B2: The Keep on the Borderlands - Revision history

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			==General Outline==

			The module is set in the titular "Borderlands," a region far from more civilized lands and on constant verge of all out monster attack. The players arrive at the keep and get to interact with a LOT of NPCs as well as learning bits of news and lore of the area as well as possibly getting their first quests. The map of the region shows some thick woods, some hills, and some swampy areas, all of them teeming with possible quest hooks and/or allies.

			Eventually the players make their way to the Caves of Chaos (another cave on the map, the Cave of the Unknown, was placed merely to give DMs a place to make their own dungeon as well). The Caves of Chaos are cut into the sides of a somewhat steep but small valley and are laid out in a way that is basically the reverse of Gygax's typical dungeon idea, namely that the enemies get harder the further up the walls of the valley you go though a few enemy caves are clearly much more powerful than their location would indicate so players need to be extra careful the entire time.

			Players can fight or communicate with the various factions that fill the caves, almost all of them having beef with another faction nearby. Why they are all living this close while hating each other is left up to the DM to explain but probably centers on the final section of the dungeon which is basically a temple to chaos (or some other dark entity of the DM's choosing).

			With enough content to run adventures for literally weeks or months for players, and it's easy level of entry for DMs and players alike, B2 is rather phenomenal for giving so much in such a slim package.

	== Remakes ==		== Remakes ==

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	Shit, this is back when old-school adventures ''were'' old-school.		Shit, this is back when old-school adventures ''were'' old-school.

	Created [[Grognard\|back in the glory days]] of [[Dungeons and Dragons]], when ~~traps~~ were dangerous, poison was save-or-die, and everything was [[Awesome]]. It was one of the first adventures released for the "Basic" version of the system (released alongside the "Advanced" ~~(1st edition)~~ version), by [[Gary Gygax]] himself back in 1978. The general gist was that an unknown evil had taken up occupation in a series of caverns (the so-called Caves of Chaos) not too far from a strategically-important castle town (the aforementioned keep) in the borderlands.		Created [[Grognard\|back in the glory days]] of [[Dungeons and Dragons]], when [[trap]]s were dangerous, [[poison]] was save-or-die, and everything was [[Awesome]]. It was one of the first adventures released for the "Basic" version of the system (released alongside the "[[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons\|Advanced]]" version), by [[Gary Gygax]] himself back in 1978. The general gist was that an unknown evil had taken up occupation in a series of caverns (the so-called Caves of Chaos) not too far from a strategically-important castle town (the aforementioned keep) in the borderlands.

	Classic dungeon crawling and high adventure ensue. It was made for low-level groups, so it's soft-around-the-edges unlike [[Tomb of Horrors\|a certain other module that has been known to drive men to madness]]. In spite of this it had some serious challenges in it, including some nasty cursed items, a bunch of warring monstrous humanoid clans getting ready to attack the keep, and a temple of an evil god set up to profit from it all. All in all, it was a forgiving module, well-suited to a wide array of different party styles and tactics, whether a group was full of warrior-diplomats or sneaky gits, magic-users, and fighty-types - yet it was also hard-core enough to make parties feel tension and unease. There was treasure to be had, and so many memories for the players who hopped into this game, that it remains a fond segment for all.		Classic dungeon crawling and high adventure ensue. It was made for low-level groups, so it's soft-around-the-edges unlike [[Tomb of Horrors\|a certain other module that has been known to drive men to madness]]. In spite of this it had some serious challenges in it, including some nasty cursed items, a bunch of warring monstrous humanoid clans getting ready to attack the keep, and a temple of an evil god set up to profit from it all. All in all, it was a forgiving module, well-suited to a wide array of different party styles and tactics, whether a group was full of warrior-diplomats or sneaky gits, magic-users, and fighty-types - yet it was also hard-core enough to make parties feel tension and unease. There was treasure to be had, and so many memories for the players who hopped into this game, that it remains a fond segment for all.

