Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Forgotten Realms: Official Game Adventures: The Throne of Bloodstone [For Character Levels 18-100] [Paperback]

Douglas Niles (Author), Michael Dobson (Author)

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• Paperback: 92 pages
• Publisher: TSR Inc. (May 1, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 088038560X
• ISBN-13: 978-0880385602
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,967,743 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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MICHAEL SINGER DOBSON, marketing executive, project management consultant and nationally-known speaker, has been a staff member of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, award-winning game designer, and career counselor in his varied career.

He is the author of numerous books on alternate history, project management, and other topics. With his wife Deborah, he has done two video and audio training resources.

Born in North Carolina, Dobson grew up in Germany, attending German public schools, then moved to Alabama through high school. He earned a BA from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, editing the campus literary magazine and managing an annual North Carolina writer's conference.

Under the leadership of astronaut Michael Collins and Walter J. Boyne, the 'dean of American aviation writers,' Dobson helped manage the mammoth development of what became the world's most popular museum, the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum, a Federal government project accomplished ahead of schedule and under budget. His projects there included curatorial design of the museum's Gallery of Air Transportation.

He became a career counselor and coach contributing to two books on the intricacies of the Government job application SF 171 and its successor r'sum' format, and ran a successful consulting practice in Washington, DC, for many years, working with all ranks and levels of Federal employees up to members of the Senior Executive Service and White House 'plum book' appointees.

In 1983, he joined TSR, Inc., publishers of DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, as a game editor/developer, and quickly rose through the ranks to become Director of Game Development and Marketing, responsible for the management and marketing of over 65 creative new product development projects per year plus contract administration. Later, he became Vice President/Marketing & Sales for Games Workshop (US), and then Vice President of Discovery Software International, Inc..

In 1990, he entered the speaking world as a seminar leader working with leading providers including Fred Pryor Seminars, SkillPath Seminars, and Dun & Bradstreet Business Education Seminars. He currently consults as Dobson Solutions and as a senior instructor for Management Concepts, Inc., Project Management Division. A popular seminar leader in project management, communications and personal success, he brings a unique practical perspective to what works in the real world. He has trained people in well over 1,000 organizations on three continents on topics ranging from project management to communications to effective career strategies.

He is a founding director of the Samaritan Chancellor's Medal, an award given by the Israelite Samaritan people for contributions to world peace. He is a member of the Science Fiction Writers of America and a past winner of the H. G. Wells Award (with Douglas Niles.

He is married to frequent co-author and corporate executive Deborah Singer Dobson. He has one son, a tarantula, and his own real space suit.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Grand tour of demonology, May 1, 2000

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Kent David Kelly "Author & Anthologist" (Denver, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Forgotten Realms: Official Game Adventures: The Throne of Bloodstone [For Character Levels 18-100] (Paperback)

How do you challenge the most powerful adventurers of all time? With the greatest adventure of them all! This HUGE module will take your demigod-like PCs (levels 18-100!) on their ultimate quest - to destroy the power of demons over the worlds of mortals, by stealing the Wand of Orcus from the covetous clutches of its owner! On their way to confront the Prince of the Undead, they'll quest across a nightmare spectacle of the Abyss, slice by slice... from the cities of the dead to the endless jungles of Demogorgon, there to strike an horrific bargain; your PCs will face more monstrosities and demon lords than they ever knew existed! But, the most wonderful thing of all about this epic module is that it's not just about fighting; your heroes must prove themselves as puzzle solvers, diplomats, and roleplayers as well, delving their way to the ultimate challenge. The Throne of Bloodstone - the perfect way to end a classic campaign!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best ADD adventures., July 22, 1998

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Pedro Arias (Mexico City, Mexico) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Forgotten Realms: Official Game Adventures: The Throne of Bloodstone [For Character Levels 18-100] (Paperback)

¿Can you believe your caracters batteling Orcus, Thiamat and about 500 other demons in one adventure? Well, in the throne of bloodstone you do it. It is one of the best hi-level adventures I have played. Once you enter de abyss, ther's no turning back.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the few modules designed for ultra-high level characters, May 18, 2007

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Kurt A. Johnson (North-Central Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Forgotten Realms: Official Game Adventures: The Throne of Bloodstone [For Character Levels 18-100] (Paperback)

H4: The Throne of Bloodstone is an AD&D (1st edition) adventure module for a group of characters of level eighteen to 100. That's right, this is a wide-ranging adventure for high-level characters. Following module H3: Bloodstone Wars, the characters have saved the Barony of Bloodstone, and have moved towards the creation of a new kingdom. However, it is clear that the Witch-King of Vaasa will never release his hold on Bloodstone, so it is up to the characters to deal with the Witch-King, and the power that lies behind his throne!

Overall, I found this to be a great series, with Throne of Bloodstone providing a fantastic ending. Heck, even if you are not interested in running the whole series, this module makes an excellent resource, as it is one of the few modules designed for ultra-high level characters. I give this AD&D module my highest recommendations!