''Tournament of Dreams'' is an Arthurian tabletop role-playing adventure, written by Les Brooks, Sam Shirley, and Greg Stafford, with cover art by

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, and interior art by

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, and published by Chaosium in 1987. ''Tournament of Dreams'' was the second adventure published for the award winning '' Pendragon''.

Plot summary

''Tournament of Dreams'' includes two scenarios featuring jousting and duels that will test the

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knights' virtue and courage: * The Tournament of Dreams At a tournament in the pagan land of Sugales, the knights are tempted by enchantments as they are drawn into a courtly power struggle. The adventure includes a map of Sugales. * Circle of Gold The knights must win their way to the fiefdom known as the Circle of Gold (described in the '' Noble's Book'') by defeating the land's chivalric defenders in single combat.

Publication history

''Tournament of Dreams'' is a 48-page softcover book that was written by Les Brooks, Sam Shirley, and Greg Stafford, with a cover by

, illustrations by

, and cartography by Caroline Schultz.

Reception

In the November 1989 edition of ''

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'' (Issue #151), Jim Bambra was impressed , saying "the quality of the graphic presentation is high" and "the writing draws the reader into the adventure and makes it a pleasure to run." Bambra thought the treatment of enchantment effects in the first adventure was "superb and admirably conveys the dreamlike quality of the pagan otherworld." He described the second adventure as "more straightforward in style." He concluded with a strong recommendation, saying, "High in suspense and narrative values, it deserves to be in every gamer's collection."

Awards

''Tournament of Dreams'' was awarded the Origins Award for "Best Roleplaying Adventure of 1987".

References

{{reflist Fantasy role-playing game adventures Origins Award winners Pendragon (role-playing game) Role-playing game supplements introduced in 1987