Pyramid Review
Adventure Boosters #9-12 (for d20)
Published by Alderac Entertainment Group
The Last Gods, written by Kevin Wilson
Bring Him Back Alive!, written by Matt Forbeck
The Heart of Amun Khonshu, written by Marcelo and Kat Figueroa
The Murder of the Seven Points, written by Erik Yaple16 half-size black and white pages; $2.49 each
Alderac's Adventure Boosters aren't the best adventures ever, but they're arguably the best value in roleplaying. There are three hits and one miss in the latest batch, and you can't beat two and a half bucks for an evening's entertainment. At the same time, there are limits to what a writer can do with a sixteen-page pamphlet. The three successful adventures work because they present a very limited situation with style, and the failure -- The Murder of the Seven Points -- collapses because it doesn't have enough space to do its plot justice.
There's a good spread of difficulty among the four adventures. Bring Him Back Alive is for 1st through 4th level d20 characters, and The Murder of the Seven Points is intended for levels 5 through 8. The last two adventures aim a little higher, at 8th to 12th level. It's not hard to find an Adventure Booster that will fit your current D&D group.
Each booklet in the series follows roughly the same structure: a central map keyed to a series of encounters, with a new monster and a new magic item profiled at the end. Once you're familiar with the format, it's easy to pick one up, give it a quick read, and be ready to . . .
This article originally appeared in the second volume of Pyramid. See the current Pyramid website for more information.
Article publication date: March 16, 2001
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