Earthshaker! is a 32-page adventure for Basic Dungeons & Dragons released in April 1985..
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Into your hands has been thrust a great responsibility: the management of a growing domain. It has been a hard winter. Now, with the coming of spring, the populace looks to you for leadership. It will take a careful and generous hand to restore your subjects' confidence.
But even as you hold your first courts of the new season, an ominous shadow falls across the land. Earthshaker - wonder of the world - has arrived! Will its arrival be a curse or a blessing? With bold action and skillful diplomacy, you may yet divert disaster. But if you fail, the consequences will certainly be the subject of many a minstrel's tragic songs for years to come!
"Earthshaker" includes a complete dominion setting, new player characters and NPCs, and complete material on one of the greatest marvels of the world - the giant and unstoppable Earthshaker!
An adventure for character levels 18-20.
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Development[]
The book was written by David Cook. Art was provided by Clyde Caldwell and Ben Otero.
Release[]
Earthshaker! was released by TSR in April 1985 for $[missing data] US or $[missing data] Canadian.
On July 30, 2013, it was re-released in digital format. It is currently available on DriveThruRPG and Dungeon Masters Guild for $4.99.
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As of 2023, Earthshaker! reached the rank of Gold seller on DriveThruRPG.
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