''Crypt of Lyzandred the Mad'' is an adventure module for the ''

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, set in the game's ''

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Plot summary

The module takes adventurers to the lair of the ancient

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Lyzandred, and focuses on puzzles and mind games to a greater degree than most D&D modules of the period.

Publication history

The module was published by

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in 1998 under its recently acquired TSR imprint for the second edition ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' rules. ''Crypt of Lyzandred the Mad'' is the second of three adventures in the "Lost Tombs" series for the Greyhawk setting. It is therefore a sequel to ''

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'' and is followed by '' The Doomgrinder''.

Reception

Reviews

*''Envoyer'' (German) (Issue 29 - Mar 1999)

References

External links

''Crypt of Lyzandred the Mad''
at the TSR Archive Greyhawk modules Role-playing game supplements introduced in 1998 {{Greyhawk-stub