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{{Book
| image        = [[Image:The Ruins of Undermountain.jpg|250px]]
| caption      = ''Cover of the Ruins of Undermountain sourcebook.''
| code         = TSR1060
| title        = The Ruins of Undermountain
| author       = [[Ed Greenwood]]<ref name="tRoUCGtU-p2">{{Cite book/The Ruins of Undermountain/Campaign Guide to Undermountain|2}}</ref>
| editor       = [[Steven E. Schend]]<ref name="tRoUCGtU-p2"/>
| cover_artist = [[Brom]]<ref name="tRoUCGtU-p2"/>
| inter_artist = [[Karl Waller]]<ref name="tRoUCGtU-p2"/>
| cartography  = [[Diesel]]<br/>[[Steve Beck]]<br/>[[David C. Sutherland III]]<ref name="tRoUCGtU-p2"/>
| typography   = [[Nancy Kerkstra]]
| publisher    = [[TSR, Inc.]]<ref name="tRoUCGtU-p2"/>
| type         = Accessory
| languages    = 
| realm year   = [[1358 DR]]<ref name="CaD-99">{{Cite book/Cloak & Dagger|99}}</ref><ref name="UA-19">{{Cite book/The Ruins of Undermountain/Undermountain Adventures|19}}</ref><ref group="note">This is derived from the date given in ''[[Cloak & Dagger]]'' for the death of [[Flaern Cragsmere]], mentioned in the ''Undermountain Adventures'' booklet in this boxed set.</ref>
| released     = March 28, 1991<ref name="tRoUCGtU-p2"/>
| game_edition = 2
| binding      = Boxed Set
| pages        = 210
| isbn10       = 1-5607-6061-3<ref name="tRoUCGtU-p2"/>
| isbn13       = 978-1560760610<ref name="tRoUCGtU-p2"/>
| series       = 
| preceded_by  = None
| followed_by  = ''[[The Ruins of Undermountain II: The Deep Levels]]''
| Roll20number = 16785
}}
'''''The Ruins of Undermountain''''' is a 2{{nd}}-edition ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' boxed set for the ''[[Forgotten Realms]]''.<ref name="tRoUCGtU-p2" />

{{quote|'''BRAVE THE RUINS'''

'''UNDERMOUNTAIN''' awaits you: the fabled and feared battleground of the Realms&mdash;"The Deepest Dungeon of them all."

'''DARE YOU FACE ...''' miles upon miles of deadly traps, glittering treasures, strange and cryptic rooms, and slithering, skulking, lurking monsters? They await you underneath Waterdeep!

'''UNDERMOUNTAIN''' is a dungeon setting for AD&D<sup>&reg;</sup> 2nd Edition campaign play: the oldest, largest, and deadliest dungeon-crawl in the FORGOTTEN REALMS&trade; Campaign Setting. It is the place where intrepid adventurers endeavor to become veterans, to win a place among the rich and famous&mdash;if they survive its depths. Enter an endless maze where waiting death bears a thousand faces and treasures lie hidden in a thousand places.

It's just the setting for long-running, memorable, great AD&D game play, the perfect locale you'll never forget. So please, come in. Mind your step among the skulls. Oh, yes&mdash;good luck&mdash;you'll be needing it.

'''The RUINS OF UNDERMOUNTAIN Campaign Set includes:'''
* A 128-page book describing Undermountain, its history, its horrors, and details of the first three levels of the dungeon;
* A 32-page adventure book for use exclusively with Undermountain and Waterdeep;
* Four full-color maps of the vast and dangerous dungeon;
* Eight ''Monstrous Compendium'' pages of new monsters; and
* Eight durable cards loaded with traps, treasures, and trinkets to fill your dungeons.}}

==Description==
''The Ruins of Undermountain'' describes [[Undermountain]], the infamous ''über''-dungeon of the ''[[Forgotten Realms]]''. It is the first in what became a series of supplements about Undermountain.

The set comprises several components designed to enrich the dungeon-delving experience in Undermountain. Included are a 128-page booklet titled ''Campaign Guide to Undermountain'', a 32-page booklet titled ''Undermountain Adventures'', eight double-sided loose-leaf pages featuring monster statistics, eight double-sided heavy-stock cards serving as "adventure aids," and four color fold-out poster maps.

The ''Campaign Guide to Undermountain'' provides exhaustive details about the dungeon's history, its notorious non-player characters such as [[Halaster Blackcloak]], and the [[spell]]s and magic items to be discovered therein. It also offers comprehensive mapping keys to various locations within Undermountain and guidelines for expanding the dungeon and crafting future adventures.

The ''Undermountain Adventures'' booklet outlines seven distinct adventures tailored for the Undermountain setting but adaptable to other dungeons. Additionally, it includes a ''Monster Guide'' with stat blocks and descriptions of monsters unique to this set and details about the subterranean city of [[Skullport]]. The booklet's cover features art by [[Jeff Easley]], with interior cartography by [[David Sutherland]].

The monster sheets in the set detail eleven creatures in the Monstrous Compendium style.

The adventure aid cards are designed to assist the Dungeon Master by providing detailed information on traps, encounters, treasure, and other elements that can be integrated into ongoing adventures.

The included maps meticulously detail the first three levels of the Undermountain ruins, with the third level being so extensive that it occupies two of the poster maps.

