DRAGONLANCE® Classics, Volume 3 - Free

Each group plays through the Encounters
in the sequence you have selected. The PCs
who are in the group are the Primary PCs for
that Encounter. All of the other PCs (both Primary
and Illusory) are also present but only
as #PCs. Do not tell the players which PCs
are Primary and which are dreamshadows.
There are certain Encounters that all or
several of the groups will play. (You can run
one Encounter several times.) Variations for
these Encounters are given. After determining
which Encounters take place and in what
order, you need to determine which variations
to use.
Each Encounter lists at least five variations,
A through E. For every Encounter listed, write
down one of the letter variations. Thus, the
white stag might be killed by evil creatures for
Group 1, while the same stag is alive and out
to kill Group 2 when they come across the
Encounter.
Make these preparations ahead of time. Be
sure to familiarize yourself with the sequence
of Encounters and how they are to be run.
Running the Level II Dream
Use the following procedure for running the
dream:
1) Determine which track to take the
Encounter from: For each group, roll 1d10,
then take the first Encounter in that column
that has not already been chosen.
2) Recap previous events: Remind the
players of what has occurred previously in
this track to give them some idea of where
they are in the dream. For example, if Raistlin
died during a confrontation with a dragon,
mention that as you recreate the last
Encounter played in this column. You should
also give the players some indication as to
how they perceive their own health in this
track.
3) Run the Encounter: Keep track of the
real and illusory damage to PCs using the
damage form.
4) Go on to the next Encounter: Roll 1d10
to determine the next Encounter played. If all
the Encounters in a column have been played,
roll again to determine which track to use
next. Once all of the Encounters in all
columns have been played, go on to Encounter
25. Keep track of which PCs are with
which group since this is important in the final
chapter.
Damage in the Dream
Only those PCs who are Primary PCs in a
dream track actually suffer damage. The
PCs, being phantoms of the dream, only
appear to receive damage.
Keep True Damage and False Damage
separate by using the PC Damage Form. This
lists spaces down the left hand column where
you can write the names of the characters. To
the right of this are six columns.
The first column is labeled True Damage.
This is where you record any damage inflicted
upon a PC in his own track. The remaining
columns are for recording False Damage that
the PC might appear to sustain as a PC.
Write the name of the PCs in the space at
the left, followed by their current hit points as
they enter this part of the dream. Determine
which track each PC is on in the dream and
place an X in that column next to his name.
This reminds you that damage caused on that
track must be recorded in the True Damage
column.
True Damage applies to all tracks. Thus if a
PC suffers True Damage of 5 points, add that
number to the damage in each of the other
tracks for purposes of determining whether
the PC has fallen unconscious or not.
For example: Raistlin receives 5 points of
damage during an Encounter. This Encounter
was on Raistlin’s own B track and thus the
damage is True Damage. The DM records the
damage in the True Damage column, and in
each of the tracks as well. The next Encounter
takes place on the D track. Raistlin suffers 25
points of damage from a fireball spell. Since
this damage was on the D track, it is recorded
next to his name in the D column. Since 25 +
5 points of damage exceeds Raistlin’s hit
points coming into the dream, Raistlin
appears to die in the D track. He does not
appear in any further encounters in track D.
However, he has suffered only 5 points of
damage in the other tracks and is still “alive”
there.
When a character appears to die in his own
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track, he immediately disappears from all
tracks.
Healing in the Dream: Characters can be
healed of True Damage in their own tracks.
To continue the example above, Raistlin
might regain the 5 hit points he lost in his
track through healing. This, of course, carries
through all the tracks (he regains 5 hit points
in each). He can also be healed of damage in
track D, but this counts in that track only.
Spell Use: Mages must memorize their
spells before entering this level of the dream.
Once they have selected their spells, tell
them to multiply the number of spells
selected by 6. Thus, if Raistlin chose two
light spells, he now has 12. The same is true
of clerical spells. They can use only their
originally chosen number of spells in each
track, however. Thus, Raistlin can use only
two light spells in his true track (track B).
But he can use two light spells in each of the
other tracks as well.
Note to the DM: Silvanesti is a nightmare.
Dreamwraiths and monsters should attack
the PCs with all the fervor they can muster.
Dreamshadow PCs should appear to die like
flies. This will no doubt distress many of your
players. It’s supposed to! However, if the players
soon get the idea that their characters
might have only died in someone else’s
dream, they will find this to be a bizarre and
challenging place.