The Bloodstone Lands is a module

Adventure (Dungeons & Dragons)

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 for the Forgotten Realms

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campaign setting

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A campaign setting is usually a fictional world which serves as a setting for a role-playing game or wargame campaign. A campaign is a series of individual adventures, and a campaign setting is the world in which such adventures and campaigns take place...

 for the 2nd edition of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons

Dungeons & Dragons

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. It is also known by its product code FR9.

Contents

The book primarily details the two states of Vaasa and Damara and the surrounding rugged wilderness territory, known collectively as "The Bloodstone Lands." The book describes the area of the H series of modules, as well as that of The Icewind Dale Trilogy

The Icewind Dale Trilogy

The Icewind Dale Trilogy is a trilogy of novels written by R.A. Salvatore, a SciFi and fantasy author. The events depicted in the trilogy follow the events of The Dark Elf Trilogy, although the former was written beforehand. It then continues from the Halfling's Gem onto the next series, Legacy of...

, and was written by the author of those novels. The book also includes 10 adventure scenario suggestions. The book provides an overview of the Bloodstone Lands, what their neighbors think, the societies of the Bloodstone Lands, its cities, towns, and villages, the geography of the region, its strongholds, ruins, and dungeons, the movers and shakers of the region, local travelling bands and organizations, and some information on how to run a camapaign in the Bloodstone Lands.

Publication history

FR9 The Bloodstone Lands was written by R. A. Salvatore, with cover art by Larry Elmore

Larry Elmore

Larry Elmore is an American fantasy artist whose work includes creating illustrations for video games, comics, magazines and fantasy books. His list of work includes illustrations for Dungeons & Dragons, Dragonlance, and the comic strip series SnarfQuest...

, and was published by TSR in 1989 as a 64-page booklet with an outer folder. The book also features interior illustrations by Uttam, and cartography by Diesel

David S. LaForce

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. This is a 64-page booklet wrapped in a removable cover. Included with the book is a fold-out color poster map.