Shroomy
Adventurer
I managed to finagle a copy of WoTC's newest adventure, James Wyatt and Mike Mearl's Pyramid of Shadows today (I couldn't get my hands on a copy of the FRCS). I haven't had a chance to read it yet, but I can tell you that it is in the same format as Thunderspire Labyrinth. It consists of two booklets; the shorter booklet contains the adventure overview/background information, new monsters, and supplemental artwork, while the second contains the adventure proper. It also comes with a single, eight-panel, full-color, double-sided battlemap depicting three encounter areas in the adventure.
While I haven't had a chance to really read the adventure, I'll try to answer questions as best I can. For starters, here are the new monsters:
New Monsters
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Arboreans - evil humanoid plants that come in four varieties (Arborean Reaper [Level 7 Soldier], Arborean Watcher [Level 7 Lurker], Arborean Speaker [Level 10 Controller (Leader)], and Arborean Plant Terror [Level 11 Elite Brute]).
Charnel Lord (Level 10 Elite Soldier) - a unique, variant otyugh.
Charnel Rats (Level 7 Minions) - corrupted servitors of the Charnel Lord
Eater of Knowledge - Vecna's hunger for knowledge taken humanoid form. Three varieties: Voidblade (Level 6 Soldier), Thoughtbow (Level 7 Artiller), and Mindstrike (Level 8 elite controller)
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While I haven't had a chance to really read the adventure, I'll try to answer questions as best I can. For starters, here are the new monsters:
New Monsters
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Arboreans - evil humanoid plants that come in four varieties (Arborean Reaper [Level 7 Soldier], Arborean Watcher [Level 7 Lurker], Arborean Speaker [Level 10 Controller (Leader)], and Arborean Plant Terror [Level 11 Elite Brute]).
Charnel Lord (Level 10 Elite Soldier) - a unique, variant otyugh.
Charnel Rats (Level 7 Minions) - corrupted servitors of the Charnel Lord
Eater of Knowledge - Vecna's hunger for knowledge taken humanoid form. Three varieties: Voidblade (Level 6 Soldier), Thoughtbow (Level 7 Artiller), and Mindstrike (Level 8 elite controller)
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