Conan Against Darkness!

Conan Against Darkness!

Code	CB2
Rules required	Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 1 st ED
Character levels	10 - 14
Campaign setting	Hyborian
Authors	Ken Rolston
First published	1984[1]
Linked modules
CB1

Conan Against Darkness! (ISBN 0-88038-153-1) is a 1984 adventure module for the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game. Its module code is CB2 and its TSR product code is TSR 9124.^[1]

Plot summary

Conan Against Darkness! is set during Conan's reign as King of Aquilonia, and involves a battle against the Stygian arch-mage Thoth-Amon.^[2] The adventure leads to the forbidden city of Khemi, and the catacombs beneath the city's sacred pyramids.^[2]

The adventure involves many plot elements drawn from the stories of Robert E. Howard.^[2]

Publication history

CB2 Conan Against Darkness! was written by Ken Rolston, with art by Jeffrey Butler and Jeff Easley, and was published by TSR in 1984 as a 32-page booklet with an outer folder.^[2]

The module was edited by Anne C. Gray, with graphic design by Elizabeth Riedel and cartography by "Diesel".^[1]

Reception

Table of contents

Chapter	Page
Preparing for the Adventure	3
AD&D Rules in Hyboria	3
The Hyborian World	5
The Adventure	8
Episode 1: The Badlands	8
Episode 2: The Darkest Night	10
Episode 3: The Harbor of Khemi	11
Episode 4: The Pyramid of Khemi	13
Episode 5: The Hall of the Dead	19
Episode 6: The Road to Asubor	21
Episode 7: The Temple of Asubor	22
New Monsters	27
Magical Items	29
Pre-Generated Characters	30

Notable nonplayer characters

• Conan
• Pelias the Sorcerer
• Nzinga the Amazon
• Prospero the General

New monsters

• Winged Gaunts
• Crawler in the Dark
• Serpent Folk
• Fire Guardians
• Dire Gazebos

See also

• List of Dungeons & Dragons modules

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Conan Against Darkness! entry from Pen-paper.net
2. ^ ^{a b c d} Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. p. 88. ISBN 0-87975-653-5. 

External links

• The "CB" modules from The Acaeum