Dungeon 170: Monument of the Ancients

[Shroomy]

Matt, just curious, are the illustrations on pages 71 and 78 representative of the correct sequence on the Horreb cube?

Also, I particularly loved how you handled the trebuchet.

 

[Matt James]

Matt, just curious, are the illustrations on pages 71 and 78 representative of the correct sequence on the Horreb cube?

Also, I particularly loved how you handled the trebuchet.

Yes sir! And thank you for the compliment. We originally intended to introduce some elements of "mass-combat" but unfortunately we did not have enough time to address the plethora of issues that it opens up.

 

[Wrox]

Review from Dragon Avenue gives Monument of the Ancients 5 out of 5 stars:

From Behind the Wall — Monument of the Ancients

 

[Brix]

Speaking of Phlan, did WotC ever finally release the Phlan web enhancement they promised to release several years ago?

Yes I'm waiting for a very long time for that one. Any chance it will see the light of day?

 

[Brix]

And....
Since I#m a huge Phlan fan...
Is there any interessting stuff, that didn't make it in the adventure?
I like the twist, that the Church of Bane finally made it to the top..
Any additional Realmslore would be much appreciated!

 

[Wrox]

Interview with "Monument of the Ancients" co-author Matt James over at www.critial-hits.com

Critical Hits » Interview: Matt James, Co-Author of “Monument of the Ancients”

 

[Sonny]

Yes sir! And thank you for the compliment. We originally intended to introduce some elements of "mass-combat" but unfortunately we did not have enough time to address the plethora of issues that it opens up.

Matt, I just noticed this thread, and would like to thank you and Brian for a wonderful adventure. And as someone who also started with Pool of Radiance and went on into the Forgotten Realms with Ruins of Adventure, I'd like to especially thank you two for *finally* getting Phlan right.

The Moonsea supplement missed the mark soo badly, and the lack of Wizards support had me completely give up on WoTC ever producing a product that would meet my high (and admittedly nostalgic) standards.

 

[vagabundo]

The Map of Phlan, from the art release, seems almost unusable at such a low DPI - am I missing something?

I've always liked the Moonsea and around the Great glacier - I might run this as a one off when we get a break in the current campaign.

 

[Brix]

The Moonsea supplement missed the mark soo badly, and the lack of Wizards support had me completely give up on WoTC ever producing a product that would meet my high (and admittedly nostalgic) standards.

You are absolutly right in what you say!
I want to point you attention to a web enhancement that was written by Josh Sawyer for MYsteries of the Moonsea, that deals with Phlan.
This WE still waits for release. If enough people would ask....

 

[Wrox]

The Map of Phlan, from the art release, seems almost unusable at such a low DPI - am I missing something?

I've always liked the Moonsea and around the Great glacier - I might run this as a one off when we get a break in the current campaign.

While it's not the Phlan city map, art director Jon Schindehette did post a high res link to the Moonsea North map on his blog. The direct link is Moonsea North (image) by Sean Macdonald