Legions of Thyatis is an adventure module

Adventure (Dungeons & Dragons)

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 published in 1990 for the Dungeons & Dragons

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fantasy

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 role-playing game

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Plot summary

Legions of Thyatis is a sequel to Arena of Thyatis

Arena of Thyatis

Arena of Thyatis is an adventure module published in 1990 for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game.-Plot summary:Arena of Thyatis is a scenario for use with Dawn of the Emperors, in which the player characters become involved with a Thyatian senator and end up fighting in the Coliseum...

, and is a scenario in which the player character

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s continue to oppose a corrupt Thyatian senator who wants to eliminate the wards that protect Thyatis City from the monsters in the subterranean realm beneath it, requiring the characters to venture into a labyrinth of Roman-style catacombs to stop the senator.

Publication history

DDA2 Legions of Thyatis was written by John Nephew, with a cover by Brom

Gerald Brom

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, and was published by TSR in 1990 as a 32-page booklet with an outer folder.