The first Heckle and Jeckle cartoon from 1946 was called The Talking Magpies. European magpies have a long history in folk tales and superstitions. On page 12, Gygax suggests that a "friendly talking magpie" tell the party they are moving in the wrong direction if they attempt to move off the map.
Alternately, if the DM wishes to use this area for future low-level play, he or she may encourage the players to travel elsewhere in search of adventure. If the party is 6th level on average, the Castellan should be 9th or 10th level. This may be done by having the main characters of the Keep increase in level and magic items to remain above the average of the party. For experienced players it may be useful to include some more challenging monsters and more tricks and traps.Īs the party increases in level, care should be taken to see that they do not rule or take over the Keep. Likewise, the monsters found in the Caves of Chaos should be converted to AD&D (hit dice, alignment, damage, etc.). It will be necessary to alter some of the information on the characters found in the Keep to be consistent with AD&D. He or she may wish to expand or ignore the wilderness map and perhaps substitute personalized ideas for those listed. To use with AD&D, the DM will find no difficulty in using the maps or room descriptions of the Keep and the Caves of Chaos. While originally designed to be played with BASIC D&D, the situations and places used in KEEP ON THE BORDERLANDS may also be used by players of ADVANCED DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS. Using This Module With ADVANCED DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS The following text appears in the 1st print that was removed for the 2nd print: List of changes between Holmes and Moldvay versions (compiled by Acaeum member brute).
This piece was used earlier for a Dragon magazine ad it was removed from the revision of B2 for B/X but then placed in the revision of B1 for B1. Two pictures were added in place of the section on using the module with AD&Dĭave Trampier - intertwined snakes (page 5) see the Cryptic Archivist for detailsĭavid C. Laforce - two thematically linked interior illustrations, page 7 (as DSL) map (shown to the right)Ģnd print - Wizard Logo front cover does not mention AD&D Jim Roslof - front cover, owlbear battle title page illustration (as ROSLOF) -Įrol Otus (EO) - back cover, four interior illustrations (as EO)ĭavid S. The only other TSR scenario with DX scores is the Chapel of Silence published in Dragon.ġst print - Wizard Logo front cover mentions AD&D These can also be used to extrapolate typical monster dexterity scores. By including DX scores in the monster stats, B2 can speed up the flow of the game. The Holmes Basic rulebook does not include monster dexterity scores, but instructs that if the DM "does not know the dexterity of an attacking monster he rolls it on the spot" (pg 20). "The total print run for B2 is easily in excess of a million and a half units" - "Looking Back" by Ryan Dancey in The Story of TSR, 1999 (pg 27).ī2 also has the distinction of being the only stand-alone module published by TSR which included Dexterity (DX) scores in the monster stats in accord with the rules for initiative in the Holmes Basic rulebook. "There probably have been more copies of B2 printed than any other role-playing scenario" - Heroic Worlds by Lawrence Shick, 1991 (pg 135). It was successful enough in this role that a revised version continued to be included in the Moldvay Basic Set. It contains extensive advice for new DMs, rules clarifications and additions, a detailed home base for the PCs (The Keep), a "dungeon" (the Caves of Chaos), a brief wilderness (see the map to the right), and even room for expansion (the undescribed Cave of the Unknown). It was designed by Gygax specifically to replace B1 In Search of the Unknown as the introductory module included in the Basic Set. B2 is perhaps the most well known of all D&D modules, and the second of only two stand-alone modules published by TSR for the Holmes Basic Set.
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