Conan Unchained!

Conan Unchained!

Code	CB1
Rules required	Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 1st edition
Character levels	10 - 14
Campaign setting	Conan Hyboria
Authors	David Cook
First published	1984[1]
Linked modules
CB2

Conan Unchained! (ISBN 0-88038-152-3^[1]) is a 1984 adventure module for the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game. Its associated code is CB1 and its TSR product code is TSR 9123.^[1]

Plot summary

Conan Unchained! is a scenario set during Conan's days as a Kozak raider, and a pirate on the Sea of Vilayet.^[2] The module includes rules for playing in the Hyborian Age with AD&D rules, and provides character descriptions of Conan, Valeria, and Juma.^[2]

Publication history

CB1 Conan Unchained! was written by David Cook, with art by Jeff Butler, and was published by TSR in 1984 as a 32-page booklet with an outer folder.^[2]

Reception

Rick Swan reviewed the adventure in The Space Gamer #73. Swan felt that David Cook gave a good shot at "what is in essence a pretty cheesy assignment" by adding new rules such as a "Fear Factor" for monsters to inspire terror, "Luck Points" to allow player characters to perform heroic feats, and a healing rule to mend wounded characters faster. Swan felt Cook approached the material with respect although "Conan isn't a particularly good choice for the D&D system" because his world is barren, without magic or interesting monsters. Swan concluded by saying that "Conan and D&D go together like peanut butter and tuna fish – it can be done, but you can bet there's going to be a funny taste."^[3]

Credits^[1]

• David Cook: Design
• Anne Gray: Editing
• Elizabeth Riedel: Graphic design
• Kitty Thompson: Graphic design
• Jeff Butler: Interior art

See also

• List of Dungeons & Dragons modules

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Conan Unchained! entry from Pen-paper.net
2. ^ ^{a b c} Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. p. 88. ISBN 0-87975-653-5. 
3. ^ Swan, Rick (March/April 1985). "Capsule Reviews". The Space Gamer (Steve Jackson Games) (73): 34. 

External links

• The "CB" modules from The Acaeum