This month’s issue of Dungeon magazine has double the nostalgia. The biggest portion of the magazine consists of the the latest installment of the Savage Tide campaign path and it’s a good one. The party sets sail aboard the Sea Wyvern en route to the Isle of Dread. Along the way, you run into storms, reefs, currents and even the Hidden Shrine of Tomoachan, which was the location of a first edition D&D module (C1). Of course you have to wait until next month to actually set foot on the Isle of Dread. I can’t wait.
The second adventure is called the Sword of Dragonlake and it reads a lot like a murder mystery. It’s an open ended urban adventure that I couldn’t really get into. Maybe it was just my mood but if I change my mind on this one after rereading it, I’ll let you know.
The final adventure, Vlindarian’s Vault, is a high level adventure that’s Beholder heavy. It seems the leader of a hive of beholders has kidnapped a silver dragon and the dragon’s mate enlists the players to help free him.
The last bit of news is that Monte Cook will no longer be writing the Dungeoncraft column. In his place is Wolfgang Baur, who I’m confident will be able to fill in nicely for Cook. I became familiar with Baur’s work when I made a last minute decision to pick up his first Open Design partron project, Steam and Brass. For a contribution, a patron can take part in the various stages of a custom built adventure and contribute to the ultimate design. Baur is now looking for patron’s for his second project and if it’s anywhere near as good as Steam and Brass, which was an excellent piece of work, it’s well worth the price of admission. I ponied up this time around and it’s fun getting on the ground floor on this one.