The Rod of Seven Parts
| The Rod of Seven Parts | |
|---|---|
 The cover of the boxed set, art by R.K. Post. | |
| General information | |
| Type: | Boxed Set |
| Code/Abbr.: | TSR1145 |
| Edition: | Second edition |
| Creators | |
| Author: | Skip Williams |
| Editor(s): | David Eckelberry |
| Cover artist: | Stephen A. Daniele and Greg Kerkman |
| Interior artist(s): | Glen Michael Angus, Arnie Swekel, Philip Robb, Jim Roslof, and Erol Otus |
| Publishing info | |
| Series: | Tomes |
| Publisher: | TSR |
| Publish date: | 1996 |
| Misc | |
| ISBN: | 0-7869-0418-6 |
| Class: | Official content |
- This article is about the adventure. For the Rod itself, see Rod of Seven Parts. For the novel, see The Rod of Seven Parts (novel).
The Rod of Seven Parts is an adventure published by TSR, Inc. in 1996 for second edition. It was written by Skip Williams and is the first in TSR's series of "Tomes" adventures. The Rod of Seven Parts is also the title of a related 1996 Douglas Niles novel. The term is also used to refer to the fictional Rod itself.
The adventure is officially setting-neutral, although Williams authored an article in Dragon magazine in September 1996 suggesting placement and adaptation in the World of Greyhawk campaign setting (and others).
Plot
[edit | edit source]The story focuses on a party of adventurers working to acquire all seven segments of the Rod in sequence. It is written as a sequel to the events described in the previously published supplement Book of Artifacts (1993).[1] The adventure begins with three different potential variant openings, and progresses through various locations such as a cloud giant lair and a pocket dimension guarded by a pit fiend. In the final sequence, the adventurers confront Miska the Wolf-Spider in his prison on the plane of Pandemonium.
External links
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- Tomes Series at the TSR Archive.
References
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[edit | edit source]Bibliography
[edit | edit source]- Cook, David "Zeb". Book of Artifacts. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1993.
- Niles, Douglas The Rod of Seven Parts. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1996.
- Williams, Skip. "A History of the Rod of Seven Parts" Dragon #224. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1995.
- Williams, Skip. The Rod of Seven Parts. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1996.
- Williams, Skip. "The Rod of Seven Parts, world by world" Dragon #233. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1996.
Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index
The Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index (EGI) is based on previous work of Jason Zavoda through '08, continued by numerous other fans. The EGI article has a list of sources, product names, abbreviations, and a link to the full, downloadable index.
| Topic | Type | Description | Product | Page/Card/Image
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| The Rod of Seven Parts | Item | Dragon magazine #224 | 68 | |
| The Rod of Seven Parts Boxed Set (Tomes) | Publication | Supplement, | Dragon magazine #224 | 68 |
| The Rod of Seven Parts Boxed Set (Tomes) | Publication | Supplement, | Dragon magazine #233 | 92 |
| The Rod of Seven Parts campaign set | Adventure | Adventure - | The Rod of Seven Parts: Reference Cards | |
| The Rod of Seven Parts: Initiation to Power | Adventure | Dragon magazine #233 | 92 | |
| The Rod of Seven Parts: Might and Menace | Adventure | Dragon magazine #233 | 93 |