Ravenloft II: The House on Gryphon Hill
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| Code | I10 |
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| Rules required | 1st Ed AD&D |
| Character levels | 8–10 |
| Campaign setting | Generic AD&D |
| Authors | Tracy and Laura Hickman |
| First published | 1986 |
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| I6 I10 | |
Ravenloft II: The House on Gryphon Hill is a Dungeons & Dragons module written for use with the First Edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons ruleset, by TSR.
Ravenloft II: The House on Gryphon Hill shares structural elements with the original Ravenloft module, including variable NPC goals and variable locations for key objects, so that Gryphon Hill plays differently each time. The module includes 11 cards that are used to randomly determine the vampire's identity and the location of various items to be recovered as part of the plot. The module's plot features an artifact known as "The Apparatus" that switches a monster's personality with that of an ordinary townsperson; player characters, therefore, are uncertain about the true identity of the people they meet.
The module introduces Azalin the lich, who later became a major character in the Ravenloft campaign setting. This module is playable on its own or as a sequel to the original Ravenloft. It includes descriptions of the town of Mordentshire, as well as some haunted moors, and a manor house, all mapped in perspective like the original module.
The adventure book is 48 pages and includes a large color map and an outer folder. The pack includes a collection of player handouts, pre-rolled characters and a map, all of which match up with the booklet text; and an event chart, on which pre-set events have been logged day by day, and to which further events are added by the dungeon master.
Ravenloft's success led to this 1986 sequel. Although Tracy Hickman was credited with writing Ravenloft II, he left TSR before the module was completed. The writing was done by David "Zeb" Cook, Jeff Grubb, Harold Johnson, and Douglas Niles, following the Hickmans' outline. Each writer pursued a different section of the module in order to meet the deadline.Clyde Caldwell, who had done all of the art for the original Ravenloft module, provided the cover, and interior art was done by Jeff Easley. The adventure is designed for first edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons characters of levels 8 through 10.
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