	The Keep on the Borderlands went out of print in the early 1980s, but has been reprinted two times; a sequel was also made. Ru Emerson delivered the "[[Greyhawk Classics]]" novel in 1999, which was neither properly Greyhawk nor (G-d save us) a "classic". Emerson owes Keith Strohm a beer for that one's next book [[Tomb of Horrors]], which will be even worse.		''The Keep on the Borderlands'' went out of print in the early 1980s, but has been reprinted two times; a sequel was also made.

	[[File:Dd2-b2-1st-back.jpg\|thumb\|600px\|center\|Adventure Awaits!]]		[[File:Dd2-b2-1st-back.jpg\|thumb\|600px\|center\|Adventure Awaits!]]
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	The module was well-received by almost everyone who played it, and was ranked the 7th greatest [[Dungeons and Dragons]] adventure of all-time by [[Dungeon Magazine]] in 2004. Like a lot of old-school adventures that [[Wizards of the Coast]] [[Derp\|fucking dragged their heels on]], they didn't release an updated version of Keep on the Borderlands until [[4e\|4th edition]], where it's once again a generally low-level module and is infinitely less dangerous, leading most of /tg/ to proudly declare that it [[FAIL\|sucks]], having lost a lot of the [[Grimdark\|suspense and sense of danger]] the original tended to drive home due to 4th's less-lethal combat and traps regimen.		The module was well-received by almost everyone who played it, and was ranked the 7th greatest [[Dungeons and Dragons]] adventure of all-time by [[Dungeon Magazine]] in 2004. Like a lot of old-school adventures that [[Wizards of the Coast]] [[Derp\|fucking dragged their heels on]], they didn't release an updated version of Keep on the Borderlands until [[4e\|4th edition]], where it's once again a generally low-level module and is infinitely less dangerous, leading most of /tg/ to proudly declare that it [[FAIL\|sucks]], having lost a lot of the [[Grimdark\|suspense and sense of danger]] the original tended to drive home due to 4th's less-lethal combat and traps regimen.

	In 1999, Ru "Against The Giants" Emerson did the novel. As [[Greyhawk Classics]] - despite that its module had got included with the [[Tom Moldvay]] Basic set, whose Expert set introduced the [[Mystara\|Known World]].		In 1999, Ru "Against The Giants" Emerson did the novel. As [[Greyhawk Classics]] - despite that its module had got included with the [[Tom Moldvay]] Basic set, whose Expert set introduced the [[Mystara\|Known World]]. It was neither properly Greyhawk nor (G-d save us) a "classic". Emerson owes Keith Strohm a beer for that one's next book [[Tomb of Horrors]], which will be even worse.

	The Keep on the Borderlands was never remade for 3rd or 3.5, despite there being overpowering demand for it. Veteran elegan/tg/entlemen are quick to point out that this squarely falls into the same category as some of WotC's other bone-headed moves, like suing to stop other companies from working on books for [[Ravenloft]] in 3rd Edition, claiming they were going to release their own version of the setting (only doing so with the ''Expedition to Castle Ravenloft'' book for 3.5, a level 6-10 module), Failing to sell [[Planescape]], [[Spelljammer]], and [[Dark Sun]] (settings highly sought-after and that frankly would have sold themselves), and so on. The caves portion of the module, however, was updated in 2012 for the early early playtesting of D&D Next.		The Keep on the Borderlands was never remade for 3rd or 3.5, despite there being overpowering demand for it. Veteran elegan/tg/entlemen are quick to point out that this squarely falls into the same category as some of WotC's other bone-headed moves, like suing to stop other companies from working on books for [[Ravenloft]] in 3rd Edition, claiming they were going to release their own version of the setting (only doing so with the ''Expedition to Castle Ravenloft'' book for 3.5, a level 6-10 module), Failing to sell [[Planescape]], [[Spelljammer]], and [[Dark Sun]] (settings highly sought-after and that frankly would have sold themselves), and so on. The caves portion of the module, however, was updated in 2012 for the early early playtesting of D&D Next.

