Thieves' Guild 9: Escape From the Ashwood Mines

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Thieves' Guild 9: Escape From the Ashwood Mines is a supplement published by Gamelords in 1983 for the fantasy role-playing game Thieves' Guild . It is the ninth of ten books in the series.

Contents

Contents

In the Thieves' Guild fantasy role-playing game, players take on the roles of thieves in an underworld of crime. In a series of supplements, Gamelords presented a number of adventures as well as extra rules. Thieves' Guild 9 is a sourcebook that contains two adventures:

Publication history

Gamelords first published Thieves' Guild in 1980. Over the next four years, they released nine more supplements, including 1983's Thieves' Guild 9: Escape From the Ashwood Mines, a 32-page softcover book, was written by Bob Traynor and Alfred Hipkins, with cover art by Denis Loubet, and interior artwork by Becky Harding, Wallace Miller, Larry Shade, Hannah M. G. Shapero, John Statema, and Janet Trautvetter. [2]

Reception

Chris Hunter reviewed both Thieves' Guild 8 and Thieves' Guild 9 for Imagine magazine, and stated that "The scenarios are all very good though some need a little extra work to flesh them out." [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Hunter, Chris (February 1985). "Game Reviews". Imagine (review). TSR Hobbies (UK), Ltd. (23): 42.
  2. Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. p. 222. ISBN   0-87975-653-5.