Mysteries of the Moonsea is an accessory for the Forgotten Realms campaign setting using the 3.5th-edition Dungeons & Dragons® ruleset.
Contents[]
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Melvaunt and the North
- Chapter 2: Hillsfar and the South
- Chapter 3: Mulmaster and the East
- Chapter 4: Zhentil Keep and the West
Description[]
Mysteries of the Moonsea details the Moonsea region, a perilous frontier ruled by tyrants and threatened by monsters, with cities consumed by decadence and war and where conspiracies abound. This accessory contains 37 loosely connected adventures that can be run individually or linked to form the bases of a campaign. The book also presents maps and descriptions of the cities of Melvaunt, Hillsfar, Mulmaster, and Zhentil Keep, and statistics and descriptions for 15 important villains.
Index[]
Characters[]
- Ahryn Firefinger • Ardsem Skalarn • Branislav Semyon • Brunlaph • Chall • Chork • Corkin Markov • Corwyn Jaffe • Dagryg • Daumar Gudenny • Denia Vesdar • Enthranos • Eshaeris • Etath-dar • Forjia Chase • Girella Scatterstar • Grimnoth • Gywahier • Hayanalof Brezen • Inash • Irunteld • Ivold Nakarof • Jemel Ganza • Jonah Strake • Hofu-jal • Killian Kreel • Kriss • Liren Talis • Luxewa • Lyetta • Malaritheos • Mordak Brelliar • Nelac • Oluubarga • Quon • Rassendyll Uoumdolphin • Rowan Blackwood • Serag Kull • Seskaya Atnall • Thagdal • Targashtrox • Theoderus Stoneblood • Thistlebrook • Thurndan Tallwand • Tola Vrass • Tonorok • Tyana Softfoot • Ulblyn Blackalbuck • Varzek • Verblen • Wunturn Radest • Zathantramyx
- Referenced only
- Abarat • Aglaeroch • Daramin • Fzoul Chembryl • Laris • Maalthiir • Manshoon • Manxam • Orgauth • Raenalla Quietsong • Selfaril Uoumdolphin • Talarith • Torix • Xeno Mirrormane • Vorbyx
Creatures[]
- Abishai • Animated object • Annis • Assassin vine Basilisk • Barbed devil • Bearded devil • Beholder • Black dragon • Black pudding • Blue dragon • Bugbear • Cat • Centaur • Chain devil • Chimera • Chuul • Cloaker • Cockatrice • Darkmantle • Death tyrant • Devourer • Digester • Direguard • Dire ape • Dire wolf • Displacer beast • Dog • Doppelganger • Dragonne • Drow • Earth elemental • Elf • Erinyes • Eyeball • Fire elemental • Fire giant • Flesh golem • Frost giant • Frost worm • Gar • Gelugon • Genasi • Gibbering mouther • Gnoll • Green warder • Grick • Half-orc • Hill giant • Horned devil • Human • Invisible stalker • Manticore • Marel • Minotaur • Mohrg • Night hag • Ochre jelly • Ogre • Ogre mage • Otyugh • Owlbear • Red dragon • Remorhaz • Roper • Osyluth • Scrag • Shadow • Shield dwarf • Shambling mound • Shocker Lizard • Skeleton • Snake • Spirit folk • Spirit naga • Steam Mephit • Stone golem • Toad • Troglodyte • Troll • Umber hulk • Wererat • Wight • Wolf • Wraith • Xorn • Water elemental • Wyvern • Yuan-ti
- Referenced only
- Half-elf • Pit fiend
Locations[]
- Buildings & Sites
- Abarat's folly • Asberyth • Battlehall • Blackalbuck's Swap Shop • The Breakwater • Bruilhaven • Castle Maalthiir • Chambers of Bone • Crypts • Devil's Fire Tavern • Diamond in the Dung • Floating Fighter • Hermuk's Allgoods • Holy Hall of Good Fortune • Kossuth's House • House of the Black Lord • Jagged Rocks • Laughing Halls • Leiyraghon Manor • The Livestock Pen • Lodge of the Great Hunt • Map House (Skelem) • Nanther Keep • Oxpit Tavern • Palace of Sweet Pain • Phlan Path • Purple Portals • Quon's Collectible Creatures • Resting Place of the Whip • Rogue's Redoubt • Southroad Keep • Sleeping Serpent • Temple of Azuth • Temple of Bane • Temple of Cyric • Temple of Loviatar • Temple of Tempus • Temple of Tymora • Tesh Inn • Titys's Emporium • Tower of Arcane Might • Tower of the Art • Tower of the Wyvern • Towers of the Blade • Traveler's Cloak Inn • Vorbyx's Watchpost • Vault of Swords • Wave and Wink
- Dungeons
- Sewers of Hillsfar • Sewers of Mulmaster • Sewers of Zhentil Keep
- Settlements
- Citadel of the Raven • Hillsfar • Melvaunt • Mulmaster • Northkeep • Ravenswatch • Skelem • Yûlash • Zhentil Keep
- Wilderness
- Cormanthor • Dragonspine Mountains • Galena Mountains • Thar • Moonsea
- Realms
- Moonsea
- Planes
- Material Plane
- Referenced only
- Arvandor • Bloodstone Pass • Elventree • Myth Drannor • Myth Glaurach • Myth Lharast
Magic[]
- Items
- Chauntean sphere • Elemental Scourge • Hammer of Vorbyx
- Others
- Abarat's Nexus • mageduel
Organizations[]
- Families
- House Morcane
- Groups
- Blades • Brotherhood of the Cloak • Harpers • Golden Skulls • Mage's Guild • Red Plumes • Red Wizards of Thay • Zhentarim
- Referenced only
- Council of Lords
Quests[]
The book contained several linked mini-adventures, or quests. There were two sets of quests - one set progressed from city to city and the other set progressed from region to region. These quests could be mixed together as desired. They are presented below in ascending order of difficulty as listed in the book and broken down between the city and regional quests.
