When a Star Falls
D&D module
When a Star Falls is an adventure module for the first edition of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game published by TSR, Inc. in 1984. It was written by Graeme Morris and is intended for 6–10 player characters between levels 3–5.
Plot summary
When a Star Falls is an adventure in which the player characters search for a fallen star, meeting challenges along the way which requires the PCs to deal with greedy derro, deceptive Sverfneblin and treacherous clerics.
The characters need to give the fallen star to its rightful owner, and the star's secrets are revealed as they journey. The PCs have an encounter with a monster called a memory web on the moors south-east of the Tegefed mountains, and learn of a falling star that reached the earth. They are encouraged to find it and bring it to Shalfey, an Elder Sage of the Tower of the Heavens.
Publication history
UK4: When a Star Falls was written by Graeme Morris, and published by TSR in 1984 as a 32-page booklet with two outer folders. This module, like all those of the U and UK series, was developed by the TSR UK division.
A remastered version of the adventure was published in the anthology Quests from the Infinite Staircase for Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition on July 16, 2024.
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