In Tomb of the Lizard King (I-2), players are hired to re-establish a trade route that’s been interrupted by brigand attacks. The thing that makes Zargon a legend, though, (other than the requisite “Zargon, take me away!” jokes in-play) is that he was an 80 hit point end-boss in a module meant for beginning level characters. What Zargon actually is is left unexplained, but it seems fairly clear that he’s Lovecraftian in inspiration, but still, the weird Cthulhu ripoff has created a pretty solid power base for himself, complete with ridiculous minions that dress up like birds and frogs and the like (honestly, that’s enough for most parties to off them, right there). The “god” of The Lost City (B-4) wasn’t so much a god at all - rather, some sort of creature pretending to be such. They exist at this point only to be killed and looted.
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And Brother Kerin the monk brings us full circle back to “yellow peril.” And the best thing? They’re all standing there at the end of the module, trapped on a pier, surrounded by man-eating lacedons in the water. Edralve the drow fighter-cleric has sort of a Madonna boob-cone thing going on there, and Lamonsten the Illusionist doesn’t really look fully drawn… but such is his power of illusion! Slippery Ketta is laying down for some reason, but seems to be enjoying the view that Theg is providing. Half-orc fighter-assassin (and hyphen master) Theg Narlot has some nasty poison (but really shouldn’t stand like that while wearing a loincloth).
If you can ignore the obvious Asian stereotype (which is easy now… thanks, Star Wars prequels!) High Priest Stalman Klim is pretty badass. But the bad guys themselves are pretty nifty in and of themselves, and if run right, pretty damn dangerous.
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The Slavers series (A1-4) is perhaps best remembered for the stuff that happens to the characters - mainly being railroaded into losing all their stuff and getting tossed naked into a dungeon - as they seek to end the local slave trade.
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