In Search of Adventure
Encyclopedia
In Search of Adventure is an abridged compilation adventure module
published by TSR, Inc.
in 1987, for the Basic Set
of the Dungeons & Dragons
(D&D) fantasy
role-playing game
. Its product designation was TSR 9190. This 160-page book features cover artwork by Keith Parkinson
.
, the first country treated in the D&D Gazetteer game supplement series. The adventures in In Search of Adventure can be strung together in one of three new over arching plots using an adventure flow chart, depending on where the players head off from their starting point in the town of Threshold. These adventures are set in the Grand Duchy of Karameikos on the world of Mystara. While most of the adventures in this compilation are complete, most of the expansionary parts of The Lost City are missing.
, B2 The Keep on the Borderlands
, B3 Palace of the Silver Princess
, B4 The Lost City, B5 Horror on the Hill
, B6 The Veiled Society
, B7 Rahasia
, B8 Journey to the Rock
, and B9 Castle Caldwell and Beyond
.
The module's cover art is by Keith Parkinson
. The module compilation includes design work from Mike Carr, Gary Gygax
, Tom Moldvay
, Douglas Niles
, David Cook
, Tracy Hickman
, Laura Hickman, Michael Malone, and Harry W. Nuckols.
In Search of Adventure was edited by Jeff Grubb
and Jon Pickens
, and was published by TSR in 1987 as a 160 page book. The book compiles the B-series of modules and revises them to form a continuous campaign. Despite its inclusion in the title, Lawrence Schick notes that there is nothing from B1 In Search of the Unknown in this book.
briefly reviewed B1–9 In Search of Adventure for Dragon
magazine No. 128, commenting that it collects the "choice bits" from the previous modules. He noted the "good, old-fashioned dungeons by world-class designers like Gary Gygax
, Doug Niles
, and Tom Moldvay
" Rolston also described two of the compilation's "exceptionally fine adventures": Rahasia
, which he called "a classic low-level FRPG scenario by Tracy Hickman
of Dragonlance
saga and Ravenloft fame", and David "Zeb" Cook
's The Veiled Society
, which he called "a rare example of a political and diplomatic adventure in an urban setting for low-level D&D game characters". Rolston concluded the review by saying, "Aside from the intrinsic value of these adventures, they are perfect for introducing new players to FRPGs through the simple, well-presented D&D Basic game system."
Lawrence Schick, in his 1991 book Heroic Worlds, stated that In Search of Adventure compiles the best parts of the B-series of modules, and is "Quite a good deal".
Adventure (Dungeons & Dragons)
In the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, an adventure or module is a pre-packaged book or box set that helps the Dungeon Master manage the plot or story of a game...
published by TSR, Inc.
TSR, Inc.
Blume and Gygax, the remaining owners, incorporated a new company called TSR Hobbies, Inc., with Blume and his father, Melvin Blume, owning the larger share. The former assets of the partnership were transferred to TSR Hobbies, Inc....
in 1987, for the Basic Set
Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set
The original Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set boxed set was first published by TSR, Inc. in 1977, and comprised a separate edition of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, distinct from the first edition of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons game, which was initially published in the same...
of the Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeons & Dragons is a fantasy role-playing game originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, and first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. . The game has been published by Wizards of the Coast since 1997...
(D&D) fantasy
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
role-playing game
Role-playing game
A role-playing game is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal acting, or through a process of structured decision-making or character development...
. Its product designation was TSR 9190. This 160-page book features cover artwork by Keith Parkinson
Keith Parkinson
Keith Parkinson was an American fantasy artist and illustrator known for book cover and game artwork for games such as EverQuest, Guardians, Magic: The Gathering and Vanguard: Saga of Heroes.-Early life:...
.
Plot summary
In Search of Adventure is a collection of parts of the first nine B-series D&D Basic Set modules, with a frame provided to fit the adventures into the Grand Duchy of KarameikosKarameikos
The Kingdom of Karameikos is a fictional nation located within the Mystara campaign setting, in the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game....
, the first country treated in the D&D Gazetteer game supplement series. The adventures in In Search of Adventure can be strung together in one of three new over arching plots using an adventure flow chart, depending on where the players head off from their starting point in the town of Threshold. These adventures are set in the Grand Duchy of Karameikos on the world of Mystara. While most of the adventures in this compilation are complete, most of the expansionary parts of The Lost City are missing.
Publication history
In Search of Adventure compiles the modules B1-B9, which includes B1 In Search of the UnknownIn Search of the Unknown
In Search of the Unknown is a module for the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, designed for use with the Basic Set of rules. It was written by game designer Mike Carr and was first published in 1979 by TSR, Inc. The module details a hidden complex known as the Caverns of Quasqueton...
, B2 The Keep on the Borderlands
The Keep on the Borderlands
The Keep on the Borderlands is a Dungeons & Dragons module by Gary Gygax, first printed in December 1979. In it, player characters are based at a keep and investigate a nearby series of caves that are filled with a variety of monsters. Designed to be used with the Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set, it...
, B3 Palace of the Silver Princess
Palace of the Silver Princess
Palace of the Silver Princess is an adventure module for the Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set. It was written in 1980 by Jean Wells, and published in 1981 with an orange cover. Palace of the Silver Princess contains a single adventure laid out in a format suitable for a single gaming session...
, B4 The Lost City, B5 Horror on the Hill
Horror on the Hill
Horror on the Hill is an adventure module published by TSR, Inc. in 1983, for the Basic Rules of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Its product designation was TSR 9078...
, B6 The Veiled Society
The Veiled Society
The Veiled Society is an adventure module for the Basic Rules of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Its product designation is TSR 9086.-Plot summary:...
