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Return of the Eight, an adventure set in Greyhawk, gives player characters the opportunity to save that most famous of AD&D cities and civilization in the Flanaess along with it. It is intended for four to eight characters of levels 6 to 12. Return of the Eight includes a variety of enjoyable fantasy elements from the world Greyhawk that are likely to appeal to players familiar with this milieu, including exploration of famous wizards' towers and lairs; potential encounters with such legendary beings as Tuerny the Merciless and Tenser the Archmage; and battles in a variety of exotic venues with many sorts of dangerous foes. The few maps in this 64-page adventure are decent, especially the colored ones on the inside covers. A few other illustrations appear throughout the booklet but are generally unexciting (some done by an artist with only a limited knowledge of weapons; i.e., a war hammer looks like something intended for tapping beer kegs, and a battle ax is shown at least twice as large as it should be). A party will fare best in Return of the Eight if it is strong and well-played and contains one or more paladins or rangers and a tough wizard; other parties can still succeed, of course, but should expect to suffer more casualties and grief ... |
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