Cities of Mystery is an accessory for the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons

Dungeons & Dragons

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fantasy

Fantasy

Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...

 role-playing game

Role-playing game

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Contents

Cities of Mystery is a supplement which describes a fantasy city, and includes five adventure scenario suggestions, and descriptions of important non-player character

Non-player character

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s. The boxed set includes two large maps and 33 cardstock fold-together buildings, enough for an entire city block.

Publication history

FR8 Cities of Mystery was written by Jean Rabe

Jean Rabe

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, with a cover by Larry Elmore

Larry Elmore

Larry Elmore is an American fantasy artist whose work includes creating illustrations for video games, comics, magazines and fantasy books. His list of work includes illustrations for Dungeons & Dragons, Dragonlance, and the comic strip series SnarfQuest...

 and building design by Dennis Kauth, and was published by TSR in 1989 as a boxed set

Boxed set

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with a 64-page book, cardstock sheets, and two large color maps.