Combat Shield and Mini-adventure

Combat Shield and Mini-adventure
Combat Shield and Mini Adventure
Combat Shield and Mini-adventure.jpg
Code AC2
Rules required Dungeons & Dragons Expert Set
Character levels 4-7
Campaign setting Generic
Authors David Cook
First published 1984

AC2 Combat Shield and Mini-Adventure is a 14 page accessory designed for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game.

Contents

Contents

David Cook wrote Combat Shield and Mini-Adventure as a supplement with two purposes in mind. First it included a screen to hide a Gamemaster's material and dice rolls during the course of play and provide useful tables for quick reference. Secondly, a small adventure, The Treasure of the Hideous One, came in the same supplement.[1]

Combat Shield

This DM's screen contains tables for the Basic and Expert D&D rules.[1] The Combat Shield in this supplement is a precursor to far more elaborate GM Screens used today. It can be used with either/or the Basic or Expert set. It included tables for saving throws, thief abilities, undead turning, to-hit rolls, the combat sequence, monster experience tables, and player experience tables among other items.

The Treasure of the Hideous One

Plot summary

This adventure follows along relatively traditional paths. The group of player characters finds a message that indicates a long hidden treasure lies somewhere in a swampy region. An expedition led by an intrepid explorer attempted to find the treasure but came to an untimely end.

The group eventually fights their way through various enemies to secure the treasure and learn the fate of the original expedition. The module lists several possible treasures to choose as the final reward.

Despite the shortness of the adventure it requires a fairly advanced party because of the presence of Rosentos the Vampire.

Publication history

AC2 Combat Shield and Mini-Adventure was designed by David Cook, with cover art by Jeff Easley, and was published by TSR in 1984 as a cardstock screen with an 8-page pamphlet.[1]

The 10th Anniversary Dungeons & Dragons Collector's Set boxed set, published by TSR in 1984, included the rulebooks from the Basic, Expert, and Companion sets; modules AC2, AC3, B1, B2, and M1, Blizzard Pass; Player Character Record Sheets; and dice; this set was limited to 1,000 copies, and was sold by mail and at GenCon 17.[1]:147

Reception

References

  1. ^ a b c d Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds. Buffalo, NY: Prometheus Books. p. 134. ISBN 0879756535. 

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