Dark Clouds Gather

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Dark Clouds Gather
UK7 TSR9151 Dark Clouds Gather.jpg
Cover to Dark Clouds Gather
CodeUK7
TSR product code9151
Rules requiredAdvanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st edition
Character levels7-9
Authors Jim Bambra and Phil Gallagher
First published1985
Linked modules
UK1, UK2, UK3, UK4, UK5, UK6, UK7

Dark Clouds Gather is an adventure module published in 1985 for the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game.

Contents

Plot summary

Dark Clouds Gather is an adventure which involves combat between creatures in the air, and an attack on the flying home of a cloud giant. [1]

Publication history

UK7 Dark Clouds Gather was written by Jim Bambra and Phil Gallagher, with art by Brian Williams, and was published by TSR in 1985 as a 32-page booklet with an outer folder. [1]

Reception

Lawrence Schick, in his 1991 book Heroic Worlds, recommends this scenario for experienced DM's and "players with a good grasp of the rules". [1]

Reviews

Review: The V.I.P. of Gaming Magazine #2 (1986)

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. p. 116. ISBN   0-87975-653-5.