The Fright at Tristor is an adventure module

Adventure (Dungeons & Dragons)

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 for the Dungeons & Dragons

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 fantasy role-playing game

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. The 32-page adventure was published by Wizards of the Coast

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 in 2001 and distributed primarily through the company's Role-Playing Games Association. It was designed for use as either an introductory module for the Living Greyhawk

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 campaign or as a generic D&D adventure for low-level characters. Instructions are provided for placing the adventure in the worlds of Greyhawk

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, the Forgotten Realms

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 and Eberron

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, the three primary campaign settings of D&D.

Synopsis

The plot of The Fright at Tristor begins with a mention of the brutal murders occurring in the hamlet of Tristor, in the northern reaches of the Theocracy of the Pale. The townsfolk fear that they may be the next target of these attacks. The party has been hired to investigate, a reward being offered if they can stop these murders occurring. Some believe the source of the attacks to be a band of orcs

Orc (Dungeons & Dragons)

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following a mysterious entity known as "The Watcher." When outlying farms are attacked outright, it is up to the adventurers to halt these killings and save the town.

External links

• The Fright at Tristor at the TSR Archive
• The Fright at Tristor at the Pen & Paper RPG Database