Dimensions of Flight

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Dimensions of Flight
Maze of Zayene 2, Dimensions of Flight.jpg
Authors Robert J. Kuntz
First published1987

Dimensions of Flight is a fantasy role-playing game adventure module.

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Plot summary

Dimensions of Flight is a scenario for character levels 8-12, second in the "Maze of Zayene" series after Prisoners of the Maze . The heroes flee the minions of King Orr, who pursue them across their world and into others. Tower Chaos is the sequel. [1]

Publication history

Dimensions of Flight was written by Robert Kuntz, and was published by Creations Unlimited, Inc., in 1987 as a 32-page book. [1]

This adventure was part of the Maze of Zayene series, a set of four linked adventures set in the World of Kalibruhn; Kuntz began to work on them in 1986, and they were all published in 1987. Prisoners of the Maze and Dimensions of Flight were based on adventures that Kuntz had created while he was in college and that had been run in 1983 at EastCon. [2] :241

When Kuntz partnered with Necromancer Games years later, he was considering his unpublished City of Brass but decided it would be easier to begin the Maze of Zayene. However, there was a publication delay of several month between the first two Zayene adventures. [2] :242 While the first three Maze of Zayene adventures were published by Necromancer in 2001, the final fourth adventure was ultimately published by Different Worlds in 2004. [2] :367

Reception

According to Shannon Appelcline, although the adventures of the Maze of Zayene series "were unforgiving 'gauntlets' of the type that Kuntz enjoyed, they were somewhat unusual for the time because they had a political veneer laid out upon them – centring on a plot to assassinate a king. They also feature the evil wizard Zayene, who Kuntz intended to be a recurring villain, constantly returning to bedevil players." [2] :241

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References

  1. 1 2 Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. p. 94. ISBN   0-87975-653-5.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Shannon Appelcline (2011). Designers & Dragons. Mongoose Publishing. ISBN   978-1-907702-58-7.