

The 20th and final encounter is titled "The Inner Sphere". The greater caverns include encounters such as "Uneven-Floored Cavern" (encounter 5) where the player characters face an umber hulk and "Canyon of Centaurs" (encounter 9). The lesser caverns include encounters such as "Stinking Cave" (encounter 5) which contains four trolls and "Underground Lake" (encounter 14). They consist of the "Lesser Caverns" with 22 encounters, and the "Greater Caverns" with 20 encounters, each with its own map. Next, the player characters reach the caverns. After the wilderness are two lettered encounters: the "Gnome Vale", which includes a map for their lair, and "The Craggy Dells", where humans and orcs are capturing hippogriffs to sell.

The encounters have names such as "Border Patrol" (encounter 1) and "Hill Giants" (encounter 10). The treasure is a remnant of the wealth amassed by the archmage Iggwilv, former ruler of Perrenland, prior to her presumed death at the hands of the demon Graz'zt, whom she had "imprisoned and forced into servitude." : 2 The players must first traverse a wilderness area with 20 numbered encounters before arriving at the caverns. The player characters must investigate rumors of a lost treasure that scores of adventurers have perished attempting to find. The introduction, with instructions that the Dungeon Master read it aloud to the players, outlines that there is a treasure in the Yatil Mountains south of the Greyhawk realm of Perrenland. Find the perilous Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth and you may gain the hidden wealth of the long-dead arch-mage - if you live.Ĭover blurb for The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth : cover In the Yatil Mountains south of Perrenland there is rumored to be a magical hoard of unsurpassed value, a treasure of such fame that scores of adventurers have perished in search of it. It also has a loosely connected sequel: The Forgotten Temple of Tharizdun.
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It is part of a series along with S1: Tomb of Horrors, S2: White Plume Mountain, S3: Expedition to the Barrier Peaks. A White Dwarf reviewer gave the adventure 9/10, noting its difficulty and rewards of powerful magic. It was well received by critics, ranked the 22nd greatest Dungeons & Dragons adventure of all time by Dungeon magazine in 2004. The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth was included in the 1987 supermodule Realms of Horror, and updated for v3.5 in an online edition in 2007. Work on the adventure delayed the completion of The Temple of Elemental Evil, another Gygax adventure. Gygax expanded the tournament adventure by adding a wilderness area, with part of it based on earlier work by Rob Kuntz. The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth is a revised and expanded version of The Lost Caverns of Tsojconth, a tournament adventure that Gygax wrote for the 1976 WinterCon V gaming convention. After traversing a wilderness and two levels of dungeons, the players face Drelnza, the vampiric daughter of long-deceased archmage Iggwilv. The plot involves the player characters investigating rumors of lost treasure.

It is divided into two parts, a 32-page adventure, and a 32-page booklet of monsters and magic items.
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The 64-page adventure bears the code "S4" ("S" for "special") and is set in the Greyhawk campaign setting. It was written by Gary Gygax and published by TSR in 1982 for the first edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons ( AD&D) rules. The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth is an adventure module for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. The artwork depicts a group of adventurers confronting a behir. Please note: where specified, ticket prices include a Gift Aid donation.The cover of The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth, with art by Erol Otus. To book Joint Family Tickets, click here. Your discount will be calculated automatically when you select 4 tickets. When booking Joint Family Tickets (4 tickets, max 2 adults), you will need to select 4 tickets and choose your entry time for the National Justice Museum and the City of Caves. These must be the same type of ticket, for example an adult ticket or a student ticket. Why not buy a joint ticket offering a reduced admission price to the National Justice Museum? Save money and discover a museum experience like no other.Īdd your desired tickets for the National Justice Museum and the City of Caves to your basket and the discount will apply automatically.
