Join me as I review DL3 Dragons of Hope by Tracy Hickman live! Share your thoughts on this third official game adventure in the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Dragonlance DL series. Dragons of Hope was released by TSR, Inc. in September 1984. You can pick up a copy here: https://www.dmsguild.com//product/16882/dl3-dragons-of-hope-1e?affiliate_id=50797
About DL3 Dragons of Hope
The Dragonlance saga continues!
You have freed 800 refugees from the depths of Pax Tharkas, but now the armies of the dragon highmaster Verminaard pursue you through the wilderness. There is only one hope for you: Find the gates to Thorbardin, the ancient kingdom of the mountain dwarves, sealed long ago in the Dwarfgate War. The problem is that nobody knows where it is, or if it still exists!
Through the snow-covered Kharolis Mountains, across the Dergoth Plain, haunted by the ghosts of ancient armies, and to the incredible mountain known as Skullcap, you search for the answer that will save the refugees of Pax Tharkas—and yourself!
“Dragons of Hope” is the exciting third part of the First Book of Dragonlance, an epic quest through the world of Krynn, threatened by the domination of the inhuman draconians. This adventure can be played as part of a separate adventure, or as part of the great quest that spans the entire Dragonlance story.
An adventure for characters level 6th-8th. Written by Tracy Hickman.
Show Notes
Intro
Welcome to another DragonLance Saga review episode. It is Kirinor, Holmswelth the 24th. My name is Adam and today I am going to give you my review of DL3 Dragons of Hope by Tracy Hickman. I would like to take a moment and thank the DLSaga members and Patreon patrons, and invite you to consider becoming a member or patron. You can even pick up Dragonlance media or get $10 by signing up to StartPlaying.Games using my affiliate links. This is my perspective only, and if you have any thoughts or disagree with mine, I invite you to share them in YouTube chat.
Review
- Deal with a brass dragon named Blaize, a Shadow Dragon, and Verminaard’s Red Dragon Ember/Pyros
- New Systems:
- A system of attrition governs the fate of the refugees, giving the Companions an opportunity to actually affect the NPCs’ likelihood of survival,
- while a political system helps to define how the refugee leaders work with the Companions.
- Together these two systems make the refugees feel like a very dynamic (but potentially troublesome!) part of the adventure.
- The Skullcap dungeon is another “architectural” design by Tracy Hickman that includes numerous varied connections between levels, resulting in a tightly interrelated whole.
- The first half of Dragons of the Dwarven Depths covers the major elements of “Dragons of Hope”—including the problems with the refugees, the politics of the refugee leaders, and the investigation of Skullcap.
- However, it doesn’t follow the events of the module rigorously
- the Red Wing Dragonmaster, Verminaard. “Dragons of Hope” has him leading the forces against the refugees, but he was killed at the end of Dragons of Autumn Twilight,
- they have a draconian impersonate Verminaard
- The module also offer the first hints about the Dwarfgate wars, the various dwarf races, and Thorbardin
- Council of Freedom
Outro
And that’s it for my review of DL3 Dragons of Hope by Tracy Hickman. What do you think of Maldred being in league with Sable? Do you think Dhaman will become his good honorable self again? And finally, could he have been cured if Ragh didn’t slay Mad Maab? Feel free to email me at info@dlsaga.com or leave a comment below.
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