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Campaign setting
  
World of Greyhawk

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Code
  
WG8

First published
  
1989

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Rules required
  
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons

Authors
  
Robert J. Kuntz, Nigel Findley

Similar
  
World of Greyhawk modules books, Other books

Fate of Istus is a multipart adventure for the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, taking place in the World of Greyhawk campaign setting. The module is designed for characters of any class or level, and was published as an in-game vehicle to explain the transition from the game's first to second edition. This is accomplished by goddess Istus's re-evaluation of the inhabitants of Oerth and making changes to the abilities of each character class.

Contents

Plot synopsis

Fate of Istus is a series of 10 linked adventure scenarios, each one intended for player characters a different character class, and set in a different city from the Bandit Kingdom to Furyondy to the Wild Coast. As part of the plot, the goddess Istus has inflicted the world of Greyhawk with a plague to cull out the weaker adventurers.

A deadly plague has stricken civilization; the players suspect this is a sinister test of some sort and venture out to stop it.

Notable nonplayer characters

  • Cymbelline: Half-elf 9th Level thief / 10th level bard
  • Alaric: Human 7th level fighter
  • Morgorath's Beastman Avatar: deity can appear as anything
  • Arlina: 12th level cleric
  • Narlond the white alchemist and the Prophet of Boccob: 18th level magic user

    • Publication history

    WG8 Fate of Istus was written by Nigel Findley, Dan Salas, Stephen Inniss, and Robert J. Kuntz, with a cover by Daniel Horne and interior illustrations by Karl Waller, and was published by TSR in 1989 as a 128-page book.

    Credits

    Authors: Nigel Findley, Dan Salas, Stephen Inniss, Robert J. Kuntz
    Coordinators: Bruce Heard, Karen S. Broomgarden Editing: Kim Mohan
    Typography: Betty Elmore
    Cartography: Diesel
    Cover Art: Daniel Horne
    Interior Art: Karl Waller

    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 9253XXX1401
    ISBN 0-88038-712-2

    References

    Fate of Istus Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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