Shadows of the Last War (Dungeon & Dragons d20 3.5 Fantasy Roleplaying, Eberron Adventure) [Paperback]

Keith Baker (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 2004

The first adventure for the brand new Eberron campaign setting.

This full-length adventure for the newest D&D® campaign setting is designed to showcase many of the most unique traits of the Eberron setting. It will play out across the entire face of the Eberron realm and is designed to either be a stand-alone adventure or an immediate follow-up to the short adventure provided in the Eberron Campaign Setting™.

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About the Author

Author and Eberron setting creator Keith Baker is a computer game developer whose setting was chosen out of 11,000 submissions. He has done previous roleplaying design work for Atlas Games and is the lead author on the new Eberron Campaign Setting™.

Product Details

• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Wizards of the Coast (July 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786932767
• ISBN-13: 978-0786932764
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #63,097 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Shadows of the last modual, November 16, 2004

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This review is from: Shadows of the Last War (Dungeon & Dragons d20 3.5 Fantasy Roleplaying, Eberron Adventure) (Paperback)

While I have not yet run Shadows of the Last war with my PCs, I have looked over the adventure and found much of it to my likeing. The story line is continued relatively smoothly from the previous modual (Forgotten Forge), and a new group of foes for the adventurers are introduced, making for an exiting and well developed adventure. The adventure's primary merrit is, however, the sense of Eberon it imparts. With its technology like magics and cinamatic battle scenes, Shadows gives a DM wishing to learn a bit more about Eberon before writting his(or her) own adventures just the sort of model and set of possible adventure hooks one needs. In adition to this, I found the adventure easily modifiable, enabling me to edit out parts I did not particularly like and replace them with some of my own, with minimum difficulties. My one gripe concerning Shadows is the fact that the principle villians are not those implicated at the end of the Forgotten forge. While this is merely a matter of opinion, and I know that I said that the adition of the new enemies is an overal good touch, if I where a player, I would likely be somewhat dumfounded to discover that the oposition I faced in the last adventure is present only in the start of the modual (albeit in an exelently talored encounter). Over all, the Shadows is a great adventure for an Eberon campagn, and I recomend it to DMs in search of inspiration, bearing in mind that much of it may need to be tweeked in order to make it run best with your party.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Shadows of the Last War, May 8, 2009

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This review is from: Shadows of the Last War (Dungeon & Dragons d20 3.5 Fantasy Roleplaying, Eberron Adventure) (Paperback)

Perfect starting point for an Eberron campaign. Can be used as a sequel to the adventure provided in the Eberron Campaign Setting. Good interior black and white art, but it's not as breathtaking as the ECS. (Steve Prescott illustrates the adventure's three sequels!) Keith Baker is always a good read. Alternatively, an issue of Dungeon Magazine, released at about the same time as this product, also contained a sequel to the ECS adventure. If you play Eberron, you'll want this module. (Also includes a short story by Keith Baker.)

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Race to uncover secrets buried by disaster, May 8, 2010

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This review is from: Shadows of the Last War (Dungeon & Dragons d20 3.5 Fantasy Roleplaying, Eberron Adventure) (Paperback)

"The ruined House Cannith citadel of Whitehearth holds the key to constructing a terrible magic weapon. Agents of the Emerald Claw will stop at nothing to recover the ancient device. As malevolent forces hunt for the artifact, resourceful heroes battle the perils of the Mournland to reach Whitehearth first and discover the secrets that lie within."

This adventure for four 2nd-level characters is designed to follow the events of the Forgotten Forge adventure found in the Eberron campaign setting, but it can easily be run as a standalone adventure.

All in all, Shadows of the Last War is a well written adventure that pits the party against one of the most nefarious organizations found in Eberron.