 The cover of Dragons of Despair, with art by Clyde Caldwell. The artwork depicts a group of adventurers confronting a dragon. | |
| Code | DL1 |
|---|---|
| TSR product code | 9130 |
| Rules required | AD&D (1st Edition) |
| Character levels | 4–6 |
| Campaign setting | Dragonlance |
| Authors | Tracy Hickman |
| First published | 1984 |
| Pages | 32 |
| ISBN | 0-88038-086-1 |
| Linked modules | |
| DL1, DL2, DL3, DL4, DL5, DL6, DL7, DL8, DL9, DL10, DL11, DL12, DL13, DL14, DL15, DL16 | |
Dragons of Despair is the first in a series of 16 Dragonlance adventures published by TSR, Inc. (TSR) between 1984 and 1988. It is the start of the first major story arc in the Dragonlance series of Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) role-playing game modules, a series of ready-to-play adventures for use by Dungeon Masters in the game. This series provides a game version of the original Dragonlance storyline later told in the Dragonlance Chronicles trilogy of novels. This module corresponds to the events told in the first half of the novel Dragons of Autumn Twilight by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman.[1][2] Its module code is DL1, which is used to designate it as the first part of the Dragonlance adventure series.
- ^ Dobson, Michael (1985). Dragons of Mystery. Lake Geneva, WI; New York: TSR. ISBN 0-88038-090-X.
- ^ Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Buffalo, New York: Prometheus Books. p. 89. ISBN 0-87975-653-5.