About 3 hours depending on how fast (or if) you solve the mystery.
Number Players
1
Language
English
Level Range
23-27 depending on class and play style (have a +5 or better weapon)
Races
Any
Tricks & Traps
Light
Roleplay
Heavy
Hack & Slash
Light
Classes
Any
Scope
Small
DMNeeded
No DM Required
Single or Multiplayer
Single Player
Max Character Level
27
Max # Players
01
Min # Players
01
Min Character Level
23
Content Rating
Teen
Alignments
Good preferred, but other alignments can logically participate.
Gameplay Hours
03
Description
The dying words of a fallen knight are all you have to go on as you step out of the driving rain and into the Black Thorn Inn. Strangers eye you from the corners of a dimly lit room... weary travellers, local woodsmen, a strumming bard, a noblewoman. One of them is not what they seem... and you only have until midnight to discover which one. The fate of the Kingdom of Cormyr is in your hands.
Black Thorn is a mystery adventure set in the Forgotten Realms and designed to test your powers of deduction. You must uncover a powerful being concealed in a group of innocents without revealing what you're up to and without resorting to violence. You also are racing against the clock -- unless you find him, the evil being will escape at midnight! This module is designed to make you think creatively, spot important clues amid distractions, and piece them together to form a solution.
UPDATE!: This new version of Black Thorn has 3 new solutions (a total of eight possible mysteries to solve); an improved intro that allows you to manually or randomly select which mystery you'll try to tackle; and assorted other improvements and extra touches.
README: I very strongly recommend reading the ReadMe file!!
TIME: This is a timed module! One minute of real time equals one minute of game time and you only have about 3 hours. Use the PAUSE feature when reading dialogue or thinking up your next move! Detailed descriptions of the time rules are in the ReadMe.
MULTIPLE ENDINGS: There are multiple possible solutions built into the module. If you enjoyed the module and want to play it again, you can start over and select a different mystery!
CHEAT SHEET: The Cheat Sheet contains explanations of all the solutions in a format where you can quickly scroll to a specific one. CONTAINS SPOILERS! Be careful not to read solutions for any scenarios you haven't played yet!!
REQUEST: I would be very grateful if, when posting comments to this module's site, you avoided spoilers that give a solution away. Other spoilers are fine (but please mark them). Feel free to e-mail me through my Vault profile or send a message to my Bioware account (same name) if you have a question for which you must discuss a solution. Thanks!
USE OF THIS MOD - Since it has been some months since any problems beyond a typo have been reported, I am no longer going to support this module. I hereby grant permission to any builder who wishes to modify this module and use it or any part of it for his own submission, provided they credit me for my work. Also, should this mod become "broken" because of future patches and someone wishes to fix and repost it, they have my permission, again provided they credit me as the original author.
Special thanks to HerrJeff for what has been near-professional level proof-reading support!
Good luck and I hope you have fun! Please give my other mod -- Mountain of Mirrors -- a shot!
Also, come take a look at my latest CRPG writing project with Planewalker Games -- Link
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