''The Dungeon of Death'' is an

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for the 2nd edition of the '' Advanced Dungeons & Dragons''

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Plot summary

''The Dungeon of Death'' is part of the "Dungeon Crawl" series, which provides stand-alone adventures reminiscent of the old style of dungeon adventure. While the adventures in this series are set in the Forgotten Realms, they are designed to be easy to place in other campaigns with minimal effort. ''The Dungeon of Death'' has a connection to the events depicted in the ''

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'' scenario. The plot involves a mining complex abandoned by the dwarves, and taken over long ago by evil inhabitants who are now attempting to lure the

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s into the complex.

Publication history

''The Dungeon of Death'' was published by Wizards of the Coast in May 2000 and written by

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Reception

''The Dungeon of Death'' was reviewed by the online version of ''

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'' on June 23, 2000.Pyramid Review
/ref> The reviewer felt that the adventure "easily stands on its wn despite its loose connection to ''

''. The reviewer felt that the production value was "very good, like most of the recent Wizard releases. Where other companies of late seem to be using larger typefaces and bigger margins, Wizards has moved in the opposite direction, allowing them to put more information into smaller books while keeping the price down. The maps are clean and easy to read, the text is well-edited with no glaring typos, and the few pieces of art are relevant to the story and not mere filler." The reviewer added that while the plot is "nothing terribly new or inventive, it works as a default motivation".

Reviews

*''Envoyer'' (German) (Issue 46 - Aug 2000)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dungeon of Death, The Forgotten Realms adventures Role-playing game supplements introduced in 2000