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	==Out of the Darkness==		==Out of the Darkness==
	As leadup, something Horrible murdered Modron Primus, took Its place, and set off the Modron March to tour the planes too early. ''The Great Modron March'' anthology dealt with that.		As leadup, something Horrible murdered Modron Primus, took Its place, and set off the Modron March to tour the planes too early. ''[[The Great Modron March]]'' anthology dealt with that.

	At the start of this one, the party visits Crux, a branch of Yggdrasil; where they learn that this Horrible thing is bumping off gods. These particular gods are 2e obscurities like the illithid god of knowledge. Thence it's off to Baator, Orcus' old fortress in the Negative Material, the [[Erelhei-Cinlu\|Vault of the Drow]] (yes, that one). ~~Also to~~ Ranais, in a tie-in to [[Bruce Cordell]]'s [[Tomb of Horrors]] followup. So far, so very tiringly Da Vinci Code.		At the start of this one, the party visits Crux, a branch of [[Yggdrasil]]; where they learn that this Horrible thing is bumping off gods. These particular gods are 2e obscurities like the [[illithid]] god of knowledge. Thence it's off to [[Baator]], thence Orcus' old fortress in the Negative Material, thence-thence the [[Erelhei-Cinlu\|Vault of the Drow]] (yes, that one). Next [[railroading\|stop]] is Ranais, in a tie-in to [[Bruce Cordell]]'s ''[[Tomb of Horrors]]'' [[Acererak\|followup]]. So far, so very tiringly Da Vinci Code.

	Over the course of this rattletrap the party may, or may not, understand that the Horrible is naming itself "Tenebrous" and is Orcus back from the grave. Tenebrous isn't exactly Orcus at his full strength... but he's got hold of some powerful OTHER magic, like the Last Word, which kills gods dead.		Over the course of this rattletrap the party may, or may not, understand that the Horrible is naming itself "Tenebrous" and is Orcus back from the grave. Tenebrous isn't exactly Orcus at his full strength... but he's got hold of some powerful OTHER magic, like the Last Word, which kills gods dead.

	The last stages, not to say the closest this shaggy-dog story gets to a plot, starts at Pelion where the Last Word had been stored. Here they learn that Tenebrous needs his Wand back - which is in Agathion, that part of Pandemonium not (directly) connected with the rest. So the party goes to Pandemonium, and through a semiambulatory 10' vagina (I wish ~~I was~~ kidding) into Agathion. They pick up Orcus' Wand and, hopefully, wreck it, thus scattering Tenebrous' essence thereby ~~bumping off~~ Orcus for good.		The last stages, not to say the closest this shaggy-dog story gets to a plot, starts at Pelion where the Last Word had been stored. Here they learn that Tenebrous needs his Wand back - which is in Agathion, that part of [[Pandemonium]] not (directly) connected with the rest. So the party goes to Pandemonium, and through a semiambulatory 10' vagina (we wish we were kidding) into Agathion. They pick up Orcus' Wand and, hopefully, wreck it, thus scattering Tenebrous' essence thereby putting and end to Orcus, for good. Hoorah!

	Then comes a coda. The party goes to the Astral for Orcus' floating corpse. This coda is redundant to the point it overturns the whole point of the adventure, which is to prevent Orcus' return. He's going to return no matter what.		... or not. Then comes a coda. The party goes to the Astral for Orcus' floating corpse. This coda is redundant to the point it overturns the whole point of the adventure, which is to prevent Orcus' return. He's going to return no matter what.

	So for all that this (sub)module is Orcus' vehicle, he's a sideline character. The module's job is to amuse the party whilst the canon is getting changed, no matter what they do. As a storyline, the adventure fails the central test of "does it make the party, heroes"; as an adventure, it is a railroad better published by Union Pacific than by any RPG outfit.		So for all that this (sub)module is Orcus' vehicle, he's a sideline character. The module's job is to amuse the party whilst the canon is getting changed, no matter what they do. As a storyline, the adventure fails the central test of "does it make the party, heroes"; as an adventure, it is a railroad better published by Union Pacific than by any RPG outfit.

