 |
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| T1-4 A1-4 GDQ1-7 | |
Aerie of the Slave Lords is an Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (1st edition) sequence of modules published first in 1980 by TSR. The four original modules were A1 Slave Pits of the Undercity, A2 Secret of the Slavers Stockade, A3 Assault on the Aerie of the Slave Lords, A4 In the Dungeons of the Slave Lords. These modules were collected into one supermodule, A1-4 Scourge of the Slavelords in 1986.
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[edit] Publication history
The four original modules were written by David Cook, Allen Hammack, Harold Johnson, Tom Moldvay, Lawrence Schick, and Edward Carmien.
The original four A series modules were created for a tournament at Gen Con XIII in 1980, and originally published over the next year. The compiled edition was revised for higher level characters so it could follow on from T1-4 Temple of Elemental Evil.
[edit] Modules
[edit] A1 Slave Pits of the Undercity
| Slave Pits of the Undercity | |
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| Code | A1 |
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| Character Levels | 4-7 |
| Authors | David Cook |
| First Published | 1980 |
Steading of the Hill Giant Chief is the first module in the Dungeons & Dragons A series of modules. It was published by TSR in 1980 and written by David Cook. Its cover features a drawing of two aspis fighting a party of adventurers by Jeff Dee. The interior art was done by Jeff Dee, David S. LaForce, Jim Roslof, and Bill Willingham.
- Synopsis
Slavers ravage the population on the coastline along the Sea of Gearnat from Onnwal to the Wild Coast. Local lords, finally tired of the situation, hire a band of adventurers to attack the slavers in their home. The adventure begins at a ruined temple in the Pomarj city of Highport that serves as headquarters to the ruthless slavers. The module takes the group through the temple and into the sewers below where terrible insect creatures make their lair along with the slave lords.
Eventually the group reaches the prisoners and their captors and finds a map showing the route of the caravans. Following this map leads the group to the second module, A2 Secret of the Slavers Stockade.
[edit] Praise and criticism
Scourge of the Slave Lords was ranked the 20th greatest Dungeons & Dragons adventure of all time by Dungeon magazine in 2004, on the 30th anniversary of the Dungeons & Dragons game.
