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Plot summary

The ''Dragonlance Classics'' series reprints the original adventure modules from the 14 modules in the Dragonlance Saga series from 1984 to 1986 and updates them to AD&D 2nd Edition game rules. ''Dragonlance Saga Classics, Volume 1'' is a compilation of modules D1 through D4, revised for the 2nd edition rules. ''Dragonlance Classics Volume III'', the third and final installment, compiles the '' Dragons of Dreams'', ''

Dragons of Faith ''Dragons of Faith'' is the second of four parts in the third major story arc of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' Dragonlance series of game modules. It is one of the 14 Dragonlance adventures published by TSR between 1984 and 1986. Its cover features ...

'', '' Dragons of Truth'', and ''

Dragons of Triumph ''Dragons of Triumph'' is the fourth and final module in the third story arc of the 14-module Dragonlance (DL) series of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' adventure role-playing game. The series was published by TSR between 1984 and 1986. The game's co ...

'' entries, omitting the ''

Dragons of Glory ''Dragons of Glory'' is a ''Dungeons & Dragons'' source book in a series of modules from the ''Dragonlance'' campaign setting. It is one of the 16 ''DL'' modules published by TSR between 1984 and 1986. This module is "a complete and self-conta ...

'' board game. Players assume the roles of

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, Raistlin, and other characters from the early Dragonlance novels, then embark on a journey that takes them from the Red Dragon Inn to the depths of the Blood Sea.

Publication history

DLC1 ''Dragonlance Saga Classics, Volume 1'' was written by the TSR staff and published by TSR in 1990 as a 128-page book. ''Dragonlance Classics Volume III'' was written by

Tracy Hickman Tracy Raye Hickman (born November 26, 1955) is an American fantasy author. He wrote the ''Dragonlance'' novels with Margaret Weis. He also wrote role playing game material while working for TSR, Inc., TSR and has cowritten novels with his wife, ...

, Harold Johnson,

Bruce Heard Bruce Heard (born March 9, 1957, in Nice, France) is a game designer, and an author of several products for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game from TSR. Early life Heard was born in Nice, France, on March 9, 1957, to his Frenc ...

, and

Douglas Niles Douglas Niles (born December 1, 1954, in Brookfield, Wisconsin) is a fantasy author and game designer. Niles was one of the creators of the Dragonlance world and the author of the first three Forgotten Realms novels, the ''Star Frontiers'' space o ...

, and published by

TSR, Inc. TSR, Inc. was an American game publishing company, best known as the original publisher of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D''). Its earliest incarnation, Tactical Studies Rules, was founded in October 1973 by Gary Gygax and Don Kaye. Gygax had bee ...

Several supplements were released in 1999 to update some of the most popular of TSR's ''Dungeons & Dragons'' adventures, including '' Against the Giants: The Liberation of Geoff'' (1999), ''Dragonlance Classics 15th Anniversary Edition'' (1999), ''

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'' (1999), ''

Return to the Keep on the Borderlands Return to the Keep on the Borderlands is a 1999 adventure module for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game. It is a sequel to the original ''The Keep on the Borderlands'' module (B2) from 1979. Both modules were published by TS ...

'' (1999) and ''

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'' (1999).

Reception

Rick Swan Rick Swan is a game designer and author who worked for TSR. His work for TSR, mostly for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, appeared from 1989 to 1995. Swan also wrote ''The Complete Guide to Role-Playing Games'' (1990), published by St. Martin's Pre ...

reviewed ''Dragonlance Classics Volume III'' for ''

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'' magazine #215 (March 1995). He felt that the original Dragonlance Saga modules series "stands as one of the most ambitious and satisfying fantasy campaigns ever published. Time has diminished its appeal not a whit, evidenced by the Classics series" Swan comments: "Don't worry if you passed on the previous two ''Classics'' books; ''Volume III'' is self-contained, including enough background to make newcomers feel at home in Krynn. Whether you experience the Saga as a whole or an abridgment, it's not to be missed. They don’t make 'em like this anymore."

References

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