World of Krynn is a game module

Adventure (Dungeons & Dragons)

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 in the Dungeons & Dragons Dragonlance series. It is one of 2 Dragonlance adventures published by TSR in 1988 as the first sequels to the original Dragonlance story. Its cover features a painting by Clyde Caldwell

Clyde Caldwell

Clyde Caldwell is an American artist. Self described as a fantasy illustrator, he is best known for his portrayals of strong, sexy female characters.-Early life:...

 of Raistlin Majere

Raistlin Majere

Raistlin Majere is a fictional character from the Dragonlance series of books created by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. Raistlin played an extensive role in the two main series of books, particularly in Dragonlance: Legends in which he was both primary protagonist and antagonist...

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Plot summary

World of Krynn presents four scenarios for player character

Player character

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s, including three dungeon crawl

Dungeon crawl

A dungeon crawl is a type of scenario in fantasy role-playing games in which heroes navigate a labyrinthine environment, battling various monsters, and looting any treasure they may find...

s (a dragon's lair, a minotaur's island, and Dargaard Keep, home of the undead) and a wilderness quest.

World of Krynn contains four separate adventures of medium to high difficulty. The adventures are "Tower of Kyrie", "The Missing Master Lor", "Dargaard Keep", and "The Dragon Keep of Palanthus."

"Tower of Kyrie" is set in Mithas, the home of Krynnian Minotaurs

Minotaur (Dungeons & Dragons)

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. The player's characters discover an avian race called the Kyrie, and learn of a minotaur plot to ruin Eastern Ansalon

Ansalon

Ansalon is a continent on Krynn, the fictional world of the Dragonlance campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game....

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"The Missing Master Lor" is set in a non-specific part of Ansalon. The PCs are asked by a village to find their Master Lor, a young boy who is also a prescient.

"Dargaard Keep" takes place in Lord Soth's

Lord Soth

Lord Soth, the Knight of the Black Rose , is a fictional character in the fantasy realms of Dragonlance and later Ravenloft...

 home of the same name. This adventure allows the players to put Lord Soth to rest, and learn of the ultimate fate of Kitiara uth Matar.

In "The Dragon Keep of Palanthus", the PCs raid a dragon's lair inside a volcano.

Publication history

DL16 World of Krynn was written by Douglas Niles

Douglas Niles

Douglas Niles is a fantasy author and game designer. Niles was one of the creators of the Dragonlance world and the author of the first three Forgotten Realms novels, and the Top Secret S/I espionage role-playing game.-Early life:Niles was born in Brookfield, Wisconsin, a suburb of Milwaukee, and...

, Michael Gray, and Harold Johnson

Harold Johnson (game designer)

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, with a cover by Clyde Caldwell

Clyde Caldwell

Clyde Caldwell is an American artist. Self described as a fantasy illustrator, he is best known for his portrayals of strong, sexy female characters.-Early life:...

 and interior illustrations by Yeates with Truman and Woch, and was published by TSR in 1988 as a 96-page book.

Reception

In his 1991 book Heroic Worlds, Lawrence Schick called World of Krynn "Standard stuff", but felt that Dragonlance fans would find intriguing details in the book about the history of Krynn.