The Wrath of Olympus is an adventure module

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 published in 1987 for the Dungeons & Dragons

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fantasy

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Plot summary

The Wrath of Olympus is a scenario for Immortals-level player character

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s, which involves a mission to rescue imprisoned Immortals from the demons of entropy.

Publication history

IM2 The Wrath of Olympus was written by Robert J. Blake, with a cover by Keith Parkinson

Keith Parkinson

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 and interior illustrations by George Barr

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, and was published by TSR in 1987 as a 48-page booklet with an outer folder.

Reception

In his review for the Immortals Rules

Dungeons & Dragons Immortals Rules

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set in Dragon

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magazine #127 (November 1987), Ken Rolston

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mentions Bob Blake's Wrath of Olympus as "The best example of how Immortals could fit into a campaign", noting that the module "doesn't make the role of Immortals as gods much clearer, but does show how the rules can be used to produce a pretty interesting megalevel adventure".