The Ministry of Winds is a 6-page short adventure module for Dungeons & Dragons 3rd edition released on July 20, 2001. It is suitable for player characters of 6th level.
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Official synopsis[]
Deep in the heart of the city lies that strange edifice. Everyone knows about it or, that is to say, everyone knows it is there. No one ever really seems to have much more information about the granite structure, except that it has no windows or doors, and it is surrounded by swirling wind. Most people call it the Obelisk of the Winds. Tales are told of its secrets, but none of them seems to hold the truth.
The Ministry of Winds by Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil designer Monte Cook takes us deep beneath an obelisk inhabited by dangerous madmen who serve the four winds.
This urban miniadventure can take place in just about any city in your campaign -- just set it in the part of town that works best for your current needs. If you have Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil, the city can be Hommlet; you might also suggest a tie between the Ministry of the Winds described here and the Air Temple in Return to the Temple. Suitable for four 6th-level characters.
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Development[]
The book was written by Monte Cook. Art was provided by Cynthia Fliege, Sean Glenn and Dennis Kauth.
Release[]
The Ministry of Winds was originally released for free on the Wizards of the Coast website on July 20, 2001, as part of its Original Adventures series. It remained online until around 2014.
On March 15, 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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As of 2023, The Ministry of Winds 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 |