Death Heart
Grimoire Games | |
Publication | 1980 |
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Genres | Fantasy |
Systems | Arduin |
Death Heart (also known as Arduin Dungeon Number Four) was a standalone short story and gaming module written in 1980 by
Setting
Arduin Dungeon No. 4: Death Heart is an adventure scenario that details the wilderness areas near the first three dungeon scenarios published in the series (Caliban, The Howling Tower, and The Citadel of Thunder), and also describes another savage dungeon.[1]
At 24 pages, Death Heart contained overland maps, regional descriptions, a short story, and historical overviews. The package also contained a set of 16 unique creature and treasure cards, which could be detached and used in-game. There were also unique new traps in a matrix at the rear of the module.[2]
Also included was reference material regarding The Howling Tower and its relevance to the Arduin multiverse, plus an overview of the last known locations of Caliban.
System
While designed for use with the Arduin gaming system, Death Heart was usable with any d20 or other RPG system.
History
Arduin Dungeon No. 4: Death Heart was written by
Shannon Appelcline commented that "Somewhat surprisingly [after its first three dungeons in 1979] only three more Grimoire Games publications followed before the company disappeared (for the first time): Arduin Dungeon #4 & Overland Adventure: Death Hart (1980), the boxed Arduin Adventure (1981), and a boxed set of The Arduin Trilogy (1981)."[3]: 325
Death Heart was originally published by
See also
- Caliban: Arduin Dungeon Number One
- The Howling Tower: Arduin Dungeon Number Two
- The Citadel of Thunder: Arduin Dungeon Number Three
References
- ^ ISBN 0-87975-653-5.
- ^ Tome of Treasures :: View topic - Death Heart (1980)
- ISBN 978-1-61317-075-5.
- ^ "Emperors Choice Games and Miniatures Corp. - Vaults of the Weaver". Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2008-05-20.