Return to the keep on the borderlands is a remake of b2. Shadowed keep on the borderlands open gaming store. For the second adventure in our lonely coast campaign i turned once again to raging swan. Managing to keep to my monday release time table somewhat. Review of return to the keep on the borderlands rpgnet. As i already mentioned, keep on the borderlands was written for the basic dnd rule set.
Put all the kobold minions and hide them behind the western boulders where they cant be seen before the ambush is sprung. There is a second, 16page pdf, that contains all the stats used in the adventure. Shadowed keep on the borderlands is a pathfinder roleplaying game compatible adventure for four 1st. Also check out the gm advice, gaming advice and player advice columns, join the discussion, and help fellow gamers game better. Shadowed keep on the borderlands a ruined monument to folly and ego, the shadowed keep stands atop an isolated bluff deep in a mistwreathed forest. Dungeon module b2 the keep on the borderlands dungeon. Any ideas that we can put together on a map and run as a simulated keep on the borderlands for pathfinder without having to work through a bunch of conversions. Keep on the borderlands i got to play my first hexcrawl yesterday expedition to the borderlands, a tweak of keep on the borderlands that splits up the caves arou. B2 the keep on the borderlands the neverwinter vault. 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 included in several printings 19791982 of the basic set, but was also available for sale separately. This is an additional, free resource for the shadowed keep on the borderlands adventure and presents the donjon of ruin portion of the adventure, along with the full adventure background, introduction, hooks, relevant handouts, and illustrations. He has designed many critically acclaimed modules such as retribution and shadowed keep on the borderlands and worked with wizards of the coast, paizo, expeditious retreat press, rite publishing and kobold press.
Hackmaster b2 little keep on the borderlands dungeons. As such, it is covered by the open game license and some parts are considered to be open game content as a result. Dungeon magazine ranked it 7th in 2004, but its a contender for most nostalgic. The keep on the borderlands went out of print in the early 1980s, but has been reprinted two times. This means things like elf being both a race and a class, armor class differences, combat differences and a lot more. Shadowed keep on the borderlands free version raging. Adapting classic adventures like keep on the borderlands to. Warehouse 23 shadowed keep on the borderlands free version. Asthetically pleasing, balanced and well thought out. Shadowed keep on the borderlands is more than an homage to those days of yore. The free version of shadowed keep on the borderlands presents the donjon of ruin portion of the adventure along with the full adventure background, introduction, hooks, relevant handouts, illustrations and so on.
If youre unable to find a copy of the playtest pdf, jay murphy did a 5th edition conversion guide for the keep on. Shadowed keep on the borderlands campaign guide if all goes well, the party will investigate the massacre of a merchants party, explore an abandoned keep and delve into a dwarven hall. The lonely coast shadowed keep on the borderlands session. I recommend this to anyone interested in not just the borderlands or the. If they clear every single corner from its current inhabitants including goblins, bandits and monsters they could go up to level 3 until the end. Shadowed keep on the borderland retrospective creighton. Dungeon module b2, the keep on the borderlands ftp directory. This is a completely remastered version of the borderlands boxed set into a single pdf.
The original keep on the borderlands kotb was a straight dungeon crawl with essentially zero plot, atmosphere, or character development. Of late it has been take over by a paladin, lord drysdale, who hopes to restore order over its previous lawfulness, and this has caused some friction with the inhabitants that have. Shadowed keep on the borderland backstory case study. Review of return to the keep on the borderlands rpgnet rpg. Basic dnd was a super simplistic set of rules that were designed to be easy to play right out of the box so to speak. Before i started, i sat down and worked out what i wanted to achieve with the adventure and how i planned to achieve it. Sacked by marauding goblins decades ago the place was thought abandoned, but shadows now creep among the forests great boles and footprints have appeared on the single, overgrown track leading to the keep. If you are using a modern operating system like windows 7 or 8, it is best to avoid installing to the program files directory, as those operating systems may not allow unrestricted access there. Shadowed keep on the borderlands is a pathfinder roleplaying game compatible adventure for four 1stlevel characters. The house on the borderland 1908 is a supernatural horror novel by british fantasist william hope.
Shadowed keep on the borderlands, softback adventure for pathfinder, by creighton broadhurst a ruined monument to folly and ego, the shadowed keep stands atop an isolated bluff deep in a mistwreathed forest. Shadowed keep on the borderlands creighton broadhurst. The keep on the borderlands, wizards of the coast published return to the keep on the borderlands, an updated adventure scenario set twenty years after the events of the original. Confidential information of wizards of the coast llc. The keep on the borderlands by gary gygax goodreads. See more ideas about classic rpg, rpg, castle layout. B2 keep on the borderlands is likely the adventure that most home brewed adventures aspired to be in the 1980s and certainly still informs many of the modules written today. Shadowed keep of the borderlands is essentially a sandbox adventure in the truest form intentionally reminiscent of the classic moathouse of toee, the now ruined keep was originally constructed by adventurers who have subsequently been routed and destroyed in a night of carnage by their goblinoid foes. A ruined monument to folly and ego, the shadowed keep stands atop an isolated bluff deep in a mistwreathed forest. The adventure consisted of a detailed keep, to be used as a base, and a cave complex known as the caves of chaos. This familiarity, we hoped, would make it easier for our.
