Dragons of War (D&D module)

Dragons of War

Code	DL8
Character levels	8 - 10
Authors	Tracy and Laura Hickman
First published	1985

Dragons of War is the third game module in the Tales of Winter Night story arc in the Dungeons & Dragons Dragonlance series of game modules. It is one of the 14 Dragonlance adventures published by TSR between 1984 and 1986. Its cover features a painting of a dragonrider on a blue dragon attacking Sturm Brightblade on the battlement of the High Clerist's Tower.

Synopsis

In Dragons of War, the player characters journey to the Tower of the High Clerist, where they will aid the Knights of Solamnia in a pitched battle with the draconians; this battle can be resolved using Battlesystem, or with the simple battle rules included with the module.^[1]

In this module, the players must help the Knights of Solamnia, who are stationed at the High Clerist's Tower. They stand between the Dragonarmies of Ansalon and Palanthas. The Knights are divided by politics and their code of honor, and the player's characters must bring them together.

Publication

Dragons of War was written by Tracy and Laura Hickman, 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 an outer folder, and included an 8-page pamphlet and a large color map.^[1]

Reception

Review

This module was reviewed in The V.I.P. of Gaming Magazine #2 (1986)

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. p. 90. ISBN 978-0-87975-653-6.