Review: Ruins of Undermountain. By Ed Greenwood. Published in 1991
The Ruins of
Undermountain (RoU) details the first 3 levels of a 9 level superdungeon found
under the Forgotten Realms city of Waterdeep.
Each level is on a fold-out map roughly 2’x3’. The third level is twice as big. Only about 25% of each level is described in
terms of keyed locations giving the DM plenty to do in terms of filling in the
details. Generally high level characters
are necessary to adventure into RoU.
There are lots of traps and there are some high-powered monsters on the
first level. A generous portion of the
third level includes the city of Skullport.
Skullport is an intriguing idea.
A dangerous border-town between civilization and the Underdark where
shady deals and so forth are conducted.
There are several pages of adventure ideas and two adventures included
in the set. Levels 4 through 9 are
described in very general terms.
Although connected with Waterdeep, there is enough flexibility that
Undermountain could be moved to a non-Forgotten Realms campaign with minimal
difficulty. An ambitious undertaking with
the right amount of detail and flexibility and room for the DMs own ideas. Highly recommended! 5 out of 5 stars.
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