文档介绍：PREPARATION
You (the DM) need the D&D core rulebooks—the
Player’s Handbook, the Dungeon Master’s Guide, and the
Monster Manual—as well as Monster Manual III to run
this adventure. This scenario utilizes the D&D rules.
To get started, print out the adventure, including the
map. Read through the scenario at least once to famil-
TROLL OUTPOST iarize yourself with the situation, threats, and major
NPCs (particularly their motivations). Then review the
A Web Enhancement for information on the trolls and mindshredder in Monster
Manual III. Text that appears in shaded boxes is player
Monster Manual III information that you can read aloud or paraphrase for
the players at the proper times. Monster and NPC statis-
A SHORT ADVENTURE FOR FOUR tics are provided with each encounter in abbreviated
8TH-LEVEL PLAYER CHARACTERS form or, where appropriate, the proper page in the
CREDITS Monster Manual or Monster Manual III is referenced.
Design: Skip Williams ADVENTURE
Editing: Penny Williams BACKGROUND
Typesetting: Nancy Walker
The war troll Hurdrac has decided to retire from the
Cartography: Dennis Kauth
mercenary life and set himself up as a petty lord. Once
Web Production Julia Martin
established, he plans to build himself a small nation of
Web Development: Mark A. Jindra trolls.
Graphic Design: Sean Glenn, Cynthia Fliege To that end, Hurdrac