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''Earthshaker!'' was written by [[David Cook (game designer)|David "Zeb" Cook]], with a cover by [[Clyde Caldwell]], and was published by TSR in 1985 as a 24-page booklet with an outer folder.<ref name="HW">{{cite book|last=Schick |first=Lawrence|title=Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games|publisher=Prometheus Books |year=1991|isbn=0-87975-653-5 |page=137}}</ref> |
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| Code | CM4 |
|---|---|
| Rules required | Dungeons & Dragons Companion Set |
| Character levels | 18-22 |
| Authors | David "Zeb" Cook |
| First published | 1985 |
| Linked modules | |
| CM1, CM2, CM3, CM4, CM5, CM6, CM7, CM8, CM9 | |
Earthshaker! (ISBN 0-88038-196-5) is a 1985 adventure module for the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game. Its associated code is CM4 and the TSR product number is TSR 9128.
Plot summary
The player characters are charged with the responsibility of stewardship over the barony of Vyolstagrad while the baron must attend the king's court. The matters are already difficult with internal and external problems, but then a strange carnival appears with a hugely tremendrous exhibition: A colossal humanoid machine of iron, called the Earthshaker. While the machine itself poses no threat, a band of unscrupulous villains seek to attain control over this iron titan, and only the player characters stand in their way...
Publication history
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Earthshaker! was written by David "Zeb" Cook, with a cover by Clyde Caldwell, and was published by TSR in 1985 as a 24-page booklet with an outer folder.[1]
Reception
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Credits
- David "Zeb" Cook: Design
- Steve Winter: Editing
- Clyde Caldwell: Cover art
- Ben Otero: Interior art
- David S. "Diesel" LaForce: Cartography
- Kim N. Lindau: Typesetting
- Ruth Hoyer: Art direction
Advertising blurb
The back cover of this module reads:
Into your hands has been thrust a great responsibility - management of a growing domain. It has been a hard winter. Now, with the coming of spring, the populace looks to you for leadership. It will take a careful and generous hand to restore your subjects' confidence.
But even as you hold your first courts of the new season, an ominous shadow falls across the land. Earthshaker - wonder of the world - has arrived! Will its arrival be a curse or a blessing?
With bold action and skillful diplomacy, you may yet divert disaster. But if you fail, the consequences will certainly be the subject of many a minstrel's tragic songs for years to come!
Earthshaker includes a complete dominion setting, new player characters and NPCs, and complete material on one of the greatest marvels of the world - the giant and unstoppable Earthshaker!
See also
Additional reading
Review: The V.I.P. of Gaming Magazine #2 (1986)
References
- ^ Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. p. 137. ISBN 0-87975-653-5.
External links
- Earthshaker! entry from Pen-paper.net
- The "CM" modules from The Acaeum
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