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Synopsis

''Pyramid of Shadows'' presents an adventure wherein players find their way to a multi-level extradimensional pyramid built by the gods as a prison for the power-mad

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wizard Karavakos. Karavakos' power - and personality - have been fractured into multiple parts in order to keep him bound within the prison. In a plot to obtain his freedom, Karavakos tricks players into hunting down and killing several splinter versions of himself within the pyramid, in order that Karavakos might regain the power they hold and break free of the prison. However, with the aid of the undying head of Karavakos' one time

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lover Vyrellis, the players gain the opportunity to breach Karavakos' sanctum and defeat the wizard, which dissolves the pyramid and frees the players.

Format

''Pyramid of Shadows'' is essentially a megadungeon, a single sprawling complex filled with monsters, traps and treasure. Because of the nature of the pyramid player characters cannot leave, return to a home base, or take up sidequests, so players will find themselves locked into the module until Karavakos is defeated and the pyramid is destroyed. The adventure is presented in two booklets. One booklet provides a general overview of the complex and introduces statistics for monsters that make their first 4th Edition appearance in this module. The second provides details of the module's tactical encounters, presented in the

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where each encounter is depicted across two pages and contains all relevant maps and statblocks within that space.

*A 32-page adventure booklet (Book 1) *A 64-page adventure booklet (Book 2) *A full-color poster map *A light cardboard portfolio

Publication history

The adventure was designed by

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, and was published in August 2008. Cover art was by William O'Connor, with interior art by Ben Wootten, Attila Adorjany, Brian Hagan, and

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References

Bibliography

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