The Village of Hommlet (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Module T1) [Paperback]

Gary Gygax (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 24 pages
• Publisher: TSR Hobbies (April 1, 1979)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0394511859
• ISBN-13: 978-0394511856
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,081,089 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A good resource for a Dungeon Master, November 10, 2001

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guth_r (DuBois, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Village of Hommlet (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Module T1) (Paperback)

Gary Gygax laid the foundation for the reknown module "The Temple of Elemental Evil" by first writing this module. The module contains all the information needed to bring the small farming village to life, including a colorful NPCs, senarios, and helped hints on adventures and story hooks. The module focuses on a moathouse outside of the village of Hommlet that is inhabited by foul denziens of the Temple of Elemental evil. The characters explore the Moathouse, and gain information that leads them into the next module, "The Temple of Elemental Evil." Now, for those 3rd edition players, this module is a good resource for anyone interested in the new 3rd edition module "Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil" because it shows a lot of the previous plotline and reveals otherwise unrevealed information about characters like Burne, Rufus, and Jaroo Ashstaff. Also, if you have read the new book by Mr. Reid "The Temple of Elemental Evil", you will find that the book and the module adhere well. It is a good reference, module, and overall interesting text. Check it out.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent module, November 23, 2005

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Kurt A. Johnson (North-Central Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Village of Hommlet (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Module T1) (Paperback)

T1: The Village of Hommlet is an AD&D (1st edition) adventure module for five to seven characters of first level. T1 is a nice module for beginning characters: it has a fully fleshed out village, which can act as their home base for the adventure, and a ruined castle (well, moathouse, actually) to adventure in. But, don't take this module too lightly; it has a great story and some rather dangerous encounters for low-level characters.

This module is an old standby, and a lot of early D&Ders got their start in it. As a Dungeon Master, I found the module easy to run, and fully fleshed out. As a player, I liked the depth that the module seems to offer, its suspense, and its danger & survivability. (You want a module that's challenging, but not impossible.)

Overall, I think that this is an excellent module, and an excellent addition to your 1st edition library. By the way, another great introductory module is N5: Under Illefarn.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great place to satrt a campaign, May 14, 1999

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This review is from: The Village of Hommlet (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Module T1) (Paperback)

Another great 1st edition AD&D module here. It's got some good encounters, sweet illustrations and a nice color! It's one of the best modules to start off with as players visit the town and eventually explore the ruins of an abandonded moathouse filled with plenty of evil dudes! The second part of this series, Temple of Elemental Evil, is also a must have for players and collectors alike. If only we could go back...