The keep on the borderlands is simply of fered for your use as a. The keep on the borderlands by gary gygax goodreads. Cover introduction sarkin sarkin makes a sales pitch cullyn cullyn indroduces himself sarkin and cullyn make a deal these are the other guys hacklore killjoy cullyn finds a friend sylvanius napoleon and darkwyn discuss hacklore. Little keep on the borderlands rpgnet rpg game index. First of all, i would need to ask the guard to open the main gate so that i could enter or leave the keep, which makes sense ofc, however my character didnt shout at the guard outside when i wanted to leave the keep, so. All books are in clear copy here, and all files are secure so dont worry about it. Were having a blast so far, but parsing the old scanned map was very difficult for me. B2 the keep on the borderlands basic wizards of the. Review of return to the keep on the borderlands rpgnet rpg. A season of serpents for 4th edition what i do not like about keep on the borderlands. B2 the keep on the borderlands conversion guide introduction. Dungeon module b2, the keep on the borderlands pdf book.
The original module is an introductory adventure written by the late gary gygax with many features to aid novice players and dungeon masters. Return to the keep on the borderlands 2e wizards of the coast. The excitement of this hybridization is further magnified by the games groundbreaking content generation system which allows for a nearendless variety in missions. Gary gygax created a little bit of genius with this adventure and it continues to hold up and far surpass the stuff produced today. The player needs only talk to the npcs of the keep and surrounding locales, and roleplay their character, to find a variety of adventures, culminating in a journey to the infamous caves of chaos, where the party can. Always the forces of chaos press upon its borders, seeking to enslave its populace, rape its riches, and steal its treasures.
In the caves of chaos there is an encounter in area 57 called the hall of undead. A novelized version of the adventure was published in 1999 like the one for tomb of horrors, it sucks a bagfull of dicks. Return the keep on the borderlands for 2nd edition keep on the borderlands. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times.
Jun 26, 2014 the player controls one or more characters who have arrived at the keep on the borderlands seeking fame, fortune and adventure. The keep on the borderlands 1979, by gary gygax, was printed by tsr in december 1979. This basic set included a monochrome blue rulebook the blue book edited by dr. The keep on the borderlands is the first scenario i ever owned and so five adventures went to the keep in search of the caves of chaos. The original keep on the borderlands kotb was a straight dungeon crawl with essentially zero plot, atmosphere, or character development. Download dungeon module b2, the keep on the borderlands book pdf free download link or read online here in pdf. The keep on the borderlands rpgnet d20 rpg game index. The players go to a frontier keep, then investigate the nearby mines of chaos.
The default location as defined by the keep on the borderlands is c. Keep on the borderlands adaptation ive played thus far. To use this conversion guide you will need a copy of b2 the keep on the borderlands, originally available in hardcopy and now for sale in digital format at. This supplement also has a sequel called return to keep on the borderlands. B2 the keep on the borderlands the neverwinter vault. The keep on the borderlands b2, softback adventure for. It has been specially designed for use by beginning dungeon masters so that they may begin play with a minimum of preparations. It is a sequel to the original the keep on the borderlands module b2 from 1979. Mar 22, 2016 dungeon module b2 the keep on the borderlands stay safe and healthy. The keep on the borderlands one of my favorite views of the keep on the borderlands, recently appended to restwell keep, is this map by an artist who goes by the name crazyred. Background the realms of mankind is narrow and constricted. The keep on the borderlands mod for the temple of elemental. Keep on the borderlands nwn2 edition the neverwinter.
This conversion guide allows dms to run the original module with 5th edition rules and provides a reference sheet for encounters. Dungeon module b2 the keep on the borderlands dungeon. Asthetically pleasing, balanced and well thought out. If it were not for a stout few, many in the realm would indeed fall prey to the evil which surrounds them. The keep on the borderlands all of fryas plans involve flame. Messing around with keep on the borderlands maps wielding a. On april 10, 2016, i ran a 2nd edition advanced dungeons and dragons oneshot at the appalachian state university game club lan party. One thing struck me as out of character with the adventure. Although the keep on the borderlands 1981 version is rated in the list of the top one hundred dungeons and dragons modules of all time, i rate it at number one. I bought a pdf copy recently and read through it for the nostalgia value. The keep on the borderlands, has been the standard introductory. There is a 2 in 6 chance that as the group enters the cavelike tunnel, 8 kobolds will come out from hiding in the trees above and attack. This site is like a library, you could find million. Holmes also created a sample dungeon for the rulebook in which novice adventurers from portown explore the.
