Dungeons and dragons the keep on the borderlands how to#

Russ Taylor's Repair of the Keep on the Borderlands Gives detailed notes on how to shoehorn Return to the Keep on the Borderlands into Greyhawk.

Keep on the Borderlands novel based on the module.

Keep on the Borderlands module info at TSR Archive.

Gygax, Gary The Keep on the Borderlands.

In 1999, Wizards of the Coast published Keep on the Borderlands, a novelized version of the adventure by Ru Emerson for the Greyhawk Classics series.

Return to the Keep on the Borderlands (1999) for 2nd Edition AD&D, was set twenty years after the events of the original module, and featured a fully re-stocked Caves of Chaos.Ī 'hacked' version of the module, entitled Little Keep on the Borderlands, was published for the HackMaster RPG in 2005. The original module was available again in the Silver Anniversary Collector's Edition set (1999). However the module was partially reprinted in the supermodule compilation B1-9 In Search of Adventure (1985), which included the Caves of Chaos only but not the keep or surrounding wilderness. The Keep on the Borderlands went out of print in the mid 1980's. The novelization was also set in the World of Greyhawk.

Dungeons and dragons the keep on the borderlands series#

When the Grand Duchy of Karameikos edition of the Gazetteer series was published, the Keep was given a specific location in the Known World of Mystara, in the Atlan Tepe Mountain region in northern Karameikos.Ī sequel, Return to the Keep on the Borderlands, placed the Keep in the Yeomanry, making it a canonical Greyhawk location as well. It typifies the dungeon crawls associated with beginning D&D players, while permitting some limited outdoor adventures. Plot twists include a treacherous priest within the Keep, hungry lizardmen in a nearby swamp, and a mad hermit in the wilderness. Player characters are expected to arrive at the titular Keep and base themselves there before investigating the nearby Caves of Chaos, a series of closely-placed caverns teeming with multiple species of vicious humanoids. The Keep on the Borderlands was ranked the 7th greatest Dungeons & Dragons adventure of all time by Dungeon magazine in 2004, on the 30th anniversary of the Dungeons & Dragons game. The structure of the 'dungeon' as a series of separate caves allows for segmented playing sessions for beginners. The module also provides rudimentary rules for wilderness adventures as these were not included in the Basic D&D set. Tips for running encounters appear throughout the text to assist beginning DMs. The module's cover features artwork by Jim Roslof and notes it is especially designed to help beginning players and Dungeon Masters (DMs). A novelized version of the adventure was published in 1999. The cover of the first printing included the notation, With minor modifications, it is also suitable for use with ADVANCED DUNGEONS & DRAGONS this was removed from later printings. Although also available for separate sale, it was included in the 6th to 11th printings (1979-1982) of the Basic Set. It is designed for use with the Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set. The Keep on the Borderlands (B2) is a Dungeons & Dragons adventure module by Gary Gygax, first printed in December 1979.

Greyhawk Source The Keep on the Borderlandsī1-12, Return to the Keep on the Borderlands