Hordes of the Underdark Review at Adrenaline Vault

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(Originally posted by chevalier)

Adrenaline Vault have reviewed the Hordes of the Underdark expansion, giving it a score of 4 out of 5. Here's an excerpt:

As the title suggests, much of Hordes has to do with a realm known as the Underdark. For those of you who’ve never played D&D proper or the Baldur’s Gate series (or even Menzoberranzan back in the days of DOS), the Underdark is a continent-sized subterranean habitat complete with its own mountains, rivers, lakes and cities full of dark-skinned elves known as Drow. The add-on’s story begins in a tavern in the city of Waterdeep, known as The Yawning Portal. The inn is built on top of one of the entrances to an enormous dungeon known as Undermountain - which is itself situated above the Underdark. The mysterious labyrinth, constructed and administered by a functionally immortal (and totally insane) arch-wizard named Halaster, was usually only dangerous to the adventurers who voluntarily probed its depths in search of treasure. Lately, however, it’s become the source of a violent invasion by the Drow. In addition to enduring sporadic raids, an increasing number of Waterdeep’s most influential citizens have been assassinated in their beds. The besieged city has sent out the call for adventurers to determine the cause behind the unrest and put an end to it.

Read the whole thing at Adrenaline Vault.