Hellpits of Nightfang
 Cover by Jennell Jaquays[a] | |
| Designers | Jennell Jaquays [a] |
|---|---|
| Publishers | Judges Guild |
| Publication | 1979 |
| Genres | Fantasy |
| Systems | Basic Role-Playing |
Hellpits of Nightfang is an adventure published by Judges Guild in 1979 for the fantasy role-playing game RuneQuest.
Description
[edit]Hellpits of Nightfang is a low-level "gateway" adventure for beginning players. The 32-page book leads the characters to limestone caves located beneath a series of sinkholes.[1] The tomb of a powerful RuneLord is there, but a vampire with a love of gold has made a lair nearby, and vermin have surrounded his home.[2]
Publication history
[edit]Chaosium published the fantasy role-playing game RuneQuest in 1978. The following year, Judges Guild released a RuneQuest adventure, Hellpits of Nightfang, written by Jennell Jaquays[a], who also created the cover art for the 32-page book.[1]
In April 1984, Minnesota Baptist minister Larry Forsberg introduced a motion at a local Republican county convention to ban fantasy role-playing games in public schools, using Hellpits of Nightfang as an example of the "satanic" games he was trying to ban.[3]
Reception
[edit]In Issue 32 of The Space Gamer, Forrest Johnson commented "It is not easy to find fault with this supplement [...] A good little adventure, easily worth [the price]."[2] Johnson [2]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. p. 212. ISBN 0-87975-653-5.
- ^ a b c Johnson, Forrest (October 1980). "Capsule Reviews". The Space Gamer. No. 32. Steve Jackson Games. p. 26.
- ^ "Fundamentalist attack on game called unfair". St. Cloud Times. St. Cloud, Minnesota. 1984-05-14. p. 22.