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	==The City of Highport / The Temple of Highport==		==The City of Highport / The Temple of Highport==
	[[File:A1 cover 2.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|The cover, trying to make the aspis a thing.]]		[[File:A1 cover 2.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|The A1 cover, trying to make the aspis a thing.]]
	Here commences A1, ''Slave Pits of the Undercity''. The "City" chapter is five pages of mostly charts; David's (he wasn't going by "Zeb")'s adventure is the temple. Highport's liaison to the slavers are the orcs, running the operation from the sewers. New (forgettable) monsters: [[Aspis]] and Giant Sundew.		Here commences A1, ''Slave Pits of the Undercity''. The "City" chapter is five pages of mostly charts; David's (he wasn't going by "Zeb")'s adventure is the temple. Highport's liaison to the slavers are the orcs, running the operation from the sewers. New (forgettable) monsters: [[Aspis]] and Giant Sundew.
	As a tournament module, there are two parts to this, played by separate parties in competition.		As a tournament module, there are two parts to this, played by separate parties in competition.

1d4chan>Zimriel: /* The City of Highport / The Temple of Highport */

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The City of Highport / The Temple of Highport

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	==The City of Highport / The Temple of Highport==		==The City of Highport / The Temple of Highport==
			[[File:A1 cover 2.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|The cover, trying to make the aspis a thing.]]
	Here commences A1, ''Slave Pits of the Undercity''. The "City" chapter is five pages of mostly charts; David's (he wasn't going by "Zeb")'s adventure is the temple. Highport's liaison to the slavers are the orcs, running the operation from the sewers. New (forgettable) monsters: [[Aspis]] and Giant Sundew.		Here commences A1, ''Slave Pits of the Undercity''. The "City" chapter is five pages of mostly charts; David's (he wasn't going by "Zeb")'s adventure is the temple. Highport's liaison to the slavers are the orcs, running the operation from the sewers. New (forgettable) monsters: [[Aspis]] and Giant Sundew.

	As a tournament module, there are two parts to this, played by separate parties in competition.		As a tournament module, there are two parts to this, played by separate parties in competition.

1d4chan>Zimriel at 02:08, 12 May 2023

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	[[File:Add-a1-4.jpg\|275px\|thumb\|When a problem comes along, you must whip it]]		[[File:Add-a1-4.jpg\|275px\|thumb\|When a problem comes along, you must whip it]]
	'''Scourge of the Slave Lords''' is an epic quest assembled from tournament-play in 1980. It's known for being good, for being ''better'' in its revised edition, and for introducing several not-so-iconic monsters all of which really really sucked. I mean, what was the point of the Storoper or the [[Cloaker]]? ''[[Fiend Folio]]'' has nothing on this nonsense.		'''Scourge of the Slave Lords''' is an epic quest, which we're calling "[[Adventure Path]]" now, assembled from tournament-play in 1980. It's known for being good, for being ''better'' in its revised edition, and for introducing several not-so-iconic monsters all of which really really sucked. I mean, what was the point of the Storoper or the [[Cloaker]]? ''[[Fiend Folio]]'' has nothing on this nonsense.

	=The Development=		=The Development=
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	We apologise to any hyperfans of the original modules; as with ''[[Temple of Elemental Evil]]'' (and unlike ''[[Queen of the Spiders]]'') the trade-paperback expansion did justice to the original, so we're using that as our basis.		We apologise to any hyperfans of the original modules; as with ''[[Temple of Elemental Evil]]'' (and unlike ''[[Queen of the Spiders]]'') the trade-paperback expansion did justice to the original, so we're using that as our basis.

	~~Canonically this Adventure Path is~~ the sequel to ''Temple''. We concede that the connexion is contrived, so do feel free to ignore it and to play something else before it. (Wait 'til you get a load of the intended conclusion to the "trilogy".)		Okay; ''mostly'' it did justice. The book [[retcon]]ed the series to be the sequel to ''Temple''. We concede that the connexion is contrived, so do feel free to ignore it and to play something else before it. (Wait 'til you get a load of the intended conclusion to the "trilogy".)

