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Apr 28, 2022 · The Banewarrens is a dynamic mega-adventure that sends the PCs down into the dungeons below Ptolus—and out into the streets. It pits the PCs against other Ptolus adventurers—some self-serving, some downright evil—in a race to seal the Banes before their horror is unleashed upon the world.
This mega-adventure takes characters from 6th to 10th level. Uncover new monsters and magic, including dozens of foul banes like the Phylactery of Forsaken Souls. But The Banewarrens is more than just rooms of evil creatures to bash: Its dynamic plot is full of intrigue and twists.
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May 12, 2004 · This mega-adventure takes characters from 6th to 10th level. Uncover new monsters and magic, including dozens of foul banes like the Phylactery of Forsaken Souls. But The Banewarrens is more than just rooms of evil creatures to bash: Its dynamic plot is full of intrigue and twists.
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The characters are in the city of Ptolus when they run afoul of astrange dark elf who inadvertently curses bystanders with randommagical powers. The elf has escaped from the Banewarrens, an oldrepository of evil magic and artifacts thought lost long ago. Fourfactions want to penetrate or reseal the Banewarrens: the InvertedPyramid (a powerful arcan...
One downside of the module is the names given to NPCs and monsters.They seem to have no rhyme or reason, and they are noticeably jarringto read. For example, the creator of the Banewarrens was once a goodman, Danar Rotansin. When he was corrupted to evil, he becameEslathagos Malkith. His tower was originally called Mosul Pearl, butafter it was corr...
The visual design of the module is excellent. It is very clear,sidebars are obvious, and there isn't an overuse of color that makestext hard to read. The text is small and there is a lot of it. All ofthe design is distinctive but doesn't take too much space. Sections andchapters are clearly marked and easy to follow. In addition, as anadded bonus, ...
The art is mixed. The cover art shows PCs under attack in a tower bya vrock holding an enchanted sword in its hands, while one of the PCsholds a huge yellow glowing trident. It's a good picture and itdisplays a scene from the module well, except the vrock doesn't have asword. The 16 half-page illustrations are a great tool, but thequality in them v...
There are a number of extras in the module. For example, a new typeof werewolf is presented that acts as a template over the normal formwhen it shifts to template form. I liked this werewolf more than theoriginal in the Monster Manual. In the appendix at the end of theadventure, there are a number of different magic items (mostly evil)of varying po...
One problem with this module is that it requires two other supplementsfrom Malhavoc Press: The Book of Eldrich Might I and II. Many NPCsuse the variant bard or sorcerer classes from BoeMII, not to mentionthe use of variant prestige classes. Spells and magic items from thetwo supplements are liberally sprinkled through the module, and noreal effort ...
The Banewarrens is a complex, multi-threaded module that featuresdungeon-delving and many other elements. It is a vast improvementover Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil. It is probably the bestdungeon-oriented adventure you are likely to see in a while, but itdoes have some slight faults.
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Jan 1, 2002 · To bind them once again, you must brave the timelost Banewarrens. This mega-dungeon takes characters from 6th to 10th level. Uncover new monsters and magic, including dozens of foul banes like the Phylactery of Forsaken Souls.
Aug 5, 2002 · To bind them once again, you must brave the timelost Banewarrens. This mega-adventure takes characters from 6th to 10th level. Uncover new monsters and magic in its pages, including dozens of foul banes like the Phylactery of Forsaken Souls and the Malificite.
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