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| Character levels | 2-4 |
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| First published | 1993 |
The Created is an adventure module for the 2nd edition of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, published in 1993.
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| Character levels | 2-4 |
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| First published | 1993 |
The Created is an adventure module for the 2nd edition of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, published in 1993.
In this AD&D Ravenloft one-shot adventure, the player characters attend a festival in a village before it drifts into the demiplane of Ravenloft. [1] The character encounter trouble with killer marionettes, and must use their wits. [1]
RM2 The Created was written by Bruce Nesmith, and published by TSR. [1] The cover artist was Brom, and the interior artist was Dave Simons.
Allen Varney reviewed The Created for Dragon magazine #201 (January 1994). [1] He liked the adventure "for its chilling premise, elegant craft, and atmospheric staging", and called the village "right out of Pinocchio". [1] While he called the plot "spartan", he noted that the execution "makes the difference". [1] Varney concluded by saying, "Nesmith, one of TSR's most talented staffers, shines in this introductory adventure. It should have come in the Ravenloft boxed set!" [1]
DieHard GameFan said that "Is The Created one of the lesser Ravenloft adventures from the Second Edition era? Yes, there's no doubting that. It takes a very specific DM AND gaming group to make evil puppets work in any form remotely close to scary. Still, if you can find that right mix or you just want a weird adventure to make your friends laugh with, The Created isn't a bad choice." [2]
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