''The City of Skulls'' is an adventure module for the ''

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, set in the game's

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Plot summary

The adventure takes place in the Kingdom of Furyondy and the Empire of Iuz following the

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. The city referenced in the book's title is Dorakaa, the capital of Iuz's empire.

Publication history

The module bears the code WGR6 and was published by

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in 1993 for the second edition ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' rules. The module was written by

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with cover art by

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and interior art by Eric Hotz. The publication was designed for use with the '' From the Ashes'' updated setting information for Greyhawk and Sargent's sourcebooks '' Iuz the Evil'' and '' The Marklands''. None of these are strictly necessary for use of the module, however.

Reception

''City of Skulls'' was ranked the 26th greatest Dungeons & Dragons adventure of all time by ''

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'' magazine in 2004, on the 30th anniversary of the Dungeons & Dragons game.

References

* Sargent, Carl. ''The City of Skulls'' ( TSR, 1993).

External links

*
The City of Skulls
' at the TSR Archive Greyhawk modules Role-playing game supplements introduced in 1993 {{Greyhawk-stub