Shadowed keep on the borderlands a pathfinder roleplaying game compatible adventure for 1stlevel pcs by creighton broadhurst a ruined monument to folly. Keep on the borderlands adaptation ive played thus far. Hackmaster b2 little keep on the borderlands free download as pdf file. 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. Shadowed keep on the borderlands raging swan press. On the twentyfifth anniversary of the publication of b2. Shadowed keep on the borderlands is comprised of the watchtower of the bandit queen, donjon of ruin, realm of the blood moon and the undercryptand each of these sections provides a nice variation of challenges and encounters to present to an exploring party. The first section is shadowed keep on the borderlands. The lonely coast shadowed keep on the borderlands session 9. The keep on the borderlands odds are, your first tabletop roleplay encounter was dungeons and dragons, keep on the borderlands so is it the best module ever.
So far, my conversion is coming along well especially considering i cant find my copy of the original module and had to use a fantasy hero pdf and a 3e conversion document. A season of serpents is restwell keep, rumoured to have once been the home to bandits, a dragon, hobgoblins, and more. 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. Keep up to date with creightons upcoming projects including the nascent megadungeon gloamhold and his borderland of adventure campaign over at his blog. The default location as defined by the keep on the borderlands is c. A couple of years ago, i wrote the shadowed keep on the borderlands as a homage to the moathouse from t1 the village of hommlet perhaps a perfect lowlevel adventure. Shadowed keep on the borderlands zoning case study. Shadowed keep on the borderlands is a pathfinder adventure for a team of four level 1 characters. An apache massacre and the violence of history the penguin. 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. Not that the art is good, but i dont think it was any worse than other stuff from the late 70s early 80s. Published in 1999, return to the keep on the borderlands was released at time when tsr was still tsr, but had by that time been owned by wizards of the coast for two years.
Dungeon module b2 the keep on the borderlands by gary gygax introductory module for character levels b2 9034 this module includes a cover folder with maps and a complete description booklet to form a readymade scenario for. Shadowed keep on the borderlands free version raging swan. Retribution, retribution collectors edition, shadowed keep on the borderlands, shunned valley of the three tombs. It was released before the core 4th edition rulebooks were made available, and includes pregenerated characters and a condensed version of many game rules. The return of the king book pdf return of the king second edition return of the king the lord of the rings return of the king return to zero book the shadow king book it stephen king book the retrun of the king book lion king free pdf book return to zero the return the return journey return to keep on the borderlands pdf. At restwell keep, youve heard that fortune and glory await those bold enough to brave the dangers of the chaos scar, a valley carved ages.
Keep on the borderlands is the sixth of the greyhawk classics novels. The successful party will have the option of picking an additional adventure if they choose to. Shadowed keep on the borderlands, softback adventure for. In it, player characters are based at a keep and investigate a nearby series of caves that are filled with a variety of monsters. Shadowed keep on the borderlands is designed for the medium advancement track. Oct 16, 2019 shadowed keep on the borderlands by creighton broadhurst is a role playing game supplement published by raging swan press for use with the pathfinder roleplaying game. One of my favorite campaigns that is still running today is one thats based on this module, the game log and in.
Put the slinger in this patch of forest just to the west of the boulders where he benefits from cover, but can shoot at the pcs freely. Apr 19, 2012 shadowed keep on the borderlands is a pathfinder roleplaying game compatible adventure for four 1stlevel characters. Basic dnd was a super simplistic set of rules that were designed to be easy. A pathfinder roleplaying game compatible adventure for 1stlevel pcs by creighton broadhurst a ruined monument to folly. You can check this in the game by clicking on the question mark icon at the bottom right corner of the screen and then clicking on the text circle of eight modpack see. Adapting classic adventures like keep on the borderlands. Veteran players from across the editions have likely heard of keep on the borderlands, and we expected many to have played through it at least once. The original boxed borderlands supplement contained two referees booklets, seven separately bound scenarios, a 17x 22 regional map, playaids, and inserts. Now, an evil cleric of orcus, demon lord of the undead, seeks to reopen the gate, and the only thing standing in his way is a small yet determined band of heroes. The keep on the borderlands and its installation utility. The downloadable zip file contains two versions, one optimised for printing and use on a normal computer. Then i have found that already exist a lot of material on. I got to play my first hexcrawl yesterday expedition to the borderlands, a tweak of keep on the borderlands that splits up the caves arou. I plan to run a version of keep on the borderlands at the enworld chicago gameday on february 27th.