==Contents==
;Campaign Guide to Undermountain
* Introduction
* The Known History of Undermountain
* The City Above
* The Yawning Portal
* Ways In and Out
* Gates of Undermountain
* Rumors of Undermountain
* General Notes on Undermountain
* Undermountain: Level One
* Undermountain: Level Two
* Undermountain: Level Three
* NPCs of Undermountain
* Relevant NPCs of Waterdeep
* Magic Items of Undermountain
* Spells In Undermountain
* How to Expand Undermountain
;Undermountain Adventures
* Starters
* Frying Pan & Fires
* Down in the Dungeon
* Adventure Hooks
* Monster Guide
* Skullport
* The Rat Hills
* Maps & Charts of Undermountain
===Adventure: The Ghost Knight===
{{Main|The Ruins of Undermountain/The Ghost Knight}}
===Adventure: The Eye And The Hand===
{{Main|The Ruins of Undermountain/The Eye And The Hand}}
* In this short adventure, a group of high-level adventurers find themselves kidnapped off the streets of Waterdeep by members of [[Xanathar's Thieves' Guild]] and taken down to the [[Sargauth Level]] of Undermountain.
===Adventure: Coils In The Dark===
{{Main|The Ruins of Undermountain/Coils In The Dark}}
* In this short adventure, adventurers find themselves gated away from Undermountain and out to the [[High Moor]], close to [[Ithkyxan's Lair]].
===Adventure: The Killing Tree===
{{Main|The Ruins of Undermountain/The Killing Tree}}
* In this short adventure, adventurers find themselves gated away from Undermountain and out to the central forest of [[Cormyr]], where deadly plants and tendrils await.
===Adventure: The Black Viper Strikes===
{{Main|The Ruins of Undermountain/The Black Viper Strikes}}
* In this short adventure, adventurers have an encounter with a notorious [[thief]].
===Adventure: Gathgaer's Iron Maiden===
{{Main|The Ruins of Undermountain/Gathgaer's Iron Maiden}}
===Adventure: The God of the Dry Depths===
{{Main|The Ruins of Undermountain/The God of the Dry Depths}}

==Index==
{{Incomplete}}
===Creatures===
:[[baneguard]] • [[bat]] • [[brown mold]] • [[bugbear]] • [[carrion crawler]] • [[chimera]] • [[clay golem]] • [[crawling claw]] • [[drow]] • [[dung snake]] • [[ettercap]] • [[gargoyle]] • [[ghast]] • [[ghoul]] • [[giant centipede]] • [[giant weasel]] • [[giant gar]] • [[giant spider]] • [[gnoll]] • [[goblin]] • [[grell]] • [[guardian skeleton]] • [[helmed horror]] • [[hobgoblin]] • [[kobold]] • [[leucrotta]] • [[lurker above]] • [[mimic]] • [[necrophidius]] • [[neo-otyugh]] • [[ochre jelly]] • [[orc]] • {{P|[[peltast]]|18, 26}} • [[rat]] • [[roper]] • [[rot grub]] • [[salamander]] • [[snake]] • [[spectre]] • [[flying spider|spider, flying]] • [[stirge]] • [[stone golem]] • [[tentamort]] • [[trapper]] • [[vampyre]] • [[water weird]] • [[wereboar]] • [[wyvern]]
===Magic===
;Items: ''[[blast scepter]]'' • ''[[bracers of defense]]'' • ''[[brooch of shielding]]'' • ''[[glim-gauntlet]]'' • ''[[greenstone amulet]]'' • ''[[horned ring]]'' • ''[[iron bands of Bilarro]]'' • ''[[medallion of ESP]]'' • ''[[ring of fire resistance]]'' • ''[[ring of mind shielding]]'' • ''[[ring of protection]]'' • ''[[ring of the ram]]'' • ''[[ring of regeneration]]'' • ''[[ring of spell turning]]'' • ''[[rod of absorption]]'' • ''[[stun sphere]]'' • ''[[vorpal]]'' • ''[[wand of paralyzation]]'' • ''[[whip of withering]]''

===Miscellaneous===
;Food & Drink: {{P|[[apple]]|21}}
;Plants: [[scuud]]
;Professions: [[moneylending]]

==Gallery==
<gallery>
The Ruins of Undermountain Back Cover.jpg|''Back Cover''
Campaign Guide to Undermountain Cover.jpg|''Campaign Guide to Undermountain Cover''
Undermountain Adventures Cover.jpg|''Undermountain Adventures Cover''
</gallery>

==Credits==
;Campaign Guide to Undermountain
* '''Design:''' Ed Greenwood
* '''Editing:''' Steven E. Schend
* '''Box and Book Cover Art:''' Brom
* '''Interior Art:''' Karl Waller
* '''Graphic Design:''' Dee Barnett
* '''Cartography:''' Diesel, Steve Beck, and David Sutherland
* '''Production:''' Sarah Feggestad
* '''Typography:''' Gaye O'Keefe
;Undermountain Adventures
* '''Design:''' Ed Greenwood
* '''Editing:''' Jon Pickens and Steven E. Schend
* '''Cover Art:''' Jeff Easley
* '''Interior Art:''' Karl Waller
* '''Cartography:''' David Sutherland
* '''Graphic Design:''' Dee Barnett
* '''Production:''' Sarah Feggestad
* '''Typography:''' Gaye O'Keefe
==Trivia==
* This adventure was ranked the 17{{th}} greatest adventure of all time by [[Dungeon magazine|''Dungeon'']] magazine for the 30th anniversary of the {{dnd}} game in 2004.<ref name="Dun116-p73">{{Cite dungeon/116/The 30 Greatest D&D Adventures of All Time}}</ref>
==Appendix==
===See Also===
* [[:Category:Images from The Ruins of Undermountain|Images from The Ruins of Undermountain]]
===Notes===
{{Notes}}
===External Links===
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