Adapting old D&D Advert Comic to Mystara
by HåvardI just came across a blog article collecting old adverts for Classic D&D in the form of a comic book story. The art for at least some of the later panels was drawn by Bill Willingham, more known for the award winning Fables graphic novels these days.
The early panels have references to the old Holmes D&D editon, with a reference to Zenopus, but the later ads refer to the Basic and Expert Rules D&D (Moldvay/Cook or Mentzer).
I was thinking of ways to adapt this story to a Mystara location.
Some details:
Cast:
Grimslade the Magic-User
Indel the Elf
Valerius The Fighter
Saren the Cleric
NPCS
Grindal: Grimslades Mentor
Oakthorne: Shapeshifter. (Druid?)
Mekron(?)
Monsters
Shambling Mount
Green Slime
Goblin
Red Dragon
Black Dragon
Werewolf
Locations:
Zenopus Castle
Dungeons of Zenopus Castle
Gavins Inn
Black Swamp of Lobella
The Dark Forest
The Mountains of Ash
Ancient Castle
Magic Items:
Heart of Mekron (Medallion)
The Great Sword Naril
Scroll of Dimension Door
Of course, the original Castle Zenopus could be a reference to the Tower of Zenopus from the Holmes Rulebook. Possibly, the Wizard Zenopus had a Castle in addtion to the Tower?