''Earthshaker!'' () is a 1985

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for the '' Dungeons & Dragons'' roleplaying game. Its associated code is CM4 and the TSR product number is TSR 9128.

Plot summary

''Earthshaker!'' is an adventure scenario in which the

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s try to maintain rule over a dukedom, and must stop organized groups from taking control of a gigantic mechanical humanoid from inside of it. The adventure also covers . The player characters are charged with the responsibility of stewardship over the barony of Vyolstagrad while the baron must attend the king's court. The matters are already difficult with internal and external problems, but then a strange carnival appears with a hugely tremendous exhibition: A colossal humanoid machine of iron, called the Earthshaker. While the machine itself poses no threat, a band of unscrupulous villains seek to attain control over this iron titan, and only the player characters stand in their way.

Publication history

''Earthshaker!'' was written by David "Zeb" Cook, with a cover by

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, and was published by TSR in 1985 as a 24-page booklet with an outer folder.

Reception

Credits

* David "Zeb" Cook: Design * Steve Winter: Editing *

: Cover art *Ben Otero: Interior art * David S. "Diesel" LaForce: Cartography *Kim N. Lindau: Typesetting *Ruth Hoyer: Art direction

References

External links

''Earthshaker!'' entry
from Pen-paper.net

from The Acaeum Dungeons & Dragons modules Mystara Role-playing game supplements introduced in 1985 {{D&D-stub