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Stone Dead is a 15-page short adventure module for Dungeons & Dragons 3rd edition released on May 30, 2003. It is suitable for player characters of 14th level.

Spoiler alert: The following article contains spoilers for an adventure module.

Official synopsis[]

Petrification is one of the worst possible fates in a fantasy game. As a statue, you're not truly dead, but you're certainly not alive. You're held in stasis for as long as it takes for someone to find you and return you to your normal state. This power is certainly what makes otherwise standard monsters such as the basilisk and cockatrice so feared.

How much more frightening is it, then, when the source of this effect cannot be seen?

Drop this adventure by Stan! into an area of your campaign world where an isolated town has a reputation for healing.

Suitable for four 14th-level characters.

Adventure Preview

The remote village of Respite gained notoriety many years ago because the waters of its hot mineral spring were said to have restorative powers. But within the past few weeks, a terrible tragedy has befallen the famous resort town. People have been growing ill and then turning to stone! The clerics suspected some sort of plague but were unable to find the cause. Those townsfolk who were wise packed up and fled Respite before it was too late. The rest turned to stone.

Now the town of Respite is a silent place populated only by stone images. Statues of the townsfolk stand here and there all over town, and strange gargoyle statues now decorate the town's gate and the sanatorium. Can the PCs find out what has happened to Respite before the plague spreads further?

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Development[]

The book was written by Stan Brown. Art was provided by Cynthia Fliege, Todd Gamble and Sean Glenn.

Release[]

Stone Dead was originally released for free on the Wizards of the Coast website on May 30, 2003, as part of its Original Adventures series. It remained online until around 2014.

On July 12, 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, Stone Dead reached the rank of Silver seller on DriveThruRPG.

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