An Adventure for 8th to 12th Level Characters Halls of the Mountain King is an homage to all the great delves, from the Mines of Moria on—with a few new twists. The dwarves of the Rygar canton were a hardworking group, mining ever deeper and pursuing ore into dangerous territory. This dungeon goes from a snowy mountaintop spire down through the great halls and works of a vanished clan, and into the depths of the earth. Rumors of a huge gold strike lured miners and speculators into the mountain, but as winter came, the old mines grew deadly. The passes became snowed in. Airships failed to arrive with supplies. New monsters, a sinister brotherhood, and secrets locked away for centuries all boil to the surface in a series of challenging and original encounters.

Halls of the Mountain King will give your gaming group something to talk about for years to come!

Written By
Tim & Eileen Connors, Michael Furlanetto, Brandon Hodge, Ben McFarland, and Dan Voyce

Developed By
Wolfgang Baur

Edited By
Mike McArtor and Eytan Berstein

Layout By
Chris Huth

Cover Art By
Malcolm McClinton

Interior Art By
Pat Loboyko, Hugo Solis, Olaus Magnus, and Arthur Rackham

Cartography By
Corey Macourek, Lucas Haley, Jonathan Roberts, Sean Macdonald

Additional Design By
Simon Clements, Matt Cutter, Adam Daigle, Richard Green, Ben McFarland, Matthew Monteiro, Trevor Stamper

Updated for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game by
Nicholas L. Milasich

Playtest Teams
Team 1: Caitlin Stamper, Michael P. Cosentino, Beth A. Oliver, Duncan R. Oliver, Martin Auhagen, Michael T. Herbert, John Olszewski, David Boruch, and Trevor Stamper

Team 2: Andrea Britz, Carsten Lischke, Bastian Maschke, Kate McCane, Doro Schlüter, Thomas Waßmann, and Lutz Hofmann

Team 3: Colin Chase, Chris Albert, Adam Daigle, Chris Horne, Brandon Hodge

Team 4: Ben McFarland, Tracy Bloom, Jason Isolda, Jason Murphy, Ben Ossenfort, Jim Parks

Team 5: Ben McFarland, Mildred Cady, Jon Choy, Tersha Choy, Andrew Lotz

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