	~~The~~ PCs getting captured, looted, and potentially enslaved themselves is a running theme ~~in the series~~. Taking agency from the players is generally frowned-upon, as a design decision; but in a slavery-themed ~~series~~, at least ~~they~~ know what they're getting their PCs into.		As to the series: the PCs getting captured, looted, and potentially enslaved themselves is a running theme. Taking agency from the players is generally frowned-upon, as a design decision; but in a slavery-themed story, at least the players know what they're getting their PCs into.

	Another theme - because tournament - is that there are ''several'' parties on the same trip, in mutual competition. As a result you'll notice dungeons being disconnected from one another, and points where some PCs are carried off to Markessa's exercise-mat whilst other PCs are left with their wands in their hands. To play this series, one option is to go for a marathon outing with at least two DMs leading a dozen or more players, which sounds pretty awesome if it could be done right. Otherwise the DM has to do some work to keep everything on target.		Another theme - because tournament - is that there are ''several'' parties on the same trip, in mutual competition. As a result you'll notice dungeons being disconnected from one another, and points where some PCs are carried off to Markessa's exercise-mat whilst other PCs are left with their wands in their hands. To play this series, one option is to go for a marathon outing with at least two DMs leading a dozen or more players, which sounds pretty awesome if it could be done right. Otherwise the DM has to do some work to keep everything on target.

1d4chan>Zimriel: /* The Development */

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The Development

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	=The Development=		=The Development=
	As early as the 1970s, Dungeons & Dragons had a problem with crappy unoriginal dungeon-crawls. In 1979 the gamers at [[Gen Con]] [XII] rose up in revolt and petitioned four TSR designers - Zeb Cook, Allen Hammack, David Johnson, and Lawrence Schick - to come up with better. (These four were too polite up to 1986 to tell us which was the offending adventure. We do know that Len Lakofka ran ''Deep Dwarven Delve'' there - which wouldn't see the light of publication until 1999, as "L3" in the ''Silver Anniversary Collector's Edition''.)		As early as the 1970s, Dungeons & Dragons had a problem with crappy unoriginal [[Dungeon crawling\|dungeon-crawls]]. In 1979 the gamers at [[Gen Con]] [XII] rose up in revolt and petitioned four TSR designers - Zeb Cook, Allen Hammack, David Johnson, and Lawrence Schick - to come up with better. (These four were too polite up to 1986 to tell us which was the offending adventure. We do know that Len Lakofka ran ''Deep Dwarven Delve'' there - which wouldn't see the light of publication until 1999, as "L3" in the ''Silver Anniversary Collector's Edition''.)

	Johnson, to punish the others, on "one cold evening" the following winter dropped the other three's first-level party arse-and-boobs naked into a minotaur's labyrinth. (They did get a loincloth each.)		Johnson, to punish the others, on "one cold evening" the following winter dropped the other three's first-level party arse-and-boobs naked into a minotaur's labyrinth. (They did get a loincloth each.)

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	[[File:Add-a1-4.jpg\|275px\|thumb\|~~1986 Collected Cover~~]]		[[File:Add-a1-4.jpg\|275px\|thumb\|When a problem comes along, you must whip it]]
	'''Scourge of the Slave Lords''' is an epic quest assembled from tournament-play in 1980. It's known for being good, for being ''better'' in its revised edition, and for introducing several not-so-iconic monsters all of which really really sucked. I mean, what was the point of the Storoper or the [[Cloaker]]? ''[[Fiend Folio]]'' has nothing on this nonsense.		'''Scourge of the Slave Lords''' is an epic quest assembled from tournament-play in 1980. It's known for being good, for being ''better'' in its revised edition, and for introducing several not-so-iconic monsters all of which really really sucked. I mean, what was the point of the Storoper or the [[Cloaker]]? ''[[Fiend Folio]]'' has nothing on this nonsense.

1d4chan>Zimriel: /* The City of Highport / The Temple of Highport */

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The City of Highport / The Temple of Highport

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	==The City of Highport / The Temple of Highport==		==The City of Highport / The Temple of Highport==
	Here commences A1, ''Slave Pits of the Undercity''. The "City" chapter is five pages of mostly charts; David's (he wasn't going by "Zeb")'s adventure is the temple. Highport's liaison to the slavers are the orcs, running the operation from the sewers. New (forgettable) monsters: Aspis and Giant Sundew.		Here commences A1, ''Slave Pits of the Undercity''. The "City" chapter is five pages of mostly charts; David's (he wasn't going by "Zeb")'s adventure is the temple. Highport's liaison to the slavers are the orcs, running the operation from the sewers. New (forgettable) monsters: [[Aspis]] and Giant Sundew.

