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Cult of the Dragon Cult of the Dragon by Dale Donovan And naught will be left save shuttered thrones with no rulers. But the dead dragons shall rule the world entire, and . Sammaster First-Speaker Founder of the Cult of the Dragon Dedication To my mother and my father, who always encouraged me, no matter how seemingly strange my interests may have appeared. Thanks to you both I had the chance to pursueand obtainmy dream. While it may seem curious to dedicate a book about a bunch of psycho cultists to ones parents, I figured that, of all people, you two would understand. Credits Design: Dale Donovan Additional and Original Design: L. Richard Baker III, Eric L. Boyd, Timothy B. Brown, Monte Cook, Nigel Findley, Ed Greenwood, Lenard Lakofka, David Kelman, Bill Muhlhausen, Robert S. Mullin, Bruce Nesmith, Jeffrey Pettengill, Jon Pickens, and James M. Ward Development & Editing: Julia Martin Cover Illustration: Clyde Caldwell Interior Illustrations: Glen Michael Angus Art Direction: Dana Knutson and Dawn Murin Typesetting: Angelika Lokotz Research, Inspiration, & Additional Contributions: Robert L. Nichols & Craig Sefton Special Acknowledgment: Gregory Detwiler, Ed Greenwood, Jamie Nossal, Cindy Rick, Carl Sargent, Steven Schend, and the stories of Clark Ashton Smith & Edgar Allan Poe Campaign setting based on the original game world of Ed Greenwood. Based on the original DUNGEONS & DRAGONS® rules created by E. Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. ADVANCED DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, AD&D, DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, DUNGEON MASTER, FORGOTTEN REALMS, MONSTROUS COMPENDIUM, PLAYERS OPTION, and the TSR logo are registered trademarks owned by TSR, Inc. COUNCIL OF WYRMS, ENCYCLOPEDIA MAGICA, and MONSTROUS MANUAL are trademarks owned by TSR, Inc. All TSR characters, character names, and the distinctive likenesses thereof are trademarks owned by TSR, Inc. ©1998. All rights reserved. Made in the U.S.A. TSR, Inc. is a subsidiary of Wizards of the Coast, Inc. Distributed to the book trade in the United States by Random House, Inc., and in Canada by Random House of Canada Ltd. Distributed to the hobby, toy, and comic trade in the United States and Canada by regional distributors. Distributed worldwide by Wizards of the Coast, Inc, and regional distributors. This material is protected under the copyright laws of the United States of America. Any reproduction or unauthorized use of th e written material or artwork contained herein is prohibited without the express written permission of TSR, Inc. 9547 ISBN 0-7869-0709-6 U.S., CANADA, EUROPEAN HEADQUARTERS ASIA, PACIFIC, & LATIN AMERICA Wizards of the Coast, Belgium Wizards of the Coast, Inc. P.B. 34 P.O. Box 707 2300 Turnhout Renton, WA 98057-0707 Belgium +l-206-624-0933 +32-14-44-30-44 Visit our website at www.tsr.com 2 Credits Introduction..............................4 Foes of the Cult...............................................................55 The Harpers................................................................56 History ..........................................7 The Red Wizards of Thay............................................57 The Story of Sammaster...............................................7 The Sorority of Silver Fire...........................................58 Sammaster the Apprentice......................................9 The Zhentarim............................................................60 Journeyman and Mastery........................................8 The Church of Tiamat.................................................61 Sammaster the Chosen............................................8 Sammaster and Elminster.......................................9 The Magic and Monsters of the Cult..............................63 Fanatical Leanings.................................................10 Sammasters Spells.....................................................64 Sammaster the Mad...............................................11 Common Spells.....................................................64 Down the Dark Path...............................................12 Uncommon and Rare Spells...................................65 Sammaster and Alustriel.......................................13 Magical Items.............................................................80 Algashon the Manipulator....................................13 Dragon Spells.............................................................85 A Poison Tongue and an Unsound Mind................14 Dragon Magical Items................................................96 Vile Plottings and Viler Acts..................................14 Monsters Used by the Cult..........................................98 The Battle of the Chosen.........................................14 Dracimera................................................99 Sammaster the Fallen.............................................15 Dracohydra................................................100 Mad Prophecies.....................................................16 Dracolich..................................................102 Sammasters First Dracolich and Dragon, Ghost......................................................104 the Founding of the Cult...................................16 Dragon, Lesser Undead.......................................105 The Cult Grows......................................................17 Dragon-kin.................................107 The Harpers Attack...............................................18 Mantidrake........................................108 The Death of Sammaster........................................19 Ur-Histachii.................................................109 To Sleep, Perchance to Dream................................19 Wyvern Drake......................................................110 Awake to Unlife.....................................................20 Final Disposition...................................................20 Cult Campaigns & Adventures...................................111 Chronicles of the Cult............................................21 Incorporating the Cult Into Your Campaign..............112 Reformationalists vs. Pragmatists.........................21 The Cult as a Covert Organization............................112 The Whispering of Gargauth.................................21 Creating a Cult Cell..............................................113 The Rage of Dragons..............................................21 Creating Mystery.................................................114 Branch Cell Activities............................................22 Adventure Nuggets..................................................115 The Battle of the River Rising.................................23 The Ultimate Spy.................................................115 A Flight of Dragons................................................23 St. Sammaster......................................................115 Recent Activities....................................................23 The Harp and the Claw........................................115 Cult of the Dragon Timeline........................................24 Between Two Evils...............................................116 A Mysterious Patron............................................116 The Cult Today............................................................27 Work for Hire.......................................................116 Basic Information.......................................................28 A Dragon in the Nursery......................................117 Cult Members........................................................28 A Lost Potion........................................................117 Other Religions......................................................29 The Oasis of Handless Men..................................118 The Structure of a Cult Cell....................................29 War Within the Cult.............................................118 Cult plots....................................................................31 Save the Dragon...................................................118 Legal Enterprises...................................................31 Illegal Operations..................................................31 Epilogue....................................................119 Active Cults Cells, or Who, what, why, How?......... 32 Sembia..........................................................32 Appendix 1: Dragon Deities........................................120 Elversult.....................................................34 Dragon Deities..........................................................120 Hlondeth.......................................................35 Null................................................................121 Yartar.............................................................36 Dracoliches of Note..................................................38 Appendix 2: School of Incantation..............................125 Aurgloroasa, The Sibilant Shade........................38 List of Spells From the School of Incantation.............125 Daurgothoth, The Creeping Doom.....................43 The Incantatrix..........................................................126 Dretchroyaster, The Monarch Reborn................47 Spells.........................................................127 Known Cult Dragons and Dracoliches.............53-54 Contents 3 scented the mammal even before its petty magic bipedal races will one day (sooner than even it knows) delivered it outside my high, mountainous home.
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