Swords of the Iron Legion is a 64-page adventure for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st edition released in May 1988..
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Ravening armies sweep across the land! Vast hordes of foul monsters lay siege to mighty cities! Tremendous battles are fought to decide the fate of entire lands?and you are in command!
Swords of the Iron Legion is an anthology of adventures set in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting for large-scale battle using the Battlesystem rules for mass combat. The adventures, written by a group of talented designers, range from simple skirmishes to all-out wars! Flying creatures, war machines, fortifications, and plenty of other twists ensure that each scenario is more than a simple bash-'em-up. Some adventures also include roleplaying opportunities for characters, who get a chance to perform individual heroics to lead their armies to victory!
These adventures are suitable for one-time play, or they can be inserted with ease into an existing campaign. Complete descriptions of the armies, special characters, terrain, and other interesting features to guarantee you hours of fun on a grand scale are included in each adventure.
An adventure for 6 to 8 characters, levels 1-15 and up.
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Development[]
The book was written by Jay Batista, Scott Bennie, Bill Connors, Christopher Mortika, Rick Reid, Roy Schelper, Rick Swan and John Terra. Art was provided by Larry Elmore and Uttam.
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Swords of the Iron Legion was released by TSR in May 1988 for $[missing data] US or $[missing data] Canadian.
On November 11, 2014, it was re-released in digital format. It is currently available on DriveThruRPG and Dungeon Masters Guild for $5.00.
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As of 2023, Swords of the Iron Legion reached the rank of Gold seller on DriveThruRPG.
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