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'', set in the game's

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. The module has the code WG9 and was published by

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in 1989 for the second edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons rules.

Plot summary

''Gargoyle'' is an adventure scenario which takes place in the City of Greyhawk, in which two gargoyles hire the player characters to find their wings which had been stolen from them. The adventure is set in The Tors, between the Yeomanry and the Crystalmists, and was one of the first 2nd edition modules published.

Publication history

WG9 ''Gargoyle'' was written by David Collins with

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, with cover art by

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, and was published by TSR in 1989 as a 32-page booklet with an outer folder. The module features interior art by David Dorman and Karl Story.

Reception

References

Greyhawk modules Role-playing game supplements introduced in 1989 {{Greyhawk-stub