The Mines of Bloodstone (AD&D Fantasy Roleplaying, Module H2 ) [Paperback]

Michael Dobson (Author), Douglas Niles (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: TSR Inc. (January 1, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0880383127
• ISBN-13: 978-0880383127
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,084,697 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:

4.0 out of 5 stars Challenging! Against incredible odds, exciting, fullfilling, October 22, 1997

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This review is from: The Mines of Bloodstone (AD&D Fantasy Roleplaying, Module H2 ) (Paperback)

The 2nd of 4 adventures set in the Forgotten Realms world. Brave heroes fought outside influences to protect the Bloodstone lands, what was thought just another angry band of monsters leads them to the abandoned bloodstone mines, once mined for its rich bloodstone minerals. It appears theres more than originally meets the eye as their investigations bring them ever closer to the unceasing force behind it all.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Notorious dungeon crawl vs. the wrath of Orcus, May 1, 2000

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This review is from: The Mines of Bloodstone (AD&D Fantasy Roleplaying, Module H2 ) (Paperback)

The incomparable Bloodstone saga continues as the intrepid lords (PCs levels 16-18) delve into the most dangerous dungeon of all time! Your unbelieving players (who will probably never forgive you) will face demons, iron golems, red dragons, the Tarrasque, and yes, Orcus, the Prince of the Dead himself; hopefully, they're half as good as they claim to be, or this adventure will usher in an exciting new campaign for their 1st-level replacements. The one and only epic - not deep, but unforgettable!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Adventuring on an epic scale!, January 8, 2006

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Kurt A. Johnson (North-Central Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The mines of bloodstone (Advanced dungeons & dragons official game adventure)

H2: The Mines of Bloodstone is an AD&D (1st edition) adventure module for five to seven characters of level sixteen to eighteen. That's right, this is a wide-ranging adventure for high-level characters. Following up on the module H1: Bloodstone Pass, the characters now find that the town of Bloodstone is under attack once again. The source of Bloodstone's danger is the abandoned mines just outside of town. What lies within those mines? And, is it beyond what the characters can handle?

Now, this module is different than most, in that parts of the story require the use of the BATTLESYSTEM rules that allow unit based warfare. However, I must say a clever Dungeon Master will be able to handle the warfare side himself, and guide the characters along using the standard AD&D rules.

As for the rest of the module, well I must say that this is a really great module with lots of action and grand adventure - adventuring on an epic scale! There's lots of danger here, and lots of really high-level monsters. In general, if you have wanted an AD&D adventure that reminds you of the epics of J.R.R. Tolkien and other fantasy authors, then this is the module for you!