Knight of the Living Dead is a gamebook in the Catacombs series. Published in May 1989, it is the only entry in the series to be set in the Forgotten Realms.
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ENTER THE WORLD OF THE UNDEAD!
Dirt fouls your nostrils and mouth as you reach the inevitable conclusion: You yourself, once a holy paladin, have become one of the hateful undead! But you have no idea of who you are or how you got here....
One thing is certain, however: Before you can escape your present state, you must stop the legions of undead, who even now labor feverishly to complete a monstrous underground construct that will spell doom for the entire population of Waterdeep and possibly all the Realms!
In KNIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, you enter the world of a visual maze, full of sinister surprises! As an undead paladin, you recover the pieces of the wondrous Staff of Waterdeep, but to complete the staff, you must explore underground tombs where fearsome undead creatures lurk around every bend! A unique feature of this book is your need to discover your Memory Traces, which will not only tell you who you are, but also may provide clues in your desperate hunt!
CATACOMBS™ Books represent the ultimate challenge in role-playing adventure. Through lavish illustrations, you journey from chamber to chamber in search of the precious object of your quest. Your analytical powers are tested to the utmost as you decide how to deal with the weird and wondrous creatures and artifacts you encounter.”
Index[]
Characters[]
- Abraxa • Arnat • Bumberly • Calperion • Celia • Donalbain • Frethian • Greeme • Haurrant • Jyorlo • Kappiyan Flurmastyr • Karinna • Korlo • Lagothrix Blunt • Main character • Orcus • Porelle • Scryblom • Selasanta • Shalara Malarrkin • Silas Ten-Miller • Tenret • Veliks • Woonsocket Sharp • Yellowknife
- Referenced only
- Ahghairon • Anacaster • Arielle • Athar • Baeron Silmaeril • Darias • Demogorgon • Duke of Dagger • Folderol • Glashnakh • Kelivaras • Kerian • Khelben Arunsun • Ktar • Lila • Maaril • Maskar Wands • Nain Keenwhistler • Nymara Dalzor • Piergeiron the Paladinson • Rodnim • Salahass • Tessalar Hulicorm
Creatures[]
- automaton bird • banshee • black dragon • cat • cerebricule • dark elf • dolphin • dwarf • eel • familiar • gargoyle • ghast • ghost • ghoul • giant frog • giant moray eel • giant sea horse • great annelid • halfling • haunt • hermit crab • human • kobold • lacedon • lich • medusa • merfolk • mummy • orc • pixie • poltergeist • revenant • sea anemone • shadow • skeleton • specter • squid • starfish • vampire • vampire bat • water elemental • weasel • wraith • zombie
- Referenced only
- ant • barnacle • bear • bloodhound • bugbear • cattle • cockroach • elf • giant • giant mosquito • goat • gold dragon • green dragon • hobgoblin • horse • hummingbird • mammoth • mosquito • orc • panther • porcupine • rabbit • satyr • shark • sprite • tiger • unicorn • vulture • Walking Statues of Waterdeep • will-o'-wisp
Locations[]
- Bodies of Water
- Waterdeep Harbor
- Buildings
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- Businesses
- Porelle Galleries
- Crypts & Tombs
- Hall of Heroes • Hall of Sages • House of the Homeless
- Fortresses
- Castle Waterdeep • Piergeiron's Palace
- Inns & Taverns
- Gentle Mermaid • The Full Cup
- Temples
- temple of Mystra
- Towers
- Dragon Tower
- Districts
- Castle Ward • City of the Dead • Dock Ward • North Ward • Sea Ward • Southern Ward • Trades Ward
- Landmarks
- Ahghairon's Statue • City of Garbage • River Gate • South Gate • Warriors' Monument
- Planes
- Outer Planes (Abyss) • Prime Material plane
- Roads
- Caravan Court • Caravan Street • Carter's Way • Coach Street • Coachlamp Lane • Coffinmarch • Copper Street • High Road • Pharra's Alley • Street of Silks • Sulmor Street • Virgin's Square • Way of the Dragon • Waymoot
- Settlements
- Waterdeep
- Wilderness
- Waterbreak
- Referenced only
- Aglarond • Ahghairon's Tower • Amn • Astral Plane • Berun's Hill • Bloodstone Pass • Burnt Wagon Way • Calimshan • Chondalwood • Chult • Daggerford • Deepwater Isle • Ducal Castle • East Torch Tower • elemental planes • Ethereal plane • Forest of Tethir • Great Glacier • Hiryam's Cloth Goods • Inner Fort • Kara-Tur • Lantan • Luskan • Mere of Dead Men • Moonsea • Moonshae Isles • Negative Material plane • Plinth • Positive Material plane • Neverwinter • Ruathym • Selûne (moon) • Trackless Sea • Trade Way • Vaasa • Winterwood
Magic[]
- items
- bag of holding • Cathexis • crystal ball • faerie dust • necklace of water breathing • ring of regeneration • ring of far travel • rod of lordly might • scroll of invisibility • speaking stone • staff of Waterdeep
- Potions
- potion of healing • unguent of repair
- Spells
- fireball • ward against undead
- Others
- Effluvium • holy water • phylactery
- Referenced only
- flying carpet • potion of giant strength
Organizations[]
- Referenced only
- Brossfeather • City Guard • City Watch • Guild of Chandlers and Lamplighters • Guild of Stonecutters, Masons, Potters, & Tile-Makers • Lords of Waterdeep
Religions[]
Miscellaneous[]
- Armor & Clothing
- barding • belt • breastplate • gauntlet • glass eye • gown • peg leg • tunic
- Conditions
- amnesia
- Crafts
- taxidermy
- Currency
- copper piece • gold piece • silver piece
- Food & Drinks
- apple • banana • nutmeg • orange • pear • plum • wine
- Games
- dice • wheel of chance
- Gemstones
- emerald • ruby
- Items
- amphora • anchor • bandage • bathtub • beanbag • brazier • candle • chain • chamberpot • coffin • fish-scaling knife • flask • hinge • hourglass • inkstand • inkwell • magnifying glass • mirror (hand mirror) • mortar and pestle • net • penknife • purse • rocking horse • quill • rug • scabbard • scrub brush • stuffed creature • urn • vial • water pipe (hookah) • wreath
- Materials & Substances
- bronze • burlap • ceramic • chalk • copper • ectoplasm • flagstone • ivory • mahogany • marble • paper • sealing wax • silver • steel • velvet
- Vegetation
- holly • kelp • oak • waxflower
- Weapons
- battle axe • harpoon • morningstar
- Works
- Amazing Golem Stories • A Treatise on Vampires • Legends of the Annelids • On Pipe Smoking • Night of the Black Wind • Religious Customs in Northern Faerun
- Referenced only
- ambergris • beer • bread • cinnamon • coffee • cookie • dragonhide • drum • egg • flywheel • garlic • ginger • Greengrass • handkerchief • hatchet • jerkin • marbles • molasses • moneylending • Night of Black Wind • pecan • perfume • petrification • phosphorus • stake • sulfur • walnut • waxflower • wool
Appendix[]
References[]
- ↑ Allen Varney (May 1989). Knight of the Living Dead. (TSR, Inc.), p. 8. ISBN 978-0880385985.