Eye of the Serpent is an adventure module

Adventure (Dungeons & Dragons)

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 published in 1984 for the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons

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fantasy

Fantasy

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 role-playing game

Role-playing game

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Plot summary

In Eye of the Serpent, the player character

Player character

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s are captured by a roc

Roc (Dungeons & Dragons)

In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the roc is a gargantuan, eagle-like animal, based on an earlier creature from myth and fantasy also named the Roc.-Dungeons & Dragons :...

and brought to its nest; after escaping, they must find their way down the mountain and through a dangerous valley to return to civilization.

Publication history

UK6 Eye of the Serpent was written by Graeme Morris, with art by Tim Sell, and was published by TSR in 1984 as a 32-page booklet with an outer folder.