Shadowed keep on the borderlands is a pathfinder roleplaying game compatible adventure for four 1st. Adapting classic adventures like keep on the borderlands to dnd. When prompted to choose an installation location, make sure to select the location where your game is installed. The module included a keep, wilderness, and dungeon complex.
Dungeon module b2, the keep on the borderlands ftp directory. Install the keep on the borderlands double click the keep on the borderlands setup utility to begin installation. Return to the keep on the borderlands pdf return to the keep on the borderlands is a 1999 adventure module for the dungeons dragons fantasy roleplaying game. One of my favorite campaigns that is still running today is one thats based on this module, the game log and incharacter playbyposts can be seen here. You are about to begin a journey into worlds where magic and monsters are the order of the day, where law and chaos are forever at odds, where adventure and heroism are the meat and drink of all who would seek their fortunes in uncommon pursuits. We have a base where the players can restock and plot the keep, the wilderness filled with perils through which they travel, and a place of unspeakable evil that must be cleansed the caves of chaos. The keep on the borderlands yet another plan by frya unfolds. The keep on the borderlands went out of print in the early 1980s, but has been reprinted two times. In it, player characters are based at a keep and investigate a nearby series of caves that are filled with a variety of monsters.
The adventure is for 35th level characters, and the maps more like photos of simple maps have been updated for battlemap combat. This b2 the keep on the borderlands conversion guide allows dms to run the original module with 5th edition rules. I actually dug up the ol module, and theyre in room 37. Read online dungeon module b2, the keep on the borderlands book pdf free download link book now. The characters in this comic are based on pcs from an old tableto the webcomic list presents a daily list of updated webcomics from all over the web, we currently have over 26000 web. The keep on the borderlands wilderness map 6,831 the caves of the unknown 5,104 building a more perfect class 4,103 project on the borderlands 3,817 building the perfect class 3,545 mapping with sandboxigons 2,603 garrison of the keep 2,596 aarkelaan hexmapper and more 2,057 a model of the keep done in sketchup 1,944. I was thinking about how to set it more deeply into mystara, for using it as a standalone adventure for my group, but also for the fun of it. It is a conversion of the original module of the same name.
B2 the keep on the borderlands basic this module includes a cover folder with maps and a complete description booklet to form a. Gary gygax wrote the keep on the borderlands at the end of his period of greatest adventure productivity, from 19771979, shortly after creating t1. Confidential information of wizards of the coast llc. Designed to be easily inserted into a gms home campaign, shadowed keep on the borderlands is an excellent starting locale to test the mettle of neophyte adventurers. It was probably tsrs twelfth adventure, and the first one to use a fullcolor cover, rather than the monochrome covers that had been used for the previous 11 adventures. A version of this map appeared in the dnd encounters season 4 adventure keep on the borderlands. Shadowed keep on the borderlands is designed for the medium advancement track. An introductory module for character levels excerpt from the adventure. By this time, actually managing tsr was taking up increasing amounts of his time, which kept gygax from doing more creative work.
A scifiaction rpg from acclaimed developer gearbox, borderlands combines the best in firstperson action gaming with elements of a traditional roleplaying game rpg. My players were quentin, ashton, katelyn, daniel, and mike. Looking back at keep on the borderlands, one of the all time. Keep on the borderlands is a conversion of paper and pencil module written by gary gygax, first published by tsr in 1979. Return to the keep on the borderlands is a remake of b2.
Return to the keep on the borderlands 2e first published in 1981, b2, the keep on. The adventure consisted of a detailed keep, to be used as a. Then i have found that already exist a lot of material on. The characters in this comic are based on pcs from an old tableto the webcomic list presents a daily list of updated webcomics from all over the web, we currently have over 26000 web comics and online comics listed within our site. B2 the keep on the borderlands basic wizards of the coast. The player controls one or more characters who have arrived at the keep on the borderlands seeking fame, fortune and adventure. Tolman of has written an updated version of the module b2. Atlas rules resources adventures stories faq search links b2. Jun 19, 2011 the keep on the borderlands one of my favorite views of the keep on the borderlands, recently appended to restwell keep, is this map by an artist who goes by the name crazyred. Starting with 3e it became really hard to use old content, because the style of play had really changed from many small encounters to several meatier choreographed adventures. A season of serpents, and a keyed version appeared in dragon 176. Dungeon magazine ranked it 7th in 2004, but its a contender for most nostalgic.