, B7 Rahasia
Rahasia
Rahasia is an adventure module published by TSR, Inc. in 1984, for the Basic Set rules of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Its product designation is TSR 9115...
, B8 Journey to the Rock
Journey to the Rock
Journey to the Rock is an adventure module published by TSR, Inc. in 1984, for the Basic Rules of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game.-Summary:Journey to the Rock is a wilderness scenario, which includes rules for wilderness play...
, and B9 Castle Caldwell and Beyond
Castle Caldwell and Beyond
Castle Caldwell and Beyond is an adventure module published by TSR, Inc. in 1985, for the Basic Rules of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Its product designation was TSR 9143.-Plot summary:...
.
The module's cover art is by Keith Parkinson
Keith Parkinson
Keith Parkinson was an American fantasy artist and illustrator known for book cover and game artwork for games such as EverQuest, Guardians, Magic: The Gathering and Vanguard: Saga of Heroes.-Early life:...
. The module compilation includes design work from Mike Carr, Gary Gygax
Gary Gygax
Ernest Gary Gygax was an American writer and game designer best known for co-creating the pioneering role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons with Dave Arneson. Gygax is generally acknowledged as the father of role-playing games....
, Tom Moldvay
Tom Moldvay
Tom Moldvay was a game designer and author most notable for his work on early materials for the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons .-Career:...
, Douglas Niles
Douglas Niles
Douglas Niles is a fantasy author and game designer. Niles was one of the creators of the Dragonlance world and the author of the first three Forgotten Realms novels, and the Top Secret S/I espionage role-playing game.-Early life:Niles was born in Brookfield, Wisconsin, a suburb of Milwaukee, and...
, David Cook
David Cook (game designer)
David "Zeb" Cook is an American game designer best known for his work at TSR, Inc., where he was employed for over fifteen years.-Early life:...
, Tracy Hickman
Tracy Hickman
Tracy Raye Hickman is a best-selling fantasy author, best known for his work on Dragonlance as a game designer and co-author with Margaret Weis, while he worked for TSR...
, Laura Hickman, Michael Malone, and Harry W. Nuckols.
In Search of Adventure was edited by Jeff Grubb
Jeff Grubb
Jeff Grubb is an author and game designer. He has worked on a number of computer and role-playing games and has written a number of successful novels, short stories and comics...
and Jon Pickens
Jon Pickens
Jon Pickens is a game designer and editor who has worked on numerous products for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game from TSR and later Wizards of the Coast.-Early life and education:...
, and was published by TSR in 1987 as a 160 page book. The book compiles the B-series of modules and revises them to form a continuous campaign. Despite its inclusion in the title, Lawrence Schick notes that there is nothing from B1 In Search of the Unknown in this book.
Reception
Ken RolstonKen Rolston
Ken Rolston is an American computer game and board game designer best known for his work with West End Games and the hit computer game series The Elder Scrolls...
briefly reviewed B1–9 In Search of Adventure for Dragon
Dragon (magazine)
Dragon is one of the two official magazines for source material for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game and associated products, the other being Dungeon. TSR, Inc. originally launched the monthly printed magazine in 1976 to succeed the company's earlier publication, The Strategic Review. The...
magazine No. 128, commenting that it collects the "choice bits" from the previous modules. He noted the "good, old-fashioned dungeons by world-class designers like Gary Gygax
Gary Gygax
Ernest Gary Gygax was an American writer and game designer best known for co-creating the pioneering role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons with Dave Arneson. Gygax is generally acknowledged as the father of role-playing games....
, Doug Niles
Douglas Niles
Douglas Niles is a fantasy author and game designer. Niles was one of the creators of the Dragonlance world and the author of the first three Forgotten Realms novels, and the Top Secret S/I espionage role-playing game.-Early life:Niles was born in Brookfield, Wisconsin, a suburb of Milwaukee, and...
, and Tom Moldvay
Tom Moldvay
Tom Moldvay was a game designer and author most notable for his work on early materials for the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons .-Career:...
" Rolston also described two of the compilation's "exceptionally fine adventures": Rahasia
Rahasia
Rahasia is an adventure module published by TSR, Inc. in 1984, for the Basic Set rules of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Its product designation is TSR 9115...
, which he called "a classic low-level FRPG scenario by Tracy Hickman
Tracy Hickman
Tracy Raye Hickman is a best-selling fantasy author, best known for his work on Dragonlance as a game designer and co-author with Margaret Weis, while he worked for TSR...
of Dragonlance
Dragonlance
Dragonlance is a shared universe created by Laura and Tracy Hickman, and expanded by Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis under the direction of TSR, Inc. into a series of popular fantasy novels. The Hickmans conceived Dragonlance while driving in their car on the way to TSR for a job application...
saga and Ravenloft fame", and David "Zeb" Cook
David Cook (game designer)
David "Zeb" Cook is an American game designer best known for his work at TSR, Inc., where he was employed for over fifteen years.-Early life:...
's The Veiled Society
The Veiled Society
The Veiled Society is an adventure module for the Basic Rules of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Its product designation is TSR 9086.-Plot summary:...
, which he called "a rare example of a political and diplomatic adventure in an urban setting for low-level D&D game characters". Rolston concluded the review by saying, "Aside from the intrinsic value of these adventures, they are perfect for introducing new players to FRPGs through the simple, well-presented D&D Basic game system."
Lawrence Schick, in his 1991 book Heroic Worlds, stated that In Search of Adventure compiles the best parts of the B-series of modules, and is "Quite a good deal".
External links
- http://www.rpg.net/news+reviews/reviews/rev_4127.html