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In the Phantom's Wake

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intnobuction

In the Phantom's Wake is one of a series of 16-page

adventures for the DUNGEONS & DRAGONS" game, It

can be played with two to four players of 3rd to 5th level,

with or without a DUNGEON MASTER"'.

In the Phantom's Wake can be used in any other cam-

paign setting. The only other things needed to enjoy this

adventure are some paper and pencils, dice, and a few

good friends.

Playing Without A DUNGEON MASTER'"

If In the Phantom's Wake is played without a DM", the

players need one player (the Caller) who will read the

boxed text given on the inside cover whenever a room or

hallway is entered. As soon as the boxed text is read, all

players decides what their characters are going to do.

Once the decisions are made, the Caller flips through the

book to find the details of that location. If a player's action

is listed under the room heading, there will be details on

what happens next. If the player's action is not listed, it has

had no important result. Characters can always fight mon-

sters and can often run from them.

When a monster is fought, players roll attacks for their

characters in the usual way. When it is the monsters' turn

to attack, one player rolls the monster's attack against

another player. Players should not roll attacks for monsters

that are fighting their own characters (unless they are play-

ing this adventure solo). Unless otherwise stated, charac-

ters can flee from a combat that goes badly. The monster

gets a free attack at the character's back.

Adventure Setting

For centuries, rumors regarding a ghostly ship have per-

sisted throughout the lands of Thunder Rift. Generally the

sightings (or the rumors thereof) coincide with stormy,

rainy weather or near bodies of water. Strangely enough,

the craft has been sighted in locations like Wizardspire

where large water bodies are nonexistent. The characters

unwittingly stumble upon this legend when they discover a

magical astrolabe and have an opportunity to solve its sin-

ister mystery.

Monster Statistics

Throughout this D&D@game adventure, the players'

heroes will be called upon to battle strange and undead

enemies. Whenever such creatures appear, information

about them will be presented in the following format:

Monster Name (quantity encountered): AC (Armor

Class); HD (Hit Dice): hp (Hit Points); MV (Move-

ment Rate); #AT (Number of Attacks per round);

THACO (See below); Dmg (Damage inflicted per

attack): Save as (type of character the monster's sav-

ing throws are made as); ML (Morale): AL (Align-

ment); XP (Experience Points earned for defeating

the monster); Treasure (Any valuables and magical

items carried by the monster).

Playing With a DUNGEON MASTER"

If a Dungeon Master is available, the DM is the one who

reads the boxed text on the inside cover. The DM is

responsible for playing the NPCs and monsters that the

characters encounter (reading their dialogue, making up

their speeches, rolling their attacks, etc.).

One notation, THACO, may be unknown to new players

and Dungeon Masters. THACO simply means "To Hit

&mor Class 0." By subtracting the attack roll (made with

ld20) from the THACO number, the DM can tell what

armor class a monster hit. Thus, if the DM rolls an 8 for a

monster with a THACO of 15, the monster will hit a hero

with an armor class of 7 or worse (15-8 = 7).

What's Needed to Play?

This adventure is intended for use with the DUNGEONS

& DRAGONS boxed game. It can be used with many other

TSR products, such as the D&D" Rules Cyclopedia or the

DRAGON QUEST'" game (or even the ADVANCED

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS" 2nd Edition Game with only

a little effort on the part of the Dungeon Master). Although

this is part of a series of adventure modules, it is a fully

self-contained story.

This adventure begins north of the Marshwood in the

valley of Thunder Rift. Full information about this location

can be found in the DUNGEONS & DRAGONS game

accessory, Thunder Rifr (#9357). It is not necessary to own

Thunder Rift to play this adventure; the accessory simply

gives background information and campaign details that a

DM might find useful.

Maps

In addition to the poster map on which players move

their figures, a detailed map of the phantom ship is shown

on the inside cover of this booklet. This map, for the DM

or Caller only, shows the position of traps, treasures, and

other important features. The DM/Caller should keep this

map secret from the players during the game. When play-

ing without a DM, the cover map is used by the Caller to

describe the rooms as the characters enter them.