- Melvaunt
- Devil's Fire Tavern
- Halls of Metal, Blood, and Stone
- The Cursed Warehouse
- Trouble in Pain
- Hillsfar
- Rogues' Redoubt
- Deadly Arboretum
- Urban Dungeon
- Mordak's Tower
- Red Wizard's Enclave
- Mulmaster
- Undercity Sewers
- Zhentarim Safe House
- Partially Flooded Dungeon
- Assassin's Nest
- Thayan Enclave
- Zhentil Keep
- Sinister Inn
- Slave Auction
- Monster Emporium
- Beholder's Lair
- The Temple of Bane
- Northern Moonsea
- Rogue's Camp
- Vorbyx's Watchpost
- Chambers of Bone
- Ogres' Stronghold
- The Tomb of Vorbyx
- Southern Moonsea
- Roadside Shrine
- The Bell in the Depths
- Ruins in Cormanthor
- Abarat's Folly
- Eastern Moonsea
- The Seaside Caves
- The Pillar of Fire
- Excavation Site
- The Elemental Scourge
- Western Moonsea
- The Blemished Altar
- Lost Temple
- Dragons' Lair
- Citadel of the Raven
- The Enchanted Pool
Religions[]
- Priests
- Bane • Mask • Thrym • Umberlee • Vhaeraun
- Temples & Shrines
- Battlehall • Holy Hall of Good Fortune • Jagged Rocks • Laughing Halls • Lodge of the Great Hunt • Palace of Sweet Pain • Purple Portals • Resting Place of the Whip • Temple of Azuth • Temple of Bane • Temple of Cyric • Temple of Loviatar • Temple of Tempus • Temple of Tymora • Vault of Swords
- Referenced only
- Kossuth • Moander • Selûne
Spells[]
Miscellaneous[]
- Armor & Clothing
- anklet • mitre
- Art & Literature
- The True Life of Cyric
- Conditions
- filth fever • petrification • slimy doom
- Currencies
- copper piece • trade bar
- Food & Drinks
- beer • dragon's breath • jerky • ration • rum
- Gemstones
- alexandrite • amber • azurite • banded agate • black opal • chalcedony • chrysoprase • citrine • emerald • eye agate • fire opal • garnet • iolite • jade • jet • lapis lazuli • malachite • onyx • pearl • purple corundum • rhodochrosite • rock crystal • ruby • sardonyx • smoky quartz • spinel • star rose quartz • star sapphire • zircon
- Items
- alembic • beaker • brazier • candle • coffer • harp • hinge • lantern • mug • nail • vial
- Materials
- brass • copper • ivory • mortar • paper • velvet
- Substances
- alchemist's fire • guano • salt
- Vegetation
- yellow mold
Gallery[]
Credits[]
- Designers: Thomas M. Reid (Melvaunt), Sean K. Reynolds (Hillsfar), Darrin Drader (Mulmaster), Wil Upchurch (Zhentil Keep)
- Editors: John Thompson, Gary Sarli, Kim Mohan
- Editing Manager: Kim Mohan
- Development Manager: Jesse Decker
- Senior Art Director D&D: Stacy Longstreet
- Director of RPG R&D: Bill Slavicsek
- Production Managers: Josh Fischer, Randall Crews
- Forgotten Realms Art Director: Ryan Sansaver, Mari Kolkowsky
- Cover Artist: William O'Connor
- Interior Artists: Ron Lemen, William O'Connor, Francis Tsai, Franz Vohwinkel.
- Graphic Designer: Robert Roper
- Cartographers: Kyle Hunter, Robert Lazzaretti
- Graphic Production Specialist: Angelika Lokotz
- Image Technician: Christina Wiley
Appendix[]
External links[]
- Mysteries of the Moonsea Art Gallery. Wizards of the Coast. (2006-10-18). Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved on 2021-11-4.
- Mysteries of the Moonsea Map Gallery. Wizards of the Coast. (2006-06-21). Archived from the original on 2008-09-30. Retrieved on 2021-12-27.
- Excerpts: Mysteries of the Moonsea Excerpt 1 (HTML). Excerpts Archive. Wizards of the Coast. (2006-05-31). Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved on 2021-12-27.
- Excerpts: Mysteries of the Moonsea Excerpt 2 (HTML). Excerpts Archive. Wizards of the Coast. (2006-06-07). Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved on 2021-12-27.
- Dungeon Masters Guild product page
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Darrin Drader, Thomas M. Reid, Sean K. Reynolds, Wil Upchurch (June 2006). Mysteries of the Moonsea. Edited by John Thompson, Gary Sarli. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 2. ISBN 978-0-7869-3915-2.
- ↑ Darrin Drader, Thomas M. Reid, Sean K. Reynolds, Wil Upchurch (June 2006). Mysteries of the Moonsea. Edited by John Thompson, Gary Sarli. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 5. ISBN 978-0-7869-3915-2.
Adventures
Anauroch: The Empire of Shade • City of the Spider Queen • Cormyr: The Tearing of the Weave • Into the Dragon's Lair • Pool of Radiance: Attack on Myth Drannor • Shadowdale: The Scouring of the Land • Sons of Gruumsh • The Twilight Tomb