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The Slithering Overlord an Adventure for Character Levels 4-6 Sample file The Slithering Overlord An Adventure for Character Levels 4-6 This adventure was originally published as Dungeon Crawl Classics #37: The Slithering Overlord, using the d20 rules system. Writer: Artem V. Serebrennikov The role playing game Castles & Crusades C&C Rules Conversion: Chris Rutkowsky is published by Troll Lord Games. Cover Artist: Leo Winstead Goodman Games thinks it’s a cool game, Interior Artists: Jason Edwards, Alex Kosakowski, so we’re publishing this adventure for use with it. 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