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''The Tree of Life'' is a 1986
adventure module
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for the ''
Dungeons & Dragons
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roleplaying game
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. Its associated code is CM7.
Plot synopsis
''The Tree of Life'' is an adventure scenario for
elf
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player character
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s who seek a cure for the ailment which is killing their Tree of Life.
The Feadiel clan's Tree of Life is dying. The best warriors in the clan are recruited to cure the tree; if it dies, all the elves will perish as well. The elves soon go to the deepest part of ancient Selinar, Elvenhome, to find the guarded grave of the first Treekeeper.
Publication history
CM7 ''The Tree of Life'' was written by
Bruce A. Heard, with a cover by
Larry Elmore
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, and was published by TSR in 1986 as a 32-page booklet with an outer folder.
Reception
See also
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List of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' modules
References
External links
The "CM" modulesfrom The Acaeum
Dungeons & Dragons modules
Mystara
Role-playing game supplements introduced in 1986
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