Expedition to the Barrier Peaks (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons module S3) [Paperback]

Book Description

Expedition to the Barrier Peaks is a 1980 adventure module for the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game and was written by Gary Gygax. While Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) is typically a fantasy game, the adventure includes elements of science fiction and thus belongs to the science fantasy genre. It takes place on a downed spaceship; the ship's crew has died of an unspecified disease, but functioning robots and strange creatures still inhabit the ship. The player characters fight monsters and robots, and gather the futuristic weapons and colored access cards that are necessary for advancing the story. Expedition to the Barrier Peaks was first played at the Origins II convention in 1976. In 1980, TSR updated the adventure for first edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons rules and published it. The adventure is an old-time favorite of many Dungeons & Dragons fans. It was ranked the fifth-best Dungeons & Dragons adventure of all time by Dungeon magazine in 2004, and received positive reviews from White Dwarf and The Space Gamer magazines. Expedition to the Barrier Peaks comes with a booklet of 63 numbered illustrations, depicting the various monsters, high tech devices, and situations encountered in the adventure. Typical of TSR AD&D modules, the inside of the cover doubles as a map, and this item also included a second interior cover insert that was a double-sided map for a total of six map sections (portraying the ship levels I through VI). Wikipedia contributors. Expedition to the Barrier Peaks Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Nov 1, 2010, at 17:25 UTC.

Product Details

• Paperback: 68 pages
• Publisher: TSR Hobbies
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0394515439
• ISBN-13: 978-0394515434
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,757,521 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Played it a long time ago and........, May 5, 2000

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Steve Lysyj (Canmore, Alberta, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Expedition to the Barrier Peaks (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons module S3) (Paperback)

I had this module a long time ago, when I was 13 years old, am 29 this year, and it is one module I will never forget! I am going to be looking high and low for this one and if I can get my hands on it I will buy it. It is a classic that can be easily converted into 2nd or even 3rd Edition format. A fun module for thinking and problem solving players. There is enough fighting for the hack and slash players but it is overall a thinking game. Sci-fi inclined players should enjoy this one.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars They Called 'Em "Modules" Back Then, Son, January 31, 1999

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This review is from: Expedition to the Barrier Peaks (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons module S3) (Paperback)

Truly great classic adventure. The PCs explore a downed spacecraft (oops, they shouldn't know that!). This comes from a time when adventure modules had very little in the way of background material or "role-playing" opportunities, and seems to benefit from that. Very good artwork from an era when good artwork in any RPG was the exception, not the rule. Erol Otus' cover and interior art stands out, and still holds up today. This is really worth hunting for.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun and rousing; quite a twist for the usual module, March 23, 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: Expedition to the Barrier Peaks (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons module S3) (Paperback)

At the time this came out, most of the 1st edition books were hack and slash. I was 15-18 back then and there wasn't much to thinking about how things came about . . . I'm 32 now and still gaming.

But this module was well thought out and centered around a crashed spaceship in the mountains. PCs were sent to investigate and find out what happened as well as pick up some goodies in the process. Besides being inhabited by some nasty creatures it had some new ones, too. Includes an illustrated booklet of certain rooms and monsters.