Shoals of Intrigue is a 13-page short adventure module for Dungeons & Dragons 3rd edition released on February 28, 2003. It is suitable for player characters of 8th level.
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Official synopsis[]
Spies are common in the coastal cities, and the overlords depend on them to gain information about one another's plans. One such spy has gained vital information that could prevent a war and stabilize the entire coastal region, but his ship was lost at sea before he could deliver his message. Was it an accident, or could some evil force have an interest in preventing his information from reaching its destination?
It's up to the intrepid PCs to find out!
Adventure Preview
Espionage is big business wherever political tensions run high. Such has been the case in Flundspoor, Blakemire, and neighboring port cities along the coast for some years now. Each city's overlord maintains spies in every nearby city to keep abreast of the other rulers' activities.
Various third parties living on and around the sea also have an interest in the welfare of the port cities. Some, such as pirates, simply seek to accumulate as much wealth as possible before their capture or retirement. Others endeavor to manipulate the rulers and the merchants and exert control over coastal affairs from behind the scenes. One in this latter category hopes to start a war between the coastal cities of Flunsdspoor and Blakemire. Not only can he profit directly from the war, but once the current overlords have been deposed, it should be easy to get his own choice of rulers into both seats of power. To achieve that, he must maintain a high level of distrust among the overlords. Thus, the spy who got word that Flundspoor wished to form an alliance with Blakemire could not be allowed to transmit that information.
The ship on which the spy had sailed, the Faithful Lady, was lost at sea under mysterious circumstances. Several different parties are interested in recovering the spy and his message, so it's up to the PCs to find him and set things right.
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Development[]
The book was written by Robert Wiese. Art was provided by Cynthia Fliege, Sean Glenn and Robert Lazzaretti.
Release[]
Shoals of Intrigue was originally released for free on the Wizards of the Coast website on February 28, 2003, as part of its Original Adventures series. It remained online until around 2014.
On April 19, 2016, it was re-released on digital sale. It is currently available on DriveThruRPG and Dungeon Masters Guild for $0.99.
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Critical reception[]
As of 2023, Shoals of Intrigue reached the rank of Silver seller on DriveThruRPG.
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| Dungeons & Dragons 3.0 |
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| Core rules |
| Player's Handbook • Dungeon Master's Guide • Monster Manual • Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Game |
| Supplements |
| Arms and Equipment Guide • Book of Challenges • Book of Vile Darkness • Defenders of the Faith • Deities and Demigods • Enemies and Allies • Epic Level Handbook • Fiend Folio • Ghostwalk • Hero Builder's Guidebook • Living Greyhawk Gazetteer (Gazetteer) • Manual of the Planes • Masters of the Wild • Monster Manual II • Oriental Adventures • Psionics Handbook • Savage Species • Song and Silence • Stronghold Builder's Guidebook • Sword and Fist • Tome and Blood |
| Adventures |
| The Sunless Citadel • The Forge of Fury • The Fright at Tristor • The Speaker in Dreams • The Standing Stone • Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil • Heart of Nightfang Spire • Deep Horizon • Lord of the Iron Fortress • Bastion of Broken Souls • City of the Spider Queen |