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			[[File:Dead Gods cover.jpg\|right\|300px]]
	'''Dead Gods''' is a [[Monte Cook]] "deluxe adventure" module for [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]]. This module was [[Wizards of the Coast]]'s end-run around 2e's restrictions, to restore [[Orcus]] to canon. r k post's cover for that features a 'roided-up naked [[Sean K Reynolds]], if you're into it, not that there's anything wrong with that.		'''Dead Gods''' is a [[Monte Cook]] "deluxe adventure" module for [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]]. This module was [[Wizards of the Coast]]'s end-run around 2e's restrictions, to restore [[Orcus]] to canon. r k post's cover for that features a 'roided-up naked [[Sean K Reynolds]], if you're into it, not that there's anything wrong with that.

1d4chan>Zimriel: /* Out of the Darkness */

2020-06-25T19:00:00Z

Out of the Darkness

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	As leadup, something Horrible murdered Modron Primus, took Its place, and set off the Modron March to tour the planes too early. ''The Great Modron March'' anthology dealt with that.		As leadup, something Horrible murdered Modron Primus, took Its place, and set off the Modron March to tour the planes too early. ''The Great Modron March'' anthology dealt with that.

	At the start of this one, the party visits Crux, a branch of Yggdrasil; where they learn that this Horrible thing is bumping off gods. These particular gods are 2e obscurities like the illithid god of knowledge. Thence it's off to Baator, Orcus' old fortress in the Negative Material, the [[Erelhei-Cinlu\|Vault of the Drow]] (yes, that one). Also to Ranais, in a tie-in to [[Bruce Cordell]]'s [[Tomb of Horrors]] followup.		At the start of this one, the party visits Crux, a branch of Yggdrasil; where they learn that this Horrible thing is bumping off gods. These particular gods are 2e obscurities like the illithid god of knowledge. Thence it's off to Baator, Orcus' old fortress in the Negative Material, the [[Erelhei-Cinlu\|Vault of the Drow]] (yes, that one). Also to Ranais, in a tie-in to [[Bruce Cordell]]'s [[Tomb of Horrors]] followup. So far, so very tiringly Da Vinci Code.

	Over the course of this rattletrap the party may, or may not, understand that the Horrible is naming itself "Tenebrous" and is Orcus back from the grave. Tenebrous isn't exactly Orcus at his full strength... but he's got hold of some powerful OTHER magic, like the Last Word, which kills gods dead.		Over the course of this rattletrap the party may, or may not, understand that the Horrible is naming itself "Tenebrous" and is Orcus back from the grave. Tenebrous isn't exactly Orcus at his full strength... but he's got hold of some powerful OTHER magic, like the Last Word, which kills gods dead.

1d4chan>Zimriel: /* Out of the Darkness */

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Out of the Darkness

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	As leadup, something Horrible murdered Modron Primus, took Its place, and set off the Modron March to tour the planes too early. ''The Great Modron March'' anthology dealt with that.		As leadup, something Horrible murdered Modron Primus, took Its place, and set off the Modron March to tour the planes too early. ''The Great Modron March'' anthology dealt with that.

	At the start of this one, the party visits Crux, a branch of Yggdrasil; where they learn that this Horrible thing is bumping off gods. These particular gods are 2e obscurities like the illithid god of knowledge. Thence it's off to Baator, Orcus' old fortress in the Negative Material, the [[Erelhei-Cinlu\|Vault of the Drow]] (yes, that one). Also to Ranais, in a tie-in to Cordell's [[Tomb of Horrors]] followup.		At the start of this one, the party visits Crux, a branch of Yggdrasil; where they learn that this Horrible thing is bumping off gods. These particular gods are 2e obscurities like the illithid god of knowledge. Thence it's off to Baator, Orcus' old fortress in the Negative Material, the [[Erelhei-Cinlu\|Vault of the Drow]] (yes, that one). Also to Ranais, in a tie-in to [[Bruce Cordell]]'s [[Tomb of Horrors]] followup.

