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Dungeons & Dragons: The Shackled City Adventure Path Hardcover
Paizo Publishing, LLC

Evil schemes are afoot in Cauldron, a metropolis of merchants built into the caldera of a long-dormant volcano. To foil the agenda of evil cultists, your band of adventurers must brave haunted jungle ruins, slay mighty dragons, and bind themselves to a layer of the infinite Abyss. Will their swords and spells be enough to save the Shackled City?

Originally published as 11 linked adventures in the award-winning Dungeon magazine, the Shackled City Adventure Path is the most ambitious official Dungeons & Dragons campaign ever created. Now, for the first time ever, everything you need to play the campaign has been compiled into a deluxe 416-page full-color hardcover that also includes an 8-panel fully detailed map of the City of Cauldron, a 12-page full-color map and illustration booklet, and a brand new Shackled City adventure written by fan favorite author Christopher Perkins.

Specs: 416-page, full-color hardbound book; 8 3/8" x 10 7/8"

Check out Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 of our design diary from Erik Mona, James Jacobs and Sean Glenn. You can also download a preview of the introduction, including the table of contents, and another of a statblock page showing NPC progression throughout the campaign. The player handouts are now available for download, too. Or join the buzz on our Shackled City messageboard forum.

Are there errors or omissions in this product information? Got corrections? Let us know at webmaster@paizo.com.

Must have!
Reviewer: Benjamin
Wed, Aug 24, 2005, 04:31 AM

Nothing in a long time has hooked my players like that - never mind published material.

Great care has been taken that every detail (and this campaign is RICH with detail) contributes to the atmosphere and adds flavour to the setting. It's not just that every tiny bit of information the players get - or think they get - is linked to the story arc and its many side branches. Everything would be worth discovering even without the "information" it contains and all the links between those pieces of information.

This makes "The Shakled City" very adaptive. Whether you prefer to emphasize roleplaying or dungeon crawling, just choose a style and focus on the parts you need. Even shifting from one style to another and back works seamlessly thanks to the all-fleshed-out adventures.

Add to this the beautifully detailed yet clear and concise maps and you get a campaign that is both great fun to run and very rewarding to play.

shackled city adventure path hard cover
Reviewer: Don Deutschmann
Thu, Aug 11, 2005, 11:07 AM

I think that the "shackled City adventure path is awesome i am in the process of reading it as i type this review. I am planning on running my game group through it. it is very well written and incedibally well detailed. To me it promises to be a great adventure and a great time with friends.

I absolutely LOVE this!
Reviewer: DM Rae
Fri, Jul 1, 2005, 02:53 PM

I have been saving for this book ever since I first heard of it's release, and I'm glad to say that it was worth all the restraint it took not to spend my pocket money. I am very impressed by the plethora of information I found in it's multi-colored pages.

I am in the process of reading it now, and continue to be impressed with every turn of the page. I cannot wait to test out some of the new strategies on my players! Boy are they in for some serious trouble!

So impressed was I that I am beginning an online forums site so I can run it online as well!

Thanks for the great job!