The module was first printed in 1979 a strangely reoccurring year in gaming products for me. Im not into 3e, but this edition and the related pathfinder still gather quite a bit of. There is a 2 in 6 chance that as the group enters the cavelike tunnel, 8 kobolds will come out from hiding in the trees above and attack. Keep on the borderlands provided starting points for many a campaign, a home base from which adventurers could venture out and to which they could return between exploits. Keep on the borderlands is a conversion of paper and pencil module written by gary gygax, first published by tsr in 1979. I was thinking about how to set it more deeply into mystara, for using it as a standalone adventure for my group, but also for the fun of it. Im not doing the starter set, im just doing the free pdf download of. Asthetically pleasing, balanced and well thought out. Install the keep on the borderlands double click the keep on the borderlands setup utility to begin installation.
The adventure consisted of a detailed keep, to be used as a base, and a cave complex known as the caves of chaos. The original keep on the borderlands kotb was a straight dungeon crawl with essentially zero plot, atmosphere, or character development. I plan to run a version of keep on the borderlands at the enworld. Shadowed keep on the borderlands is a pathfinder adventure for a team of four level 1 characters.
On the one hand, there is a tremendous amount of history behind the adventure that works well with nexts vision of speaking to previous editions b2 first appeared in the 1979 sixth printing of the first basic set and. If it were not for a stout few, many in the realm would indeed fall prey to the evil which surrounds them. E z battlefields fdg01 ezb starship e z dungeons borderlands keep instructions caverns of chaos cross corner elevation large elevations small. Shadowed keep on the borderlands is a pathfinder roleplaying game compatible adventure for four 1st. Instead of converting the old b2 keep on the borderlands module for pathfinder, what if we could piecemeal it together from other pathfinder games. 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, and. Creighton is the publisher at raging swan press and the designer of the award winning adventure madness at gardmore abbey. Return to the keep on the borderlands rpgnet d20 rpg.
The fabled emirates of ylarum are much nearer than the crown jewel of the duchy, though the journey past the origin of the castellan river would be a trackless. Although the keep on the borderlands 1981 version is rated in the list of the top one hundred dungeons and dragons modules of all time, i rate it at number one. Shadowed keep on the borderlands free version raging. Always the forces of chaos press upon its borders, seeking to enslave its populace, rape its riches, and steal its treasures. You have travelled for many days, leaving the realm and entering into the wilder area of the borderlands. A pathfinder roleplaying game compatible adventure for 1stlevel pcs by creighton broadhurst. Shadowed keep on the borderland backstory case study.
In many respects, the keep on the borderlands sums up the dd. Review of return to the keep on the borderlands rpgnet. It has a cool, old school feel creighton has said its his homage to the moathouse from t1 on his blog and presents a detailed adventure setting, full of memorable and fun encounters. Keep on the borderlands for pathfinder so, ive thought about this for a bit.
Jul 2, 2018 this isnt part of our current module b2. Return to the keep on the borderlands is a remake of b2. 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. A sheer wall of natural stone is on your left, the path falling away to a steep cliff on the right. Little keep on the borderlands is the second adventure release for hackmaster and like the first.
Little keep is not simply a parody of the original adventure, however. Shadowed keep on the borderlands raging swan press. I created an adventure path for pathfinder the adventure card game based after the keep on the borderlands basic set from 1980 and have uploaded it in the files section. In the module, players are based at a keep and investigate a series of caves that are filled with a variety of monsters. However, i thought i would ask some questions and share some of my ideas. The default location as defined by the keep on the borderlands is c.
Also included in this guide is a handy twopage reference sheet for encounters along with monster and magic item conversions, all on one twosided sheet. Shadowed keep on the borderlands is designed for the medium advancement track. Dungeon module b2, the keep on the borderlands ftp directory. The keep on the borderlands by gary gygax goodreads. 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. Keep on the borderlands would be a flop if it was printed today. This is the first adventure i ever ran for other people, 30something years ago, and its been a few years since i last touched it. 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 by creighton broadhurst is a role playing game supplement published by raging swan press for use with the pathfinder roleplaying game. The premise was for player characters to arrive at a keep that would serve as their base as they investigated sprawling caverns in the nearby hills, which incidentally was. Pathfinder beginner box build crafting times play all. 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.
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. Swan press offers the keeps style of sandbox play for the pathfinder rpg. Id definitely be interested in nabbing a pdf conversion. 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. 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, and illustrations. The successful party will have the option of picking an additional adventure if they choose to. Keep on the borderlands adventure path for pathfinder card. It was included in several printings 19791982 of the basic set, but was also available for sale separately. A pathfinder roleplaying game compatible adventure for 1stlevel pcs by creighton. Farms and towns have become less frequent and travellers few.
I plan to run a version of keep on the borderlands at the enworld chicago gameday on february 27th. The trained warriors once stationed here and the experienced adventurers who once flocked to the spot are long gone. Little keep on the borderlands is an adventure and minicampaign setting for 4th edition hackmaster. Before i started, i sat down and worked out what i wanted to achieve with the adventure and how i planned to achieve it. Shadowed keep on the borderlands creighton broadhurst. Confidential information of wizards of the coast llc. In it, player characters are based at a keep and investigate a nearby series of caves that are filled with a variety of monsters. It is a sequel to the original the keep on the borderlands module b2 from 1979. Background the realms of mankind is narrow and constricted. The book is a 144page perfect bound, softcover with blackandwhite interior and color cover including color overland maps inside the front and back covers.
The return to the keep on the borderlands 1999 is notorious in greyhawk. The pdf is available for purchase on the dungeon masters guild. A novelized version of the adventure was published in 1999 like the one for tomb of horrors, it sucks a bagfull of dicks. The keep on the borderlands, has been the standard introductory.
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. Adapting classic adventures like keep on the borderlands. The keep on the borderlands campaign, but i thought id share it anyway. The road has climbed higher as you enter the forested and mountainous country. This is an adventure for 1st level characters and the location was retroactively added to the gloamhold. B2 the keep on the borderlands the neverwinter vault. Keep on the borderlands adaptation ive played thus far.
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. Shadowed keep on the borderlands, softback adventure for. Shadowed keep on the borderlands open gaming store. Keep on the borderlands download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl. As such, it is covered by the open game license and some parts are considered to be open game content as a result. An introductory module for character levels excerpt from the adventure. The keep on the borderlands went out of print in the early 1980s, but has been reprinted two times. Atlas rules resources adventures stories faq search links b2. This b2 the keep on the borderlands conversion guide allows dms to run the original module with 5th edition rules.