Editing DA2: Temple of the Frog (section)

== Playing It ==
Herein lies the problem with the Temple of the Frog: it was written in the proto-D&D Chainmail/Blackmoor slurry and later converted to OD&D.  As such, the combat encounters are massive (there are areas in the Temple proper that have hundreds of guards, suicidal for a straight fight even for an experienced party). Meanwhile, the mapping itself is amateur and poorly keyed.

Dave Ritchie got the module rereleased for D&D Expert Version as DA2. This version is better edited, which is to say - it's edited at all. Saint Stephen the Rock is here named: "Rocklin", not Rocheford as we'd expect. Because [[DA1: Adventures in Blackmoor|the DA line]] doesn't require the [[Companion Set]], it borrows precious space to include CM-level spells, items, and/or monsters. And because it's Ritchie, who'd rather be writing [[Flashman]] novels, the DA variant suffers from heavy railroading - the intro monologue to the players being several pages long. And there's a sequel: [[DA3: City of the Gods]].

All in all, Temple of the Frog is not good, but it is an interesting piece of history, showcasing the weird and wild flavor of D&D before it became codified into its familiar form. (Among other things, there's a boat named for a member of Ken Kesey's [[Spook#Users|Merry Pranksters]]...)

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