The Tower of Cirith Ungol and Shelob's Lair

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The Tower of Cirith Ungol and Shelob's Lair is a 1984 fantasy role-playing game adventure published by Iron Crown Enterprises for Middle-earth Role Playing .

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The Tower of Cirith Ungol and Shelob's Lair is a supplement which includes plans of the fortress Cirith Ungol and the catacombs that surround it, and includes game statistics for Shelob. [1]

Reception

Andy Blakeman reviewed Shelob's Lair and the Tower of Cirith Ungol for Imagine magazine, and stated that "As usual, there is all the detail one could wish for on land, climate, politics and power, and of course, Cirith Ungol." [2]

William A. Barton reviewed The Tower of Cirith Ungol and Shelob's Lair in The Space Gamer No. 73. [1] Barton commented that "Several suggested adventures provide plenty of play ideas. This is the best of the adventure modules published so far." [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Barton, William A. (Mar–Apr 1985). "I.C.E.'s Middle-earth Modules". Space Gamer . Steve Jackson Games (73): 8.
  2. ↑ Blakeman, Andy (January 1985). "Notices". Imagine (review). TSR Hobbies (UK), Ltd. (22): 42.
  3. ↑ https://archive.org/details/jeux-et-strategie-51/page/18/mode/2up
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