The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons module S4) [Paperback]

Gary Gygax (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1982

"In the Yatil Mountains south of Perrenland there is rumored to be a magical hoard of unsurpassed value, a treasure of such fame that scores of adventurers have perished in search of it. Find the perilous Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth and you may gain the hidden wealth of the long-dead arch-mage - if you live!"

Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Random House Inc (P) (August 1982)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0394524969
• ISBN-13: 978-0394524962
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,653,430 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An ultra-challenging Greyhawk epic, May 1, 2000

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Kent David Kelly "Author & Anthologist" (Denver, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons module S4) (Paperback)

This is probably my favorite Gygax adventure of all time; he truly outdoes himself here with a deadly overland adventure through Greyhawk's mountains, and one of the deadliest cavern systems ever devised. The Arch-Maga Iggwilv was the most powerful sorceress of her age - she even imprisoned demon lords and made them bow to her bidding! And now, the realms of Perrenland, Ket, and Iuz have begun yet another series of deadly forays in search of her lost lair. Should the heroes (levels 6-10) discover the Caverns, they'll have a nightmarishly good time; the encounters are so difficult (especially the finale against Iggwilv's demonic daughter!) that I would recommend this for experienced players, levels 8-10 only. Besides all that, you get another 32-page booklet full of new spells, new monsters, and new magic! (This was the foundation for the Monster Manual II and Unearthed Arcana.) Highest recommendation.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a classic, October 22, 1999

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Paul C. (NYC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons module S4) (Paperback)

I remember buying Lost Caverns in my teens and my initial reaction was...great Vampire Princess!! Needless to say the quality of this module goes a bit beyond that. It's a larger than normal adventure with some really nice and unusual encounters. An excellent module for anyone dying to role play a good solid adventure from the good old days.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of Gygax's TOP SIX modules, March 24, 2001

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MISTER SJEM "sonofhotpie" (CALIF BAY AREA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons module S4) (Paperback)

This came out with 1st edition AD&D and was one of his better pieces. Gary Gygax, that is.

See, most of the modules were excuses for lots of hack and slash and then you get the booty. There were never any moral qualms, few opportunities for the monsters to outsmart you and even if things didn't make sense, that was okay.

But this module went further. It laid out an overland adventure in the mountains with lots of set encounters as well as wandering ones and you even got to visit a gnome community (I still use the maps to this day for other gnome areas).

It also had a great underground cavern system. Few light moments and chance to make allies with the monsters, a few who tried the fool the party and some that were just big brutes. And, as someone else mentioned, there was a new monster booklet (most of them aren't in 3E) as well as some great pictures.

This is a fine adventure for a DM who has a group that are evenly interested in hack and slash with some roleplaying and problem solving. The latter would be wasted on a hack and slash group but it could still be a lot of fun.

BTW, the other Gygax modules that fall into the top five are: VILLAGE OF HOMMLET, QUEEN OF THE SPIDERS, EXPEDITION TO THE BARRIER PEAKS, TOMB OF HORRORS and THE HIDDEN SHRINE OF TAMOACHAN.

All thinking adventures with combat. :)

Highly recommended!