Dead gods is an adventure module for the second edition of the advanced dungeons. Hes anubis the egyptian god, known here as the guardian of the dead gods. Yet for many, their memories linger, their dreams live on and for some, those dreams are terrifying nightmares of vengeance, and conquest, and death. Dead gods is a great addition to any planescape collection, and made me rethink my shunning of published adventures. Klaus and reggie awake disoriented on the streets of sigil after their harrowing battle with acererak.
As its name suggests, the setting crosses and comprises the numerous planes of existence, encompassing an entire cosmology called the great wheel, as originally developed in the original 1987 manual of the planes by jeff grubb. This particular guide focuses on the planescape campaign setting, which was supported from 1994 to 1998. Dead gods is composed of two adventures which revolve around the theme of death and resurrection of a god. Each adventure can be played separately, although the two plots can be woven together by the dungeon master.
Now theyre little more than debris, petrified husks of fading belief and forgotten prayer. There is also a second adventure included in dead gods that is also broken into segments. The adventure develops slowly, and is done in segments, so that the dm can run other adventures in between. I found myself thinking about how i felt about people and actions in the course of play, being drawn further into the game and the persona of my character the longer i played. Dead gods 2e silently, ponderously, they float through the astral plane, mammoth isles of rock adrift in an endless sea of silver. Last night we played through the last chapter of dead gods. Dead gods is an incredible adventure for the planescape setting. In many respects i feel it is the first crpg that is really worthy of the name. Planescape is the most amazing computer roleplaying game ive ever had the pleasure of playing. Dead gods builds on story elements first explored in the planescape adventure anthology the great modron march, though that product is not required to use this one. This is the deitys ranking as to what type of god they are.
Tsr 9291, dlc1, dragonlance, dragonlance classics, volume i. Setcurrentxp x sets the experience points of the currently selected characters to x. Planescape collectors guide morrus unofficial tabletop. Perhaps tsr was reversing its concessions to the moral minority in its last days, or perhaps the word god wasnt considered as troublesome. In cases where a deitys divine ranking is unknown, they are simply listed as divine level unknown, though if there are any products that list a. Dead gods also features a monstrous compendium entry for a brandnew fiend, fullcolor illustrations to bring scenes alive for players, and a poster sheet of. Im not sure how it will be published yet, still a workinprogress. Many years ago, the last worshippers of a dead god brought the pieces of his body from the astral plane to. The main adventure brings the characters into the plot slowly, but soon involves them in a epic storyline. When i read this i though, now this is what planescape should be like. Though it has a few minor shortcomings, monte cook did a wonderful job with this, and not only lays the material. Dead gods 1997, by monte cook, is a deluxe adventure for planescape. Talk to her and ask her to teach you to speak with the dead 3750 exp. A crossover product meant to be usable with the forgotten realms, this is a great introduction to planescape for players unfamiliar with the setting.