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	Classic dungeon crawling and high adventure ensue. It was made for low-level groups, so it's soft-around-the-edges unlike [[Tomb of Horrors\|a certain other module that has been known to drive men to madness]]. In spite of this it had some serious challenges in it, including some nasty cursed items, a bunch of warring monstrous humanoid clans getting ready to attack the keep, and a temple of an evil god set up to profit from it all. All in all, it was a forgiving module, well-suited to a wide array of different party styles and tactics, whether a group was full of warrior-diplomats or sneaky gits, magic-users, and fighty-types - yet it was also hard-core enough to make parties feel tension and unease. There was treasure to be had, and so many memories for the players who hopped into this game, that it remains a fond segment for all.		Classic dungeon crawling and high adventure ensue. It was made for low-level groups, so it's soft-around-the-edges unlike [[Tomb of Horrors\|a certain other module that has been known to drive men to madness]]. In spite of this it had some serious challenges in it, including some nasty cursed items, a bunch of warring monstrous humanoid clans getting ready to attack the keep, and a temple of an evil god set up to profit from it all. All in all, it was a forgiving module, well-suited to a wide array of different party styles and tactics, whether a group was full of warrior-diplomats or sneaky gits, magic-users, and fighty-types - yet it was also hard-core enough to make parties feel tension and unease. There was treasure to be had, and so many memories for the players who hopped into this game, that it remains a fond segment for all.

	The Keep on the Borderlands went out of print in the early 1980s, but has been reprinted two times; a sequel was also made. ~~A novelized version of~~ the ~~adventure was published~~ in 1999 (~~like the~~ one ~~for~~ [[Tomb of Horrors]], ~~it sucks a bag-full of dicks)~~.		The Keep on the Borderlands went out of print in the early 1980s, but has been reprinted two times; a sequel was also made. Ru Emerson delivered the "[[Greyhawk Classics]]" novel in 1999, which was neither properly Greyhawk nor (G-d save us) a "classic". Emerson owes Keith Strohm a beer for that one's next book [[Tomb of Horrors]], which will be even worse.

	[[File:Dd2-b2-1st-back.jpg\|thumb\|600px\|center\|Adventure Awaits!]]		[[File:Dd2-b2-1st-back.jpg\|thumb\|600px\|center\|Adventure Awaits!]]

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	The module was well-received by almost everyone who played it, and was ranked the 7th greatest [[Dungeons and Dragons]] adventure of all-time by [[Dungeon Magazine]] in 2004. Like a lot of old-school adventures that [[Wizards of the Coast]] [[Derp\|fucking dragged their heels on]], they didn't release an updated version of Keep on the Borderlands until [[4e\|4th edition]], where it's once again a generally low-level module and is infinitely less dangerous, leading most of /tg/ to proudly declare that it [[FAIL\|sucks]], having lost a lot of the [[Grimdark\|suspense and sense of danger]] the original tended to drive home due to 4th's less-lethal combat and traps regimen.		The module was well-received by almost everyone who played it, and was ranked the 7th greatest [[Dungeons and Dragons]] adventure of all-time by [[Dungeon Magazine]] in 2004. Like a lot of old-school adventures that [[Wizards of the Coast]] [[Derp\|fucking dragged their heels on]], they didn't release an updated version of Keep on the Borderlands until [[4e\|4th edition]], where it's once again a generally low-level module and is infinitely less dangerous, leading most of /tg/ to proudly declare that it [[FAIL\|sucks]], having lost a lot of the [[Grimdark\|suspense and sense of danger]] the original tended to drive home due to 4th's less-lethal combat and traps regimen.

	In 1999, Ru "Against The Giants" Emerson did the [[Greyhawk Classics]] ~~novel~~.		In 1999, Ru "Against The Giants" Emerson did the novel. As [[Greyhawk Classics]] - despite that its module had got included with the [[Tom Moldvay]] Basic set, whose Expert set introduced the [[Mystara\|Known World]].

