The Lost City (Dungeons and Dragons module B4) [Paperback]

Moldvay (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Random House Inc (P) (July 1982)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0394524985
• ISBN-13: 978-0394524986
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,686,967 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Toppest Module in B Series, May 24, 2002

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Tsang Lok Ming (Hong Kong) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Lost City (Dungeons and Dragons module B4) (Paperback)

Paired with B10, I rate it as my most favorite module in B series. It is not as "BASIC" as other modules in B series, you can further develop it into a Cynidicean Campaign. The Upper tiers of Pyramid are for "BASIC" level, the Lower tiers are waiting for more "EXPERT" adventurers. Then, a underground city map with info is provided here. DM may design many adventures here for different levels of players. It is much much more than you can imagine in a 28 page booklet. Get it now! You will find that it is a treasure.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars our favourite low level adventure, October 6, 2002

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Dan "dan_dan_the_garbage_man" (Melbourne, VIC, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Lost City (Dungeons and Dragons module B4) (Paperback)

I have to say that this adventure (for lvls 1-3) is the one most fondly remembered by the groups I have DM'ed. The PCs are lost in the desert and their only hope for survival is a buried pyramid that they stumble across...

Inside they find bizarre human factions, lots of nasty monsters to take on, and creepy, evocative traps to negotiate (not to mention loot). Best of all, if the DM is keen, he can keep the adventure rolling and use the additional material for a mid-level campaign encompassing another 5 dungeon levels, a really nasty 'boss' monster and a large underground city complex (complete with 'Mount Doom' scenario).

My only criticism is that after it's all said and done, the players still end up stuck in the desert. A liberal use of teleport spells in the treasure can solve that.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best adventures for levels 1-3, April 29, 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 City (Dungeons and Dragons module B4) (Paperback)

One of the best modules ever made for Basic D&D (levels 1-3), this one features a huge, fascinating 100-room dungeon that will take you characters to level 7 and beyond! Dying in the desert, your heroes stumble across a trio of mysterious, ancient statues uncovered by a vicious sandstorm. Desperately seeking shelter, they find a portal that leads into a lost sanctuary; exploring further, they find a new, larger level of ruins, and then another, until they realize that they're delving through a buried pyramid from the summit on down! Classic Egyptian "Indiana Jones" dungeon delving leads them to an enormous cavern where the tragic remnants of this glorious civilization await them, lost in their own world of nightmares... a wonderful epic, highest recommendation.