The Forest Oracle
Encyclopedia
The Forest Oracle is an adventure
module for the Dungeons & Dragons
role-playing game.
s try to lift the curse which has brought death and drought to the land known as the Downs. As they travel to a Great Druid to ask for his help, they travel across the mountains and through the forest where they encounter brigands, goblins
, bugbears
, gypsies, and a yeti
.
The Downs, a lush valley on the edge of the Greate Olde Woode, are dying. Livestock and crops simply rot and drop to the parched ground. The druids
who have protected the area have retreated into the thick forest, and the party must find them to undo the evil that's happening in the Downs.
and interior illustrations by Jeff Easley
, and was published by TSR in 1984 as a 32-page booklet with an outer folder.
Adventure (Dungeons & Dragons)
In the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, an adventure or module is a pre-packaged book or box set that helps the Dungeon Master manage the plot or story of a game...
module for the Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeons & Dragons is a fantasy role-playing game originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, and first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. . The game has been published by Wizards of the Coast since 1997...
role-playing game.
Plot summary
In this scenario, the player characterPlayer character
A player character or playable character is a character in a video game or role playing game who is controlled or controllable by a player, and is typically a protagonist of the story told in the course of the game. A player character is a persona of the player who controls it. Player characters...
s try to lift the curse which has brought death and drought to the land known as the Downs. As they travel to a Great Druid to ask for his help, they travel across the mountains and through the forest where they encounter brigands, goblins
Goblin (Dungeons & Dragons)
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, goblins are a very common and fairly weak race of evil humanoid monsters. Goblins and Kobolds are commonly non-human monsters that low-level player characters will face in combat. In D&D, goblins aren't smaller cousins of orcs, but are a part of...
, bugbears
Bugbear (Dungeons & Dragons)
The bugbear is a type of fictional monster for player characters to encounter in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game.A bugbear is depicted as a massive humanoid distantly related to goblins and hobgoblins...
, gypsies, and a yeti
Yeti (Dungeons & Dragons)
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game, the yeti is a monstrous humanoid.-Publication history:The yeti first appeared in The Strategic Review #3 .The yeti appeared in first edition in the original Monster Manual...
.
The Downs, a lush valley on the edge of the Greate Olde Woode, are dying. Livestock and crops simply rot and drop to the parched ground. The druids
Druid (Dungeons & Dragons)
The druid is a playable character class in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Druids wield nature-themed magic. Prior to 4th edition, they gain divine magic from being at one with nature, or from one of several patron gods of the wild, while in 4th edition, they gain primal magic...
who have protected the area have retreated into the thick forest, and the party must find them to undo the evil that's happening in the Downs.
Publication history
N2 Forest Oracle was written by Carl Smith, with a cover by Keith ParkinsonKeith Parkinson
Keith Parkinson was an American fantasy artist and illustrator known for book cover and game artwork for games such as EverQuest, Guardians, Magic: The Gathering and Vanguard: Saga of Heroes.-Early life:...
and interior illustrations by Jeff Easley
Jeff Easley
Jeff Easley is an oil painter who creates fantasy artwork in the tradition of Frank Frazetta.-Early life:...
, and was published by TSR in 1984 as a 32-page booklet with an outer folder.