	The Keep on the Borderlands was never remade for 3rd or 3.5, despite there being overpowering demand for it. Veteran elegan/tg/entlemen are quick to point out that this squarely falls into the same category as some of WotC's other bone-headed moves, like suing to stop other companies from working on books for [[Ravenloft]] in 3rd Edition, claiming they were going to release their own version of the setting (only doing so with the ''Expedition to Castle Ravenloft'' book for 3.5, a level 6-10 module), Failing to sell [[Planescape]], [[Spelljammer]], and [[Dark Sun]] (settings highly sought-after and that frankly would have sold themselves), and so on. The caves portion of the module, however, was updated in 2012 for the early early playtesting of D&D Next.		The Keep on the Borderlands was never remade for 3rd or 3.5, despite there being overpowering demand for it. Veteran elegan/tg/entlemen are quick to point out that this squarely falls into the same category as some of WotC's other bone-headed moves, like suing to stop other companies from working on books for [[Ravenloft]] in 3rd Edition, claiming they were going to release their own version of the setting (only doing so with the ''Expedition to Castle Ravenloft'' book for 3.5, a level 6-10 module), Failing to sell [[Planescape]], [[Spelljammer]], and [[Dark Sun]] (settings highly sought-after and that frankly would have sold themselves), and so on. The caves portion of the module, however, was updated in 2012 for the early early playtesting of D&D Next.

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	The module was well-received by almost everyone who played it, and was ranked the 7th greatest [[Dungeons and Dragons]] adventure of all-time by [[Dungeon Magazine]] in 2004. Like a lot of old-school adventures that [[Wizards of the Coast]] [[Derp\|fucking dragged their heels on]], they didn't release an updated version of Keep on the Borderlands until [[4e\|4th edition]], where it's once again a generally low-level module and is infinitely less dangerous, leading most of /tg/ to proudly declare that it [[FAIL\|sucks]], having lost a lot of the [[Grimdark\|suspense and sense of danger]] the original tended to drive home due to 4th's less-lethal combat and traps regimen.		The module was well-received by almost everyone who played it, and was ranked the 7th greatest [[Dungeons and Dragons]] adventure of all-time by [[Dungeon Magazine]] in 2004. Like a lot of old-school adventures that [[Wizards of the Coast]] [[Derp\|fucking dragged their heels on]], they didn't release an updated version of Keep on the Borderlands until [[4e\|4th edition]], where it's once again a generally low-level module and is infinitely less dangerous, leading most of /tg/ to proudly declare that it [[FAIL\|sucks]], having lost a lot of the [[Grimdark\|suspense and sense of danger]] the original tended to drive home due to 4th's less-lethal combat and traps regimen.

			In 1999, Ru "Against The Giants" Emerson did the [[Greyhawk Classics]] novel.

	The Keep on the Borderlands was never remade for 3rd or 3.5, despite there being overpowering demand for it. Veteran elegan/tg/entlemen are quick to point out that this squarely falls into the same category as some of WotC's other bone-headed moves, like suing to stop other companies from working on books for [[Ravenloft]] in 3rd Edition, claiming they were going to release their own version of the setting (only doing so with the ''Expedition to Castle Ravenloft'' book for 3.5, a level 6-10 module), Failing to sell [[Planescape]], [[Spelljammer]], and [[Dark Sun]] (settings highly sought-after and that frankly would have sold themselves), and so on. The caves portion of the module, however, was updated in 2012 for the early early playtesting of D&D Next.		The Keep on the Borderlands was never remade for 3rd or 3.5, despite there being overpowering demand for it. Veteran elegan/tg/entlemen are quick to point out that this squarely falls into the same category as some of WotC's other bone-headed moves, like suing to stop other companies from working on books for [[Ravenloft]] in 3rd Edition, claiming they were going to release their own version of the setting (only doing so with the ''Expedition to Castle Ravenloft'' book for 3.5, a level 6-10 module), Failing to sell [[Planescape]], [[Spelljammer]], and [[Dark Sun]] (settings highly sought-after and that frankly would have sold themselves), and so on. The caves portion of the module, however, was updated in 2012 for the early early playtesting of D&D Next.

