''Catacombs of the Bear Cult'' is a 1981

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adventure for '' Tunnels & Trolls'' published by

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Plot summary

''Catacombs of the Bear Cult'' is an adventure in which the Death Empress puts a bounty on werebear cultists of the Great Bear Cult who come down from the hills to rob caravans traveling the Great Highway, so the

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s search the wilderness for their headquarters.

Reception

W.G. Armintrout reviewed ''Catacombs of the Bear Cult'' in '' The Space Gamer'' No. 54. Armintrout commented that "If you play T&T, buy this. If you don't – well, this and the rulebook would be a good place to start!"

References

{{Rpg-stub Role-playing game supplements introduced in 1981 Tunnels & Trolls adventures