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Dungeons and Dragons 2nd ed: Introductory: Kings Festival - Used| |
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"King's Festival" (1989), by Carl Sargent, is the first in a revived line of Basic D&D adventures. It was published in June 1989.
A New Beginning. In 1989, the run of the third edition Basic Set (1983) was stumbling to an end. The line was six years old, and in the meantime AD&D had risen up as TSR's prime D&D line. As a result, all of the original Basic adventures had dropped out of the print, with the only adventures standing being the TSR UK-originated B10: "Night's Dark Terror" (1986) and the "best bits" compilation, B1-9: In Search of Adventure (1987).
Meanwhile, TSR's experiment with detailing the Known World of Mystara in a Forgotten Realms-like series of GAZetteers (1987-1991) was likewise fizzling out. It would take two years to release the final two books in the series, both well behind schedule.
B11: "King's Festival" (1989) can thus be seen as the first of several attempts to revitalize the Basic D&D line. These attempts would run from 1989-1994, at which time the old, storied line was finally shut down.
A Return to Introductions. When B1-B4 (1979-1982) were produced, they weren't just Basic adventures for starting characters, but also introductory adventures that (in various ways) taught players and GMs how to play the game. After that, the "introductory" angle was dropped - probably partly due to the fact that yet more introductions were not needed and partly due to the fact that the third edition Basic Set (9183) focused heavily on introducing the game. In fact, by 1989, the only really introductory D&D adventure was N4: "Treasure Hunt" (1987), for the AD&D line(!).
B11 returned to the old idea, and may have been the most successful introductory adventure ever produced for Basic, both in quality and quantity of content. Over half the adventure is actually introductory material, including DM advice, an introduction to the Grand Duchy of Karameikos, and a variety of reference sheets intended to make it easier to run and play D&D.
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