Necropolis

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Summary: Finally, a good d20 book
Review: Finally a well written, well illustrated, and well designed book has come upon the scene. It looks fantastic...the interior design elements don't over shadow the illustrations or the text within (very different for most of these kind of books).

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Summary: Old School Dungeon for D&D 3.0
Review: Necropolis is an epic, high-level adventure set in fantasy Egypt, detailing a journey to the tomb of an ancient undead evil. The structure is straightforward: it describes stops along the way to the dungeon, culminates in a lengthy dungeon exploration, and includes some supplementary information on side locations, Egyptian gods converted for use in D&D 3.0, and monsters and classes appropriate to the setting. I hesitate to call this a "campaign" as much as a lengthy, detailed single adventure. But what an adventure it is!

E. Gary Gygax writes in a style that can be justly described as 'unique.' This is a massive opus of Gygax in his purest form, filled with plenty of evidence that Gygax has a tremendous vocabulary. It is also one of the most brutal, well-thought-out dungeon crawls I've ever had the pleasure of reading. The actual Tomb is an epic sequence of nasty traps and horrific encounters that build, one upon another, into a tremendous climax. Reading through it, I thought, "Wow. Do people have gaming groups that enjoy this level of challenge?" As a source of adventure ideas and an example of a truly fiendish dungeon, the supplement is magnificent.

There are a few blemishes, however. Necropolis was not originally published for D&D 3. It's been converted from another game system (Dangerous Journeys, I believe), and there are some traces of the old setting scattered throughout the book. Also, this adventure is very clearly D&D 3.0, not the current D&D 3.5, and some adjustments will need to be made to run it under the 3.5 rules. That said, if you're a GM looking for an exotic campaign ending in an exceptionally grim dungeon, and you have players who will still love you even after the third Total Party Death, I doubt you can do much better than Necropolis.

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Summary: Big and bad!
Review: There is a lot to this book. some you won't like, some you will. Over all I am glad it is sitting on my shelf.

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Summary: Good source for undead and Egyptian style adventuring.
Review: This module has great new ideas as far as tomb raiding and undead are concerned. The undead have a fresh feel to them and will provide a good challenge to most adventurers. The setting seems to be in keeping with general Egyptian lore and will satisfy most seasoned adventurers. Newbies should beware as this dungeon will eat up lower level characters like popcorn on a movie night. I have the older Dangerous Journeys version also but it is good to see it adapted to the new DND 3rd edition rules setting.

Rating:
Summary: Good source for undead and Egyptian style adventuring.
Review: This module has great new ideas as far as tomb raiding and undead are concerned. The undead have a fresh feel to them and will provide a good challenge to most adventurers. The setting seems to be in keeping with general Egyptian lore and will satisfy most seasoned adventurers. Newbies should beware as this dungeon will eat up lower level characters like popcorn on a movie night. I have the older Dangerous Journeys version also but it is good to see it adapted to the new DND 3rd edition rules setting.