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Title  S1: Tomb of Horrors
Author  Gary Gygax
Book Type  Adventure
Rank: [ 678 / 5958 ]
Genre  Fantasy
Setting  Greyhawk
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One of the most famous AD&D modules, this one centers on a simple dungeon crawl into a deathtrap dungeon with a demi-lich at its center.

Lightly set in Greyhawk, with suggested locale in the Vast Swamp south of Sunndi.

Used as the Official AD&D tournament module at Origins 1.


This game is also contained in Dungeons of Dread, Return to the Tomb of Horrors, S1-4: Realms of Horror, and Tales From the Yawning Portal.

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There are 4 editions of S1: Tomb of Horrors. Click on an individual title, below, for more information on that edition.

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3 + 1Lev Lafayette. Although sometimes atmospheric and with some nice artwork, this sets a standard on why "killer dungeons" are wrong. Often deadly, often unavoidable, without rhyme, reason and even contrary to the game rules.

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