Assault on Nightwyrm Fortress

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Assault on Nightwyrm Fortress
Assault On Nightwyrm Fortress (cover).jpg
CodeP3
Rules required 4th Edition Dungeons & Dragons
Character levels17-21
Campaign setting Points of Light
Authors Bruce R. Cordell and Shawn Merwin
First publishedMarch 2009
ISBN 978-0-7869-5000-3
Linked modules
P1 P2 P3

Assault on Nightwyrm Fortress is the third part of a three-part series of adventures belonging to the 4th edition Dungeons & Dragons concept of Points of Light, a loosely connected and open-ended setting designed to allow modules and Dungeon Masters created materials to be seamlessly integrated into either a single, largely unmapped fantasy world or a Dungeon Master custom made setting. The adventure, written by Bruce R. Cordell and Shawn Merwin, was published in March 2009 by Wizards of the Coast. The adventure is designed for character of levels 17-20 and the module code "P" stands for Paragon Tier. The adventure is largely set in the Shadowfell, an alternate plane of death and gloom mirroring the mortal realm. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Publication history

The adventure was designed by Bruce R. Cordell and Shawn Merwin, and was published in March 2009. Cover art was by Jesper Ejsing, with interior art by Eric Belisle, Matias Topia, Todd Lockwood, and Vincent Dutrait. The product was re-released as a PDF in June 2014. [5]

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  1. Assault on Nightwyrm Fortress. ISBN   0786950005.
  2. "P3 Assault on Nightwyrm Fortress". Wizards.com. Archived from the original on 7 March 2010. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
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