''Needle'' (I11) is a ''
Dungeons & Dragons
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module.
Author:
Frank Mentzer (1987).
Plot summary
''Needle'' is an adventure in which the
player character
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s recover a magical obelisk from a distant jungle, and which turns out to be a door to another world.
In this adventure, the
player character
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s volunteer for a king to explore a dense jungle that was once home to a great civilization, with a magic obelisk at its center. In Part 1, ''Ruins of Empire'', the party travels to the jungle and explores the ruins. In Part 2, ''Retrieval'', the party leads a team hampered by disease and jungle animals to transport the obelisk to the king. In Part 3, ''The Powers That Be'', assuming the party is successful, the obelisk is placed in its new position, where it reveals a gate to another world.
Table of contents
Notable nonplayer characters
* Montana: 8th level fighter
* Digger: 5th level fighter/8th level thief
* Torgel: 13th level magic-user
Publication history
I11 ''Needle'' was written by
Frank Mentzer, with a cover by
Clyde Caldwell and interior illustrations by
Doug Chaffee, and was published by TSR in 1987 as a 48-page booklet with two outer folders.
Credits
Design:
Frank Mentzer
Developer:
Frank Mentzer
Editing:
Barbara Young
Cover Art:
Clyde Caldwell
Illustrations:
Doug Chaffee
Cartography:
Dave Sutherland
Typesetting: Betty Elmore and Kim Lindau
Distributed to the book trade in the United States by Random House, Inc., and in Canada by Random House of Canada, Ltd. Distributed to the toy and hobby trade by regional distributors. Distributed in the United Kingdom by TSR UK Ltd.
product number 9187
Reception
See also
*
List of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' modules
References and footnotes
Dungeons & Dragons modules
Role-playing game supplements introduced in 1987
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