Dungeon magazine 20/The Ship of Night

"The Ship of Night" is a short adventure for Dungeons & Dragons 2 edition published in Dungeon #20. "An engineering marvel awaits you, as does a legion of murderous "ghosts."..."

Characters

 * • • Birgit • Ericho •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  • Tamara •  •  •

Creatures

 * • •  •  •  •  •  •  •  • dwarf •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •

Locations

 * Bodies of Water: •
 * Buildings: Sign of the Melancholy Dwarf
 * Forests:
 * Mountains:
 * Region: • Underdark
 * Settlements: •

Magic

 * Items: •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •


 * Potions: •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •


 * Spells: affect normal fires • • anti-magic shell •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •   •  •  •  •  •  • ESP •  •  •  •  •  •  •  • ice storm •  •  •  •  •  •  •  • Melf's acid arrow • minor creation •  •  •  • phantasmal force •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  • ventriloquism • wall of fog •  •  •  •

Miscellaneous

 * Armor & Clothing: •  •   •  •  •  •  •
 * Creature Abilities:
 * Food & Drinks: •  •  •  •
 * Gemstones: •  •  •  •  •  •
 * Items: •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •
 * Languages:
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 * Substances: •  •
 * Vegetation: •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •
 * Vessels: •  •  •  •  •
 * Weapons:  •  •  •  •  •  •  •

Background

 * According to Wolfgang Baur, this adventure was inspired by the John Keats poem Ode on Melancholy.
 * Notably, this adventure begins by recommending one own the sourcebooks The Savage Frontier and Waterdeep and the North.
 * This adventure does not begin in a set location. Rather, it suggests beginning in any metropolis in northwest Faerûn. Giving Neverwinter, Silverymoon, and Waterdeep as examples.
 * The wand of petrification in this adventure was undescribed, only later being detailed in the Letters Column of Dungeon #22.