MODULES, SCENARIOS

& SETTINGS





The following Basic level dungeons were published during the era of the Holmes Set (1977-1981) & have various degrees of connectivity with the rules.


The Sample Dungeon (aka The Tower of Zenopus) by J. Eric Holmes, Basic D&D rulebook (1977)


The Great Stone Skull on Stone Mountain (map only), Basic D&D rulebook (1977)


Dungeon Geomorphs Set One: Basic Dungeons (1976) & Monster & Treasure Assortment Set One: Levels One-Three (1977), the first three printings of the Basic Set included these before being replaced by dungeon module B1


The Lichway by Albie Fiore, WHITE DWARF #9 (Oct/Nov 1978)


B1 In Search of the Unknown by Mike Carr, TSR (Nov 1978), the first module included in the Basic Set


Morkendaine Dungeon by Jennell Jaquays (Jan/Feb 1979), DUNGEONEER #9


The Treasure of Barlawn by Ned, Bert and Mollie Plants (Aug 1979), JUDGES GUILD JOURNAL #16


B2 Keep on the Borderlands by Gary Gygax, TSR (Dec 1979), which replaced B1


The Halls of Tizun Thane by Albie Fiore, WHITE DWARF #18 (Apr/May 1980)


The Chapel of Silence by Mollie Plants, DRAGON #50 (June 1981)


The Creature of Rhyl by Kevin Knuth, DRAGON #55 (Nov 1981)


Further ideas for scenarios & settings



MODERN-ERA ADVENTURES by the ZENOPUS ARCHIVES


Beyond the Door to Monster Mountain (2015); one-page adventure


In Search of the Brazen Head of Zenopus (2018); convention game not yet published


The Ruined Tower of Zenopus (Jan 2020); 5E conversion and expansion of the original. Rules for Running it Retro here and here.


Expedition to Skull Stack Crater (2020); convention game not yet published


The Forgotten Smugglers' Cave (2020); adventure-in-progress being posted to the blog




SEE ALSO:

A Chronology of D&D Sample Dungeons


Modules of the 1970s - a list by Falconer


The Arduin Adventure


START of the Sample Dungeon