Nehwon (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons/Lankhmar Module LNA2) [Paperback]

Blake Mobley (Author)

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• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Wizards of the Coast; 2nd edition (December 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0880388900
• ISBN-13: 978-0880388900
• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 8.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,185,204 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting - could be better, April 21, 2010

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This review is from: Nehwon (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons/Lankhmar Module LNA2) (Paperback)

It is the year of the Zodac-no-Kara, the year of the wizards' champions. Once every 140 years, the search for grand and glorious magical items is called, and adventurers from far and wide convene to participate in the hunt. This year, though ... this year is even more exciting than the last.

Newhon's already-sparse magic is being leached from the land itself. Powerful magical items are being misused, and Aarth has called for the bravest and most daring adventurers to collect these items and return them to him for safe-keeping. Those who accept this quest will travel from one end of Nehwon to the other, and even beyond, into the realm of Shadowland. They will be tested by cold, heat, water and ice. The rewards will be great - should they survive to collect.

Is your party worthy of the Zodac-no-Kara? Take the test of riddles, and find out.

This is what the back of the book says. Basically, Nehwon's god of magic, Aarth, has become concerned that powerful items are draining the world's limited magic. He has decided to stop those who are wasting it frivolously. The party learns that the mind of the world's first human still exists and is slowly draining the land of its magic. Stopping the threat will allow Nehwon's magic to slowly rebuild over the course of the next few centuries.

I can't say that the party is through the adventure by their nose but the plot is fairly linear. The adventurers go on mini-quests to collect the items from various points around the world (realm of the Sea-King, City of the Ghouls, Death's realm in the Shadowlands, Cold Corner and Stardock) before journeying to Klesh for the adventure's climax.

As I read through the module for the first time I was skeptical but the end of the module was interesting to me and after I convert it to 3.5E, I think my players will enjoy it.