The Bane of Llywelyn
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The Bane of Llywelyn is a first edition Advanced Dungeons and Dragons adventure module.
s must find where the King of Pellham is buried.
Two hundred years ago, the royal line of kings of Pelham was deposed and replaced by a High Council. The current council is well-meaning but hopelessly incompetent. Excitement and unrest grip the land of Pellham, and the people agree that a drastic change is needed for the kingdom to survive. An ancient Prophecy of Brie foretells that a king from the past will return to restore the kingdom. The symbols of the ancient kings have been recovered, the keys to the royal tomb are in hand, powerful magics to revive the long-dead king have been secured at great cost. The king's burial location remains unknown, and the player character
s must discover it.
and interior illustrations by Ron Randall, and was published by TSR in 1985 as a 32-page booklet with two outer folders. It was a follow-on to To Find a King
, as the second part of the two-part "Prophecy of Brie" series. It was used in the AD&D tournament at GenCon XVI. The four parts of C5 were originally published as separate mini-modules included in issues 16-19 of the RPGA's Polyhedron Newsletter: RPGA5, The Riddle of Dolmen Moor, RPGA6, The Incants of Ishcabeble, RPGA7, Llewelyn's Tomb, and RPGA8, ...And the Gods Will Have Their Way.
Plot summary
In this scenario, the player characterPlayer character
A player character or playable character is a character in a video game or role playing game who is controlled or controllable by a player, and is typically a protagonist of the story told in the course of the game. A player character is a persona of the player who controls it. Player characters...
s must find where the King of Pellham is buried.
Two hundred years ago, the royal line of kings of Pelham was deposed and replaced by a High Council. The current council is well-meaning but hopelessly incompetent. Excitement and unrest grip the land of Pellham, and the people agree that a drastic change is needed for the kingdom to survive. An ancient Prophecy of Brie foretells that a king from the past will return to restore the kingdom. The symbols of the ancient kings have been recovered, the keys to the royal tomb are in hand, powerful magics to revive the long-dead king have been secured at great cost. The king's burial location remains unknown, and the player character
Player character
A player character or playable character is a character in a video game or role playing game who is controlled or controllable by a player, and is typically a protagonist of the story told in the course of the game. A player character is a persona of the player who controls it. Player characters...
s must discover it.
Publication history
C5 The Bane of Llywelyn was written by Bob Blake, with a cover by Keith ParkinsonKeith Parkinson
Keith Parkinson was an American fantasy artist and illustrator known for book cover and game artwork for games such as EverQuest, Guardians, Magic: The Gathering and Vanguard: Saga of Heroes.-Early life:...
and interior illustrations by Ron Randall, and was published by TSR in 1985 as a 32-page booklet with two outer folders. It was a follow-on to To Find a King
To Find a King
To Find a King is an adventure module by Bob Blake for the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons.-Plot summary:To Find a King is the first of the two-part "Prophecy of Brie" series, and includes a wilderness section, a bugbear lair, and a mirror maze.-Publication history:C4 To Find a King...
, as the second part of the two-part "Prophecy of Brie" series. It was used in the AD&D tournament at GenCon XVI. The four parts of C5 were originally published as separate mini-modules included in issues 16-19 of the RPGA's Polyhedron Newsletter: RPGA5, The Riddle of Dolmen Moor, RPGA6, The Incants of Ishcabeble, RPGA7, Llewelyn's Tomb, and RPGA8, ...And the Gods Will Have Their Way.