DA2: Temple of the Frog - Revision history

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1d4chan>Zimriel: /* Playing It */

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	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.		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 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]].		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]]...)		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]]...)

	[[Category:Modules]][[Category:Blackmoor]]		[[Category:Modules]][[Category:Blackmoor]]

1d4chan>Zimriel: /* Playing It */

2021-07-18T19:16:15Z

Playing It

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	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.		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.

	~~The~~ module ~~was~~ rereleased for D&D Expert Version as '''~~DA2~~ - ~~Temple of the Frog~~''~~'. This version is better fleshed out~~, ~~but~~ suffers from heavy railroading, the intro monologue to the players being several pages long.		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 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]]...)		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]]...)

	[[Category:Modules]][[Category:Blackmoor]]		[[Category:Modules]][[Category:Blackmoor]]

1d4chan>Zimriel at 18:35, 17 July 2021

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	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]]...)		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]]...)

	[[Category:Modules]]		[[Category:Modules]][[Category:Blackmoor]]

1d4chan>Zimriel at 19:03, 3 July 2021

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	The module that has the chips to call itself ''THE ORIGINAL'' D&D Dungeon Crawl. Written by Dave Arneson with help from Stephen Rocheford, the '''Temple of the Frog''' was bundled with '''Supplement II Blackmoor'''.		The module that has the chips to call itself ''THE ORIGINAL'' D&D Dungeon Crawl. Written by Dave Arneson with help from Stephen Rocheford, the '''Temple of the Frog''' was bundled with ''Supplement II [[Blackmoor]]''.

	It's... a little rough		It's... a little rough

1d4chan>Rinnexn: Rinnexn moved page Temple of the Frog to DA2: Temple of the Frog

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Rinnexn moved page Temple of the Frog to DA2: Temple of the Frog

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	The module that has the chips to call itself ''THE ORIGINAL'' D&D Dungeon Crawl. Written by Dave Arneson with help from Stephen Rocheford, the '''Temple of the Frog''' was bundled with '''Supplement II Blackmoor'''.		The module that has the chips to call itself ''THE ORIGINAL'' D&D Dungeon Crawl. Written by Dave Arneson with help from Stephen Rocheford, the '''Temple of the Frog''' was bundled with '''Supplement II Blackmoor'''.

1d4chan>Based Tzeentch at 22:25, 8 August 2019

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	The module was rereleased for D&D Expert Version as '''DA2 - Temple of the Frog'''. This version is better fleshed out, but suffers from heavy railroading, the intro monologue to the players being several pages long.		The module was rereleased for D&D Expert Version as '''DA2 - Temple of the Frog'''. This version is better fleshed out, but suffers from heavy railroading, the intro monologue to the players being several pages long.

	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 Merry Pranksters...)		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]]...)

	[[Category:Modules]]		[[Category:Modules]]

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2019-06-28T19:31:37Z

Playing It

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	The module was rereleased for D&D Expert Version as '''DA2 - Temple of the Frog'''. This version is better fleshed out, but suffers from heavy railroading, the intro monologue to the players being several pages long.		The module was rereleased for D&D Expert Version as '''DA2 - Temple of the Frog'''. This version is better fleshed out, but suffers from heavy railroading, the intro monologue to the players being several pages long.

	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.		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 Merry Pranksters...)

	[[Category:Modules]]		[[Category:Modules]]