	Over the course of this rattletrap the party may, or may not, understand that the Horrible is naming itself "Tenebrous" and is Orcus back from the grave. Tenebrous isn't exactly Orcus at his full strength... but he's got hold of some powerful OTHER magic, like the Last Word, which kills gods dead.		Over the course of this rattletrap the party may, or may not, understand that the Horrible is naming itself "Tenebrous" and is Orcus back from the grave. Tenebrous isn't exactly Orcus at his full strength... but he's got hold of some powerful OTHER magic, like the Last Word, which kills gods dead.

1d4chan>Zimriel at 17:51, 25 June 2020

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	'''Dead Gods''' is a [[Monte Cook]] "deluxe adventure" module for [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]]. This module was [[Wizards of the Coast]]'s end-run around 2e's restrictions, to restore [[Orcus]] to canon. ~~Its~~ cover features a 'roided-up naked [[Sean K Reynolds]], if you're into it, not that there's anything wrong with that.		'''Dead Gods''' is a [[Monte Cook]] "deluxe adventure" module for [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]]. This module was [[Wizards of the Coast]]'s end-run around 2e's restrictions, to restore [[Orcus]] to canon. r k post's cover for that features a 'roided-up naked [[Sean K Reynolds]], if you're into it, not that there's anything wrong with that.

	It's technically two adventures: "Out of the Darkness" (124 pages), and "Into the Light" (31 pages). Nobody pays attention to "Into the Light". Honestly they haven't paid much attention to "Out of the Darkness" either on account the plot is so broken.		It's technically two adventures: "Out of the Darkness" (124 pages), and "Into the Light" (31 pages). Nobody pays attention to "Into the Light". Honestly they haven't paid much attention to "Out of the Darkness" either on account the plot is so broken.

1d4chan>Zimriel at 17:50, 25 June 2020

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	'''Dead Gods''' is a [[Monte Cook]] "deluxe adventure" module for [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]]. This module was [[Wizards of the Coast]]'s end-run around 2e's restrictions, to restore [[Orcus]] to canon. Its cover features a 'roided-up naked Sean K Reynolds, if you're into it, not that there's anything wrong with that.		'''Dead Gods''' is a [[Monte Cook]] "deluxe adventure" module for [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]]. This module was [[Wizards of the Coast]]'s end-run around 2e's restrictions, to restore [[Orcus]] to canon. Its cover features a 'roided-up naked [[Sean K Reynolds]], if you're into it, not that there's anything wrong with that.

	It's technically two adventures: "Out of the Darkness" (124 pages), and "Into the Light" (31 pages). Nobody pays attention to "Into the Light". Honestly they haven't paid much attention to "Out of the Darkness" either on account the plot is so broken.		It's technically two adventures: "Out of the Darkness" (124 pages), and "Into the Light" (31 pages). Nobody pays attention to "Into the Light". Honestly they haven't paid much attention to "Out of the Darkness" either on account the plot is so broken.

1d4chan>Zimriel at 17:41, 25 June 2020

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	'''Dead Gods''' is a [[Monte Cook]] "deluxe adventure" module for [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]]. This module was [[Wizards of the Coast]]'s end-run around 2e's restrictions, to restore [[Orcus]] to canon.		'''Dead Gods''' is a [[Monte Cook]] "deluxe adventure" module for [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]]. This module was [[Wizards of the Coast]]'s end-run around 2e's restrictions, to restore [[Orcus]] to canon. Its cover features a 'roided-up naked Sean K Reynolds, if you're into it, not that there's anything wrong with that.

