Keep on the borderlands 3.5 full#
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It was the first RPG product I ever owned. B2 is very important to me as part of my gaming gestalt. So is this a book you should buy? 'Should' is a difficult term. I did playtest 5e and a 5e compatible B2 came with the playtest material, but I honestly don't remember much about it, and so much of that ruleset was in flux at the time that I hardly think my recollection would be relevant, anyway. I mean, they can still do that by ignoring the input from Goodman and going ahead and statting encounters themselves, I guess.Īs to the suitability or how well the 5e conversion was handled of B1 and B2 I couldn't say, as I don't DM 5e and am not a regular player of it. It was an ideal opportunity for new 5e DMs to get their feet wet with adventure design. The point is that B1 is a 'teaching' module. Honestly, I think Goodman missed the plot on that. The 5th edition version of B1 is perhaps the most curious item I did not buy this book for use with 5e and don't really care about it but I thought it was a little weird that they felt it necessary to completely stat out B1 for 5e as 'examples'. I know how hot people are to have the 'Known World' as Mystara, but B1 (which is ostensibly linked to B2, many put B1 in the 'Cave of the Unknown' area on the B2 wilderness map) is noted as being in Greyhawk and I think that holds for both editions.

Keep on the borderlands 3.5 full#

The earlier edition also mentions AD&D 1e if you want to convert to it.ī1 came in both pastel monochrome and full color cover, and notably suggests the World of Greyhawk as a setting for B2. There are minor art differences the earlier B2 contains a large drawing of a minotaur rendered by Erol Otus (one of my favorite pieces of D&D art, really), and a smaller piece by Willingham is in its place in later versions. By the time Moldvay Basic D&D was out this was depreciated from the rules and a d6 for initiative was universal. The better (higher) Dexterity went first during combat, a d6 was used during ties or times of uncertainty as to who would go first. If you don't know about the slight variations of Basic D&D, you might miss it, but earlier editions of B2 list a 'DX' (Dexterity) stat for monsters: under Holmes Basic this is largely how initiative was handled. The earlier iterations provided in the book are as you might suspect identical to when they were first published. The rest of the interviews I honestly don't care about. Although he talks about B1, it's an interesting insight into the publication history of that module as well. There's interviews throughout I must admit I was a little disappointed with Luke Gygax's interview I was hoping he'd have some insight into the module's genesis, however, we get this somewhat in the interview with Mike Carr. The book opens easily and is a good tabletop volume to have. The book has a glossy cover most pages are like 20# paper, fairly thick and durable feeling. The interior of the book covers and flyleaf pages are copies of the Caves of Chaos and Quasqueton maps, respectively. The covers of B1 and B2 are reproduced for each section, and again as color plates in the back, along with maps.

Physically, the book is large, and heavy. Includes 16-page full color cover gallery. This is a fully playable mini-campaign to start off your new fifth edition adventures, with a distinct old-school vibe. Full fifth edition conversions of both adventures are included, as well as brand new additional adventure locations to further expand and develop the Borderlands.

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Herein you will find high-quality scans from multiple printings of the original first edition adventure modules, plus commentary by such gaming luminaries as Luke Gygax and Mike Mearls. This tome is an homage to the origins of Adventure that began decades ago with B1: In Search of the Unknown and B2: The Keep on the Borderlands. Adventure awaits those with the mettle to confront Chaos in the Borderlands! And don’t forget at least one 10-foot pole. Purchase your iron rations and tinderboxes. But equally abundant are the perils, risks, and challenges to those brave enough to explore the wilds. The Borderlands hold many secret wondrous locations, and the opportunities for fame, prestige, and fortune are plentiful. Bands of cutthroat brigands and ruthless tribes of humanoids eager to clash with the forces of Good rove the region.

But Evil is everywhere, lurking in dark caves, fetid swamps, and forlorn forests.

An untamed wild region far flung from the comforts and protection of civilization.Ī lone fortified Keep is the only bastion of Good desperately striving to maintain the forces of Chaos at bay.