1d4chan>Phantom in the Distant Seas at 01:56, 23 November 2020

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	Shit, this is back when old-school adventures ''were'' old-school.		Shit, this is back when old-school adventures ''were'' old-school.

	Created back in the glory days of [[Dungeons and Dragons]], when traps were dangerous, poison was save-or-die, and everything was [[Awesome]]. It was one of the first adventures released for the "Basic" version of the system (released alongside the "Advanced" (1st edition) version), by [[Gary Gygax]] himself back in 1978. The general gist was that an unknown evil had taken up occupation in a series of caverns (the so-called Caves of Chaos) not too far from a strategically-important castle town (the aforementioned keep) in the borderlands.		Created [[Grognard\|back in the glory days]] of [[Dungeons and Dragons]], when traps were dangerous, poison was save-or-die, and everything was [[Awesome]]. It was one of the first adventures released for the "Basic" version of the system (released alongside the "Advanced" (1st edition) version), by [[Gary Gygax]] himself back in 1978. The general gist was that an unknown evil had taken up occupation in a series of caverns (the so-called Caves of Chaos) not too far from a strategically-important castle town (the aforementioned keep) in the borderlands.

	Classic dungeon crawling and high adventure ensue. It was made for low-level groups, so it's soft-around-the-edges unlike [[Tomb of Horrors\|a certain other module that has been known to drive men to madness]]. In spite of this it had some serious challenges in it, including some nasty cursed items, a bunch of warring monstrous humanoid clans getting ready to attack the keep, and a temple of an evil god set up to profit from it all. All in all, it was a forgiving module, well-suited to a wide array of different party styles and tactics, whether a group was full of warrior-diplomats or sneaky gits, magic-users, and fighty-types - yet it was also hard-core enough to make parties feel tension and unease. There was treasure to be had, and so many memories for the players who hopped into this game, that it remains a fond segment for all.		Classic dungeon crawling and high adventure ensue. It was made for low-level groups, so it's soft-around-the-edges unlike [[Tomb of Horrors\|a certain other module that has been known to drive men to madness]]. In spite of this it had some serious challenges in it, including some nasty cursed items, a bunch of warring monstrous humanoid clans getting ready to attack the keep, and a temple of an evil god set up to profit from it all. All in all, it was a forgiving module, well-suited to a wide array of different party styles and tactics, whether a group was full of warrior-diplomats or sneaky gits, magic-users, and fighty-types - yet it was also hard-core enough to make parties feel tension and unease. There was treasure to be had, and so many memories for the players who hopped into this game, that it remains a fond segment for all.

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	The Keep on the Borderlands went out of print in the early 1980s, but has been reprinted two times; a sequel was also made. A novelized version of the adventure was published in 1999 (like the one for [[Tomb of Horrors]], it sucks a bag-full of dicks).		The Keep on the Borderlands went out of print in the early 1980s, but has been reprinted two times; a sequel was also made. A novelized version of the adventure was published in 1999 (like the one for [[Tomb of Horrors]], it sucks a bag-full of dicks).

	[[File:Dd2-b2-1st-back.jpg\|thumb\|center\|Adventure Awaits!]]		[[File:Dd2-b2-1st-back.jpg\|thumb\|600px\|center\|Adventure Awaits!]]

	== Remakes ==		== Remakes ==

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	The Keep on the Borderlands went out of print in the early 1980s, but has been reprinted two times; a sequel was also made. A novelized version of the adventure was published in 1999 (like the one for [[Tomb of Horrors]], it sucks a bag-full of dicks).		The Keep on the Borderlands went out of print in the early 1980s, but has been reprinted two times; a sequel was also made. A novelized version of the adventure was published in 1999 (like the one for [[Tomb of Horrors]], it sucks a bag-full of dicks).

			[[File:Dd2-b2-1st-back.jpg\|thumb\|center\|Adventure Awaits!]]

	== Remakes ==		== Remakes ==

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	Shit, this is back when old-school adventures ''were'' old-school.		Shit, this is back when old-school adventures ''were'' old-school.