Dragons of Ice

Dragons of Ice

Code	DL6
Rules required	AD&D (1st Edition)
Character levels	6 - 9
Campaign setting	Dragonlance
Authors	Douglas Niles
First published	1985
Linked modules
DL6 DL7 DL8 DL9

Dragons of Ice is the start of the second major story arc in the Dungeons & Dragons Dragonlance series of game modules. It is one of the 14 DL modules published by TSR between 1984 and 1986. Its cover features a painting of a white dragon attacking sail powered ice boats by Larry Elmore.

Plot summary

In Dragons of Ice, after leaving Thorbardin, the player characters head south into the polar regions, journeying along the glaciers in search of Icewall Castle.^[1] The characters encounter Ice Folk, ice-skate boats, and the Walrus-Men.^[1]

Characters begin at the ancient port city of Tarsis in the land of Krynn. After an attack by the Dragonarmies on Tharsis, the party is driven south to Icewall Castle, which is home to a white dragon and one of the legendary Dragon Orbs.

After the Cataclysm, the seas receded from the port city Tarsis, so instead of finding a port the characters have found a land locked city 40 miles inland. The adventure series of book two of Dragonlance will follow part of the party from the first book. Returning playable characters available are Sturm Brightblade, Flint Fireforge and Tasslehof Burrfoot and Gilthanis. Laurana and Elistan, previously appearing NPC's, are now also playable as characters. Additionally two Knights of Solamnia, Aaron Tallbow and Derek Crownguard, are available for players if required. Aaron will appear as an NPC with the party if he is not used by a player. The other characters from the first book leave from Tarsis in a different direction at the beginning of DL10 Dragons of Dreams.

Chapters

Chapter 1: The Fall of Tarsis

Chapter 2: The Ice Reaches

Chapter 3: The Ice Folk

Chapter 4: Icewall Castle

Chapter 5: Icemountain Bay

Epilogue

Publication history

DL6 Dragons of Ice was written by Douglas Niles, with a cover by Larry Elmore and interior illustrations by Diana Magnuson, and was published by TSR in 1985 as a 32-page booklet with a color map and an outer folder.^[1]

Reception

According to Jesse Willis for the website SFFaudio, this module features devices similar to the sails and roller ships featured in Philip Jose Farmer's "The Green Odyssey."^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. p. 90. ISBN 0-87975-653-5. 
2. ^ "The Green Odyssey". SFFaudio. http://www.sffaudio.com/?p=851.