Saturday, September 24, 2016

"Isle of the Abbey" by Randy Maxwell was originally published in Dungeon magazine #34 (March/April 1992) for 4-6...

"Isle of the Abbey" by Randy Maxwell was originally published in Dungeon magazine #34 (March/April 1992) for 4-6 characters of levels 1-3. It was also featured as the cover illustration for that issue.

Although written in the Rules Cyclopedia era, the adventure is a self-declared homage to the blue book. The author only used rules, monsters, and magical items from the Basic Set (Mentzer or the black box) but I took it a step further and performed a Holmes edit (attached).

You'll notice a B1/B2 feel to the font and layout. I also included some players maps near the end. The best part? All you'll need is your copy of Holmes to run this adventure. Enjoy!
https://3f932073-a-62cb3a1a-s-sites.googlegroups.com/site/holmesgrimoire/IsleoftheAbbeyforHolmes.pdf?attachauth=ANoY7cr4w8xNRJORP9QhExHR6wYVRApfg-jAgoWit90VbDjIzUSYlQvXJrFZZRigpbtk6L0oXtV3LydZe0dIxuibst0zls3Zo3LEcFiPcrgfE9W4Fahr_RmorGmgoE1uXYOYf5-hVWibiJh0TFahAiIVZGUkgzXziT2E_S1UZFeyjVDJwOgJBFYCqCt6zJlEHJ9vy1VRgKSNyqMkQv6IGugWbYsZxSpJ9frGzreXXrw-PoZzSlWpj40%3D&attredirects=0

5 comments:

  1. I have this issue and I remember this adventure gem. I never ran it, but wanted to using BX rules at the time. Thanks for the Holmes re-edit!

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  2. Great adaptation! I could so convert this to GURPS DF

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  3. Thanks! Since the pirates were wiped out in their assault on the abbey, the party can move on to "Corsairs of Tallibar" as part of a Portown-based mini-campaign...

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