War Rafts of Kron
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War Rafts of Kron is a 1984 adventure module for the Dungeons & Dragons
roleplaying game.
The module's introductory section details rules for events and encounters underwater. The next section introduces the adventure, which presents the player character
s with the reward of the own tropical island for completing the adventure, but informs the players that others have tried and failed. The players must discover who or what is responsible for raiding vessels on the High Seas, causing distress to shipping, and captured a local princess. They will travel under the waters of the Sea of Dread, which is infested by all sorts of nasty beasts.
The sea-bound Minrothad Guilds hire the player characters for a delicate task. For months the sea trade routses have been raided by pirates, but their latest success stirs great political unrest, for the princess of Ierendi has disappeared on her sea voyage on one of the Guild's ships. The player characters set out to the open sea, only to fall prey to the pirates themselves. With the aid of a storm giant, they must discover the plot behind these raids, which was set both on the floating sea city of Kron and an undersea city inhabited by tritons
and involves an ancient evil in the sunken city of Colhador.
and interior illustrations by Jeff Butler
, and was published by TSR in 1984 as a 32-page booklet with an outer folder.
The associated code for The War Rafts of Kron is X7 and its TSR product code is TSR 9079. This module was developed and intended for use with Dungeons & Dragon's Expert Set
rules.
#70, and gave it 8/10 overall, noting that the module is a "departure from the normal idea of adventuring" as it takes the characters underwater. Staplehurst felt that the designers made good use of imagination and fantasy, which provides unusual and exciting play situations to last a number of sessions. Staplehurst concluded the review stating, "There is also a carefully worked out background which allows characters to move freely between encounters and work things out for themselves rather than be channelled from one to another in series. Overall, this is a worthwhile contribution to the D&D stable."
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Plot summary
War Rafts of Kron is an adventure that takes place both on and beneath the surface of the sea, and includes rules for underwater play. The module also includes a description of the war rafts and the underwater city of Colhador.The module's introductory section details rules for events and encounters underwater. The next section introduces the adventure, which presents the player character
Player 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 with the reward of the own tropical island for completing the adventure, but informs the players that others have tried and failed. The players must discover who or what is responsible for raiding vessels on the High Seas, causing distress to shipping, and captured a local princess. They will travel under the waters of the Sea of Dread, which is infested by all sorts of nasty beasts.
The sea-bound Minrothad Guilds hire the player characters for a delicate task. For months the sea trade routses have been raided by pirates, but their latest success stirs great political unrest, for the princess of Ierendi has disappeared on her sea voyage on one of the Guild's ships. The player characters set out to the open sea, only to fall prey to the pirates themselves. With the aid of a storm giant, they must discover the plot behind these raids, which was set both on the floating sea city of Kron and an undersea city inhabited by tritons
Triton (Dungeons & Dragons)
Tritons are a fictional species in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game.-Publication history:The tritons were introduced to the Dungeons & Dragons game in its first supplement, Greyhawk , and also appeared in the Eldritch Wizardry supplement.The triton appeared in the first edition of...
and involves an ancient evil in the sunken city of Colhador.
Publication history
X7 The War Rafts of Kron was written by Bruce Nesmith, with a cover by Larry ElmoreLarry 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 interior illustrations by Jeff Butler
Jeff Butler
Jeff Butler is an American illustrator and comic book artist. Butler worked with the art department of TSR, Inc...
, and was published by TSR in 1984 as a 32-page booklet with an outer folder.
The associated code for The War Rafts of Kron is X7 and its TSR product code is TSR 9079. This module was developed and intended for use with Dungeons & Dragon's Expert Set
Dungeons & Dragons Expert Set
The Expert Set is an expansion boxed set for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. It was first published in 1981 as an expansion to the Basic Set.-1981 printing:The D&D Basic Set saw a major revision in 1981 by Tom Moldvay...
rules.
Credits
- Bruce Nesmith, Design
- Anne GrayAnne Gray McCreadyAnne Gray McCready is a game designer and editor who has worked on a number of products for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game from TSR.-Early history:...
, Editing - Ruth Hoyer, Graphic design
- Larry ElmoreLarry ElmoreLarry 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...
, Cover artist - Jeff ButlerJeff ButlerJeff Butler is an American illustrator and comic book artist. Butler worked with the art department of TSR, Inc...
, Interior artist - David S. "Diesel" LaForceDavid S. LaForceDavid S. LaForce is an artist, noted for his artwork in fantasy role-playing games.-Career:Along with Jeff Dee, Erol Otus, Jim Roslof, David C. Sutherland III and David A...
, Cartographer
Reception
Graham Staplehurst reviewed The War Rafts of Kron for White DwarfWhite Dwarf (magazine)
White Dwarf is a magazine published by British games manufacturer Games Workshop. Initially covering a wide variety of fantasy and science-fiction role-playing and board games, particularly the role playing games Dungeons & Dragons, RuneQuest and Traveller...
#70, and gave it 8/10 overall, noting that the module is a "departure from the normal idea of adventuring" as it takes the characters underwater. Staplehurst felt that the designers made good use of imagination and fantasy, which provides unusual and exciting play situations to last a number of sessions. Staplehurst concluded the review stating, "There is also a carefully worked out background which allows characters to move freely between encounters and work things out for themselves rather than be channelled from one to another in series. Overall, this is a worthwhile contribution to the D&D stable."