Dreams of the Red Wizards

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Dreams of the Red Wizards
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CodeFR6
Rules requiredAD&D
Character levelsNA
Campaign settingForgotten Realms
Authors Steve Perrin
First published1988
Linked modules
FR1 FR2 FR3 FR4 FR5 FR6 FR7 FR8 FR9 FR10 FR11 FR12 FR13 FR14 FR15 FR16

Dreams of the Red Wizards is an accessory for the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Dreams of the Red Wizards: Dead in Thay is a module for Dungeons & Dragons Next/5th ed.

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Contents

Dreams of the Red Wizards is a supplement that focuses on a nation ruled by evil wizards. [1]

Publication history

FR6 Dreams of the Red Wizards was written by Steve Perrin, with a cover by Clyde Caldwell, and was published by TSR in 1988 as a 64-page book with a large color map and an outer folder. [1] The name can be a reference to the Chinese classic novel Dream of the Red Chamber .

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Dreams of the Red Wizards: Dead in Thay

In 2014, Scott Fitzgerald Gray designed a megadungeon for D&D Next/ 5th edition, named Dreams of the Red Wizards: Dead in Thay. [2] [3] It was designed to be a dynamic dungeon-crawl for episodic play. An «Event Coordinator managed the interactions of multiple groups of players, all playing the same adventure.» [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. p. 97. ISBN   0-87975-653-5.
  2. "Sundering IV: Dreams of the Red Wizards: Dead in Thay". RPGGeek. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
  3. Hartlage, David (2019-07-02). "19 Adventures in the Running for 10 Greatest Adventures Since 1985". DMDavid. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
  4. Appelcline, Shannon. "Dreams of the Red Wizards: Dead in Thay (D&D Next) - Wizards of the Coast | D&D 5th Edition | Dungeon Masters Guild". DM's Guild. Retrieved 2019-10-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)