''The Shattered Statue'' is an

adventure module An adventure is a playable scenario in a tabletop role-playing game. These can be constructed by gamemasters for their players, and are also released by game publishers as pre-made adventure modules. Different types of designs exist, including ...

published in 1987 for the ''

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Plot summary

''The Shattered Statue'' is a

Forgotten Realms ''Forgotten Realms'' is a campaign setting for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'') fantasy role-playing game. Commonly referred to by players and game designers as "The Realms", it was created by game designer Ed Greenwood around 1967 as a setti ...

adventure scenario in which the

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s have been hired to find the pieces of a broken ancient statue so that it can be reassembled and reanimated. This adventure was designed for ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' but is also compatible with '' DragonQuest'' and includes new magic rules for that game.

Publication history

DQ1 ''The Shattered Statue'' was written by

Jennell Jaquays Jennell Allyn Jaquays (born Paul Jaquays; October 14, 1956 – January 10, 2024) was an American game designer, Game art design, video game artist, and illustrator of tabletop role-playing games (RPGs). Her notable works include the ''Dungeons & ...

with David J. Ritchie and Gerry Klug, with a cover by Daniel Horne and interior illustrations by Jaquays, and was published by TSR in 1988 as a 48-page booklet with an outer folder.

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DragonQuest Dungeons & Dragons modules Role-playing game supplements introduced in 1988 {{D&D-stub