The In the Phantom's Wake adventure casts the player

characters on board a ghost ship. Shortly before the adven-

ture starts, they found a magical astrolabe rumored to

come from a haunted place. Accidentally triggering its

power, they found themselves aboard a cursed phantom

ship. Now they must discover a way home,

Some Adventure Lead-Ins

* The Infuriated Wizard

The characters. through either their own actions or

the rumors created by an enemy of theirs, have in-

curred the wrath of a very powcrlul wizard. The wiz-

ard uses a magical astrolabe to cast a curse against the

chwacters (see page 13 for a picture of the astrolabe).

The device relepoi-ti- them to the hold of a shost ship:

the Hoiinndes. Curses. being what they are, must

always have an escape. The characters must find

Starting Without A DUNGEON MASTER

If In the Phantom's Wake is played without a DM", do

not read past this page at this time. Instead, pick one

player to be the Caller. The Caller takes the module cover

and finds Location 1 on the Lower Deck. The adventure

begins at The Advenrure chapter on page 4. The Caller

keeps the module cover and reads the boxed text each time

a new location is entered. At that point, each player

decides what his character is going to do.

Typical actions include fight, check out (a specific fea-

ture), flee, wait, watch the rear, findhemove traps (if a

thief), and so on. Once the decisions are made, the Caller

turns to the page with the full details of that location.

Ignore any actions that do not have a boldfaced listing.

Sometimes there will be a boldfaced instruction to make

another decision. The secondary actions that have an

effect will have an itolic listing. One useful practice is to

have a piece of paper handy to cover the outcomes of pos-

sible actions to avoid accidently reading too far.

Finally, it is important to keep track of the number of

creatures each character destroys. In the Epilogue, the

number of creatures slain plays an important part in how

the adventure ends.

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small alcove. In the center of the alcove. on a pedestal,

sits an astrolabe. As the characters investigate the

astrolabe. they accidentally trigger its magic and it

sendr rhem on a perilous .journey to the Hoiiundr.~, a

phantom ship.

The Missing Daughter

A weary old salt (sailor) arks the characters to find

his lost daughter. offering up to 300 gp foi- their ser-

vices (he'd offer more. hut he doesn't have it). She

reportedly disappeared three weeks ago after she

found R strange astrolabe. The sailor still ha:; the astro-

labe but has been unable to discover its secret. When

he shows it to the characters. they accidentally dis-

cover a way to activate it. The astrolabe releimi-ts all of

the characters onto the deck of the phantom ship. (The

person they seek is found dead uhen they investigate

Location #19.)

Starting With a DUNGEON MASTER'"

When playing this adventure module with a group of

players and a Dungeon Master, the DM" should start the

adventure with a brief opening to set the scene.

Location descriptions begin on page 4. The party starts

in Location 1. The DM reads the boxed text to the party as

they enter each area.

The DM should keep track of the number of creatures

each character destroys. In the Epilogue, the number of

creatures slain plays an important part in how the adven-

ture ends.

The Adventure Lead-Ins section gives several ways to

begin this adventure. Some assume accessory material. If

you don't have is material, use another lead-in. In short,

chose the beginning you like. Begin the adventure from

there, making the transition from lead-in to actual adven-

ture as long or short as you desire.

* The Pirates' Grotto

(Requires Thndet- Rift)

The characters begin the adventure in one of the

port cities along either the Drake River or along one of

the lakes in the Rift (Kleine. Melinir, or Torlynn).

While in town. they hear rumors of a magical astrolabe

that has come from a haunted place. The astrolabe is

on display in a tavern named The Pirnfcs' Grotto. The

proprietor is charFinS a 3 cp fee for people to view or

study it. While the characters study the astrolabe; they

accidently trigger its effect. and wake UD on the Hoi-

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