	As a tournament module, there are two parts to this, played by separate parties in competition.		As a tournament module, there are two parts to this, played by separate parties in competition.

1d4chan>Zimriel: /* The Dungeons of the Slave Lords */

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The Dungeons of the Slave Lords

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	==The Dungeons of the Slave Lords==		==The Dungeons of the Slave Lords==
	Why we're all here: good old-fashioned Carter-era nudity. It's A4, ''In the ...''. Lawrence Schick is credited with the final result, rather than Johnson again.		Why we're all here: good old-fashioned Carter-era nudity and the first (nearly last) appearance of the [[Cave Fisher]]. It's A4, ''In the ...''. Lawrence Schick is credited with the final result, rather than Johnson again.

	=Drow?!=		=Drow?!=

1d4chan>Nubnuber at 16:01, 6 March 2022

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	=The Force Awakens=		=The Force Awakens=
	[[Sean Reynolds]] and [[Chris Pramas]] published ''Slavers'' in 2000.		[[File:Slavers cover.jpg\|right\|200px]]
			[[Sean Reynolds]] and [[Chris Pramas]] published '''Slavers''' in 2000.

	Its first 81 pages (of 128) detail the cities of the Wild Coast, including Elredd. Highport is introduced p. 89-97... but not the Temple nor undercity. Stockade ain't here either. Instead Markessa has her base at Kelen Lekos p. 100-9. Instead of Suderham, the adventure culminates at the Temple of the Earth Dragon which is a standalone cavern-complex.		Its first 81 pages (of 128) detail the cities of the Wild Coast, including Elredd. Highport is introduced p. 89-97... but not the Temple nor undercity. Stockade ain't here either. Instead Markessa has her base at Kelen Lekos p. 100-9. Instead of Suderham, the adventure culminates at the Temple of the Earth Dragon which is a standalone cavern-complex.
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	What ''Slavers'' does offer the DM, is a gazetteer of the Coast and Pomarj, to supplement the series if you bought the four and didn't buy ''Scourge''.		What ''Slavers'' does offer the DM, is a gazetteer of the Coast and Pomarj, to supplement the series if you bought the four and didn't buy ''Scourge''.
			{{clear}}

	=The Phantom Menace=		=The Phantom Menace=
	[[Skip Williams]] ~~came back in 2015 with~~ "A0: Danger at Darkshelf Quarry", a self-consciously old-school goblin delve (in Nyrond) for levels 1-3. It even comes with the same Helvetica sansserif. Its trail of clues leads straight to Highport, for those who don't want to waste time on the Wild Coast.		[[File:against the slave lords cover.png\|right\|200px]]
			When WotC republished the adventure in 2013 as '''Against the Slave Lords''', they got [[Skip Williams]] to write a prequel module, "A0: Danger at Darkshelf Quarry", a self-consciously old-school goblin delve (in Nyrond) for levels 1-3. It even comes with the same Helvetica sansserif. Its trail of clues leads straight to Highport, for those who don't want to waste time on the Wild Coast.

	Although a DM might still enjoy locking the party to oars on the ''Ghoul'', especially if they don't win this one.		Although a DM might still enjoy locking the party to oars on the ''Ghoul'', especially if they don't win this one.

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1d4chan>Nubnuber at 14:19, 5 March 2022

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	[[File:Add-a1-4.jpg\|275px\|thumb\|1986 Collected Cover]]		[[File:Add-a1-4.jpg\|275px\|thumb\|1986 Collected Cover]]
	'''Scourge of the Slave Lords''' is an epic quest assembled from tournament-play in 1980. It's known for being good, for being ''better'' in its revised edition, and for introducing several not-so-iconic monsters all of which really really sucked. I mean, what was the point of the Storoper or the [[Cloaker]]. ''[[Fiend Folio]]'' has nothing on this nonsense.		'''Scourge of the Slave Lords''' is an epic quest assembled from tournament-play in 1980. It's known for being good, for being ''better'' in its revised edition, and for introducing several not-so-iconic monsters all of which really really sucked. I mean, what was the point of the Storoper or the [[Cloaker]]? ''[[Fiend Folio]]'' has nothing on this nonsense.

	=The Development=		=The Development=