	It's technically two adventures: "Out of the Darkness" (124 pages), and "Into the Light" (31 pages). Nobody pays attention to "Into the Light". Honestly they haven't paid much attention to "Out of the Darkness" either on account the plot is so broken.		It's technically two adventures: "Out of the Darkness" (124 pages), and "Into the Light" (31 pages). Nobody pays attention to "Into the Light". Honestly they haven't paid much attention to "Out of the Darkness" either on account the plot is so broken.

1d4chan>Zimriel: /* Out of the Darkness */

2020-06-25T15:22:09Z

Out of the Darkness

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	As leadup, something Horrible murdered Modron Primus, took Its place, and set off the Modron March to tour the planes too early. ''The Great Modron March'' anthology dealt with that.		As leadup, something Horrible murdered Modron Primus, took Its place, and set off the Modron March to tour the planes too early. ''The Great Modron March'' anthology dealt with that.

	At the start of this one, the party visits Crux, a branch of Yggdrasil; where they learn that this Horrible thing is bumping off gods. These particular gods are 2e obscurities like the illithid god of knowledge. Thence it's off to Baator, Orcus' old fortress in the Negative Material, the [[Erelhei-Cinlu\|Vault of the Drow]] (yes, that one), ~~and Pelion~~.		At the start of this one, the party visits Crux, a branch of Yggdrasil; where they learn that this Horrible thing is bumping off gods. These particular gods are 2e obscurities like the illithid god of knowledge. Thence it's off to Baator, Orcus' old fortress in the Negative Material, the [[Erelhei-Cinlu\|Vault of the Drow]] (yes, that one). Also to Ranais, in a tie-in to Cordell's [[Tomb of Horrors]] followup.

	Over the course of this ~~adventure~~ the party may, or may not, understand that the Horrible is naming itself "Tenebrous" and is Orcus back from the grave. Tenebrous isn't exactly Orcus at his full strength... but he's got hold of some powerful OTHER magic, like the Last Word, which kills gods dead.		Over the course of this rattletrap the party may, or may not, understand that the Horrible is naming itself "Tenebrous" and is Orcus back from the grave. Tenebrous isn't exactly Orcus at his full strength... but he's got hold of some powerful OTHER magic, like the Last Word, which kills gods dead.

	The last stages, not to say the closest this ~~thing~~ gets to a plot, is ~~when~~ the party ~~passes~~ through a semiambulatory 10' vagina (I wish I was kidding) into ~~lowest Pandemonium~~. They pick up Orcus' Wand and, ~~with that~~, ~~go to the Astral~~ for ~~Orcus' floating corpse~~. ~~They don't fight Tenebrous himself there; just one of his priests. Why? Don't know!~~		The last stages, not to say the closest this shaggy-dog story gets to a plot, starts at Pelion where the Last Word had been stored. Here they learn that Tenebrous needs his Wand back - which is in Agathion, that part of Pandemonium not (directly) connected with the rest. So the party goes to Pandemonium, and through a semiambulatory 10' vagina (I wish I was kidding) into Agathion. They pick up Orcus' Wand and, hopefully, wreck it, thus scattering Tenebrous' essence thereby bumping off Orcus for good.

	~~For~~ all that this (sub)module is Orcus' vehicle ~~out of The Dead-Book~~, he's a sideline character. The module's job is to amuse the party whilst the canon is getting changed, no matter what they do. As a storyline, the adventure fails the central test of "does it make the party, heroes"; as an adventure, it is a railroad better published by Union Pacific than by any RPG outfit.		Then comes a coda. The party goes to the Astral for Orcus' floating corpse. This coda is redundant to the point it overturns the whole point of the adventure, which is to prevent Orcus' return. He's going to return no matter what.

			So for all that this (sub)module is Orcus' vehicle, he's a sideline character. The module's job is to amuse the party whilst the canon is getting changed, no matter what they do. As a storyline, the adventure fails the central test of "does it make the party, heroes"; as an adventure, it is a railroad better published by Union Pacific than by any RPG outfit.

	==Legacy==		==Legacy==