Danger at Dunwater
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Danger at Dunwater is an adventure module
for the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (AD&D) fantasy roleplaying game, written by Dave J. Browne with Don Turnbull The module was first published by TSR, Inc.
in 1982 and contains a 32-page adventure set in the World of Greyhawk campaign setting
.
s must track down Lizardmen
to their lair, to stop them from massing for an assault on the town of Saltmarsh.
Saltmarsh is a small fishing village facing serious problems. Lizard Men are gathering a force nearby and buying many weapons. A party of adventurers must investigate the Lizard Men so the villagers can live in peace.
, it was intended for 6–10 characters of level 1–4. The module has been described as a low-level scenario that carries on where The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh leaves off. It is the second module in the "Saltmarsh" series.
The second of three related adventures in an underwater campaign set in the town of Saltmarsh, the module is a sequel to U1 – The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh and is followed by U3 – The Final Enemy
, which concludes the series.
, and gave it 8/10 overall, commenting that the module was evidence that a low level adventure can be still be interesting and challenging. Bambra felt that this adventure was meant for players who enjoy a mental challenge; "Players who attack everything they meet will find the adventure entertaining but will not realise its full potential. Those who do not overlook obvious clues will realise that there is something more afoot here than immediately meets the eye." Bambra concluded by praising the module further feeling that "A lot of thought has gone into this module, monsters are not there to be slain, they have personalities and feelings which come across very well."
Ken Denmead of Wired
s GeekDad
listed the module as one of the "Top 10 D&D Modules I Found in Storage This Weekend". According to Denmead, this is "another module where the challenge is not what it seems, which is always fun. A little understanding and compassion can go a long way towards avoiding deadly combat."
Adventure (Dungeons & Dragons)
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for the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (AD&D) fantasy roleplaying game, written by Dave J. Browne with Don Turnbull The module was first published by TSR, Inc.
TSR, Inc.
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in 1982 and contains a 32-page adventure set in the World of Greyhawk campaign setting
Campaign setting
A campaign setting is usually a fictional world which serves as a setting for a role-playing game or wargame campaign. A campaign is a series of individual adventures, and a campaign setting is the world in which such adventures and campaigns take place...
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Plot summary
In the adventure, the player characterPlayer character
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s must track down Lizardmen
Lizardfolk
Lizardfolk are a fictional humanoid species in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game.-Publication history:...
to their lair, to stop them from massing for an assault on the town of Saltmarsh.
Saltmarsh is a small fishing village facing serious problems. Lizard Men are gathering a force nearby and buying many weapons. A party of adventurers must investigate the Lizard Men so the villagers can live in peace.
Publication history
Danger at Dunwater was written by Dave J. Browne with Don Turnbull, and art drawn by Tim Truman; it was published in 1982 as a 32-page booklet with an outer folder. Designed and developed in the United KingdomUnited Kingdom
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, it was intended for 6–10 characters of level 1–4. The module has been described as a low-level scenario that carries on where The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh leaves off. It is the second module in the "Saltmarsh" series.
The second of three related adventures in an underwater campaign set in the town of Saltmarsh, the module is a sequel to U1 – The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh and is followed by U3 – The Final Enemy
The Final Enemy
The Final Enemy is an adventure module for the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game written by Dave Browne with Don Turnbull set in the World of Greyhawk campaign setting.-Plot summary:...
, which concludes the series.
Reception
Jim Bambra reviewed Danger at Dunwater for White DwarfWhite Dwarf (magazine)
White Dwarf is a magazine published by British games manufacturer Games Workshop. Initially covering a wide variety of fantasy and science-fiction role-playing and board games, particularly the role playing games Dungeons & Dragons, RuneQuest and Traveller...
, and gave it 8/10 overall, commenting that the module was evidence that a low level adventure can be still be interesting and challenging. Bambra felt that this adventure was meant for players who enjoy a mental challenge; "Players who attack everything they meet will find the adventure entertaining but will not realise its full potential. Those who do not overlook obvious clues will realise that there is something more afoot here than immediately meets the eye." Bambra concluded by praising the module further feeling that "A lot of thought has gone into this module, monsters are not there to be slain, they have personalities and feelings which come across very well."
Ken Denmead of Wired
Wired (magazine)
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s GeekDad
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listed the module as one of the "Top 10 D&D Modules I Found in Storage This Weekend". According to Denmead, this is "another module where the challenge is not what it seems, which is always fun. A little understanding and compassion can go a long way towards avoiding deadly combat."
External links
- The Underwater Series at the Acaeum.com
- Review at RPGnet