Caliban (Arduin dungeon)
Grimoire Games | |
Publication | 1979 |
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Genres | Fantasy |
Systems | Arduin |
Caliban (also known as Arduin Dungeon Number One) was a standalone short story and gaming module written in 1979 by
Setting
Arduin Dungeon No. 1: Caliban is an adventure scenario for player characters of levels 8 and higher, a four-level dungeon containing both new monsters and magic items, and the package includes four maps.[1]
At 25 pages long, Caliban contained maps with room descriptions and trap matrices, four full dungeon/tower levels with maps and room descriptions (one level is an intricate cavern system), eight pocket sized magic artifact cards and eight illustrated monster cards with statistics. The package also contained a set of 16 unique creature and treasure cards, which could be detached and used in-game and 26 unique new traps in a matrix at the rear of the module. [2]
Cover art was contributed by Greg Espinoza.
System
While specifically designed for use with the Arduin gaming system, Caliban was usable with any D&D-derived RPG system. The module was recommended for characters level 12 or higher (in the Arduin universe).
History
Arduin Dungeon No. 1: Caliban was written by
Shannon Appelcline identified Arduin Dungeon #1: Caliban (1979) as Grimoire's first original publication, appearing very early in 1979, and "authored by none other than Dave Hargrave himself. Though he wasn't planning to write any more rules for Arduin, Hargrave was happy to design some adventures that showed how his game worked — and Caliban was the first."[3]: 324
Caliban was originally published by
Reception
See also
- The Howling Tower: Arduin Dungeon Number Two
- The Citadel of Thunder: Arduin Dungeon Number Three
- Death Heart: Arduin Dungeon Number Four
References
- ^ ISBN 0-87975-653-5.
- ^ Tome of Treasures :: View topic – Caliban (1979)
- ISBN 978-1-61317-075-5.
- ^ Emperors Choice Games and Miniatures Corp. – Vaults of the Weaver
- Gunderloy, Mike (October–November 1979). "Arduin for the Masses". Different Worlds(5): 6–8.