Beyond the Crystal Cave

DnDmodule
module_title = Beyond the Crystal Cave
module_

module_rules = AD&D
module_code = UK1
module_character_levels =4 - 7
module_campaign = Greyhawk
module_authors = Brown, Kirby and Morris
module_first_published = 1983
series =

"Beyond the Crystal Cave" is a "Dungeons & Dragons" module set in the "World of Greyhawk" campaign setting. It is unusual among "Dungeons & Dragons" modules in that it encourages a non-violent response (mainly parley and true role-play tactics) and approach to achieving the module's goals. It is set in an old English milieu on Sybarate Isle in the Hold of the Sea Princes. First published by TSR UK division in 1983, this module was written by Dave J. Browne, Tom Kirby and Graeme Morris.

Receiving 9 out of 10, the module was positively reviewed in Issue 48 of White Dwarf magazine. The reviewer Jim Bambra noted it was a thought-provoking adventure where the authors have sought to reward thoughtful solutions to dilemmas rather than hack-and-slash ones. [cite journal
last =Bambra
first =Jim
authorlink =
coauthors =
title =Open Box: Dungeon Modules
journal =White Dwarf
volume =
issue =Issue 48
pages =10
publisher =Games Workshop
year = 1983
month = December
url =
issn =0265-8712 ]

In 2005, Kenzer and Company published a "HackMaster" module based on this adventure, named "Porpher's Enchanted Garden" (originally solicited as "Yonder Crystal Caverns" but changed due to substantial lateness in gaining authorisation from Wizards of the Coast). This version required less talking, more action, as is typical of the game system. The module was hacked by James Butler, a freelance writer also from the UK.

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