The Bloodstone Wars

DnDmodule| module_title = The Bloodstone Wars
module_

module_code = H3
module_rules = AD&D
Battlesystem (Recommended)
module_character_levels = 17 - 20
module_campaign = Generic or Forgotten Realms
module_authors = Michael Dobson
Douglas Niles
Ed Greenwood
module_first_published = 1987
series = H1 H2 H3 H4

"H3 - The Bloodstone Wars" is an Official Game Adventure or "module" for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. First published in 1987, it formed part of a series of Battlesystem scenarios. [cite book
first=Lawrence | last=Schick | year=1991
title=Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games
publisher=Prometheus Books
location=Buffalo, New York | id=ISBN 0-87975-653-5 ]

While this is the third adventure in the Bloodstone pass saga it is the first publication that places The Barony of Bloodstone and surrounding kingdoms in the Forgotten Realms campaign. The module did not however bear the official Forgotten Realms logo.

The module is designed for 1st edition AD&D and makes considerable use of some rules that were removed in 2nd edition, notably the assassin character class. There are two main parts of the module, the War itself which includes preparation and fighting out Battlesystem battles, and a small "dungeon" adventure which could occur at several points of the war. While the module provides alternatives for those who do not want to use miniatures to fight out the battles, the Battlesystem scenarios take a considerable portion of the module information. Players without Battlesystem would likely feel they were not getting full value from the module.

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