Dragons of Mystery

Dragons of Mystery

The cover of the module, with art by Larry Elmore.
Code	DL5
Rules required	AD&D (1st Edition)
Character levels	NA
Campaign setting	Dragonlance
Authors	Michael Dobson
First published	1984
Linked modules
DL1, DL2, DL3, DL4, DL5, DL6, DL7, DL8, DL9, DL10, DL11, DL12, DL13, DL14, DL15, DL16

Dragons of Mystery is a Dungeons & Dragons sourcebook published in 1984 as part of a series of modules for the Dragonlance (DL) campaign setting. It is the fifth of fourteen Dragonlance modules published by TSR between 1984 and 1986. Its cover features a painting by Larry Elmore of the characters Tanis Half-Elven, Laurana Kanan, Tasslehoff Burrfoot, and Tika Waylan standing in front of a dragon highlord and a blue dragon. The sourcebook received middling reviews from White Dwarf magazine.

Dragons of Mystery is a sourcebook for the world of Krynn and the characters in the Dragonlance series. The book covers the geography, creation myths, and gods of Krynn, including articles on each of the heroes which detail how they met and provides background information on the characters. The book also includes an errata sheet for modules DL1 through DL4.

The module consists of several sections and two maps. The first section is a brief introduction, and the final section is a marketing questionnaire about the Dragonlance series.

"A Dungeonmaster’s Guide to the Dragonlance game adventures" includes a history of Dragonlance, a suggested session breakdown for running modules DL1–DL4, and errata for DL1–DL4. It also contains extra information on the dragons of Krynn, the dwarves of Thorbardin, the Council of Freedom and several non-player characters: Verminaard, Fizban, Sestun, Fewmaster Toede and Fistandantilus.

"The Companions of the Lance" is a page-long presentation of game statistics, history, and personality of each of the heroes as they first appear in the series. This allows for a longer, more detailed presentation of the information than appeared in the adventure modules. The heroes presented are Tanis, Caramon, Raistlin, Flint Fireforge, Tasslehoff Burrfoot, Sturm Brightblade, Goldmoon, Riverwind, Tika Waylan, Gilthanas, Laurana, and Elistan.