Test of the Warlords

*Test of the Warlords*
Code	CM1
TSR product code	9117
Rules required	Dungeons & Dragons
Character levels	15+
Campaign setting	Dungeons & Dragons
Authors	Douglas Niles
First published	1984
Linked modules
	CM1, CM2, CM3, CM4, CM5, CM6, CM7, CM8, CM9

Test of the Warlords (ISBN 0-88038-116-7) is a 1984 adventure module for the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game. Its associated code is CM1 and is TSR's product number 9117. The adventure takes place in Norwold, which is located in the north east corner of the Known World on Mystara. This campaign contains elements of hack-and-slash adventure, political intrigue and full-scale war.

Plot summary

Test of the Warlords is a campaign setting with an adventure scenario in which dominions are being set up in the land of Norwold.^[1]

The fame of the player characters have earned them the right and title to run a realm of their own, under the supervision of the king of Norwold, a newly colonized region to the north of Mystara. But even from the start, with all the troubles of establishing your own pockets of civilization in as yet untamed wilderness, Norworld has become the center of attention in the struggle between two old enemies: The sorcerous empire of Alphatia and the war-mongering realm of Thyatis.

Publication history

CM1 Test of the Warlords was written by Douglas Niles, with a cover by Clyde Caldwell, and interior illustrations by Jeff Easley, and was published by TSR in 1984 as a 32-page booklet with an outer folder.^[1]

Reception

Chapter	Page
Prologue: how to run this adventure	2
The setting: outlining Norworld and the Empires	4
Nonplayer Characters: Introducing Kings and Lords	9
Landgrab: Beginning the Adventure	12
Major Events: Bringing Dominions Together	14
Norworld Encounters: Expanding the Campaign	18
War of the Crowns: Running Campaign battles	28
Epilogue: Continuing the Campaign	30

Credits

Douglas Niles: Design
Tim Kilpin: Editing
Clyde Caldwell: Cover art
Jeff Easley: Interior art
Ruth Hoyer: Graphic design
Diesel: Maps

Notable nonplayer characters

King Ericall of Norworld: lawful 28th level fighter ()
Lernal the Swill: neutral 6th level fighter
King Yarrvik the Just: lawful 9th level fighter (Oceansend)
Tarn Oakleaf: neutral 24th level druid
Madiera the Counselor: lawful 21st level magic user
Christina Marie Alanira: Neutral 25th level magic-user
Alak Dool: chaotic 19th level magic user
Sir Ernest Day: lawful 16th level fighter
Rutger Dag: neutral 15th level fighter
Sandralane of Glantri: lawful 16th level cleric
Max the First: chaotic 15th level fighter
Alissa Patrician: lawful 15th level fighter
Longtooth: chaotic 20th level thief
Mequisa, the Lawful:
Bethidia, the Neutral:
Chasandri, the Chaotic:

References

^ ^a ^b Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. p. 136. ISBN 0-87975-653-5.

External links

"Test of the Warlords entry". Pen-paper.net. Archived from the original on May 30, 2008.
The "CM" modules from The Acaeum

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[HW-1] Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. p. 136. ISBN 0-87975-653-5.

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