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Queen of the Spiders
Code GDQ1-7
Rules Required AD&D 1st Edition
Character Levels 8-14
Campaign Setting Greyhawk
Authors Gary Gygax
First Published 1986
Linked Modules
T1-4 A1-4

Queen of the Spiders, module code GDQ1-7, is an Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st Edition super-module published by TSR, Inc. in September 1986. It consists of seven parts, and is itself the conclusion of a series of three super-modules starting with The Temple of Elemental Evil and Scourge of the Slave Lords. This portion of the series is for character levels 8 to 14.[1]

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[edit] Publishing history

Queen of the Spiders is a consolidation of seven previously published modules that have been revised to fit into a larger storyline. Steading of the Hill Giant Chief, The Glacial Rift of the Frost Giant Jarl, and Hall of the Fire Giant King formed the Giants series. Descent Into the Depths of the Earth, Shrine of the Kuo-Toa, and Vault of the Drow formed the Drow series. Finally, Queen of the Demonweb Pits concluded the epic as part of the Queen series. Additional material was then added to tie the storyline into part of an even larger one starting with The Temple of Elemental Evil, continuing with Scourge of the Slave Lords, and concluding with Queen of the Spiders.

Steading of the Hill Giant Chief
Code G1
Rules Required AD&D 1st Edition
Character Levels 8-12
Campaign Setting Greyhawk
Authors Gary Gygax
First Published 1978
Linked Modules
G1 G2 G3 D1 D2 D3 Q1

[edit] G1: Steading of the Hill Giant Chief

Steading of the Hill Giant Chief, module code G1, is an Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st Edition module published by TSR, Inc. in 1978. It was later revised as part of Against the Giants in 1981 and again as part of Queen of the Spiders in 1986. The original version was republished as a limited edition Silver Anniversary Collector's Edition in 1999. This was the first Dungeons & Dragons module produced by TSR.[2]

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[edit] G2: The Glacial Rift of the Frost Giant Jarl

The Glacial Rift of the Frost Giant Jarl
Code G2
Rules Required AD&D 1st Edition
Character Levels 8-12
Campaign Setting Greyhawk
Authors Gary Gygax
First Published 1978
Linked Modules
G1 G2 G3 D1 D2 D3 Q1

The Glacial Rift of the Frost Giant Jarl, module code G2, is an Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st Edition module published by TSR, Inc. in 1978. It was later revised as part of Against the Giants in 1981 and again as part of Queen of the Spiders in 1986. The original version was republished as a limited edition Silver Anniversary Collector's Edition in 1999.[2]



Hall of the Fire Giant King
Code G3
Rules Required AD&D 1st Edition
Character Levels 8-12
Campaign Setting Greyhawk
Authors Gary Gygax
First Published 1978
Linked Modules
G1 G2 G3 D1 D2 D3 Q1

[edit] G3: Hall of the Fire Giant King

Hall of the Fire Giant King, module code G3, is an Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st Edition module published by TSR, Inc. in 1978. It was later revised as part of Against the Giants in 1981 and again as part of Queen of the Spiders in 1986. The original version was republished as a limited edition Silver Anniversary Collector's Edition in 1999.[2]






















[edit] G1-2-3: Against The Giants

Against The Giants
Code G1-2-3
Rules Required AD&D 1st Edition
Character Levels 8-12
Campaign Setting Greyhawk
Authors Gary Gygax
First Published 1981
Linked Modules
G1 G2 G3 D1 D2 D3 Q1

Against The Giants, module code G1-2-3, is an Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st Edition module published by TSR, Inc. in 1981 as a collection of Steading of the Hill Giant Chief, The Glacial Rift of the Frost Giant Jarl, and Hall of the Fire Giant King. It was later revised as part of Queen of the Spiders in 1986.[2]

Descent Into the Depths of the Earth
Code D1
Rules Required AD&D 1st Edition
Character Levels 9-14
Campaign Setting Greyhawk
Authors Gary Gygax
First Published 1978
Linked Modules
G1 G2 G3 D1 D2 D3 Q1

[edit] D1: Descent Into the Depths of the Earth

Descent Into the Depths of the Earth, module code D1, is an Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st Edition module published by TSR, Inc. in 1978. It was later revised as part of Descent into the Depths of the Earth in 1981 and again as part of Queen of the Spiders in 1986.[3]
























[edit] D2: Shrine of the Kuo-Toa

Shrine of the Kuo-Toa
Code D2
Rules Required AD&D 1st Edition
Character Levels 9-14
Campaign Setting Greyhawk
Authors Gary Gygax
First Published 1978
Linked Modules
G1 G2 G3 D1 D2 D3 Q1

Shrine of the Kuo-Toa, module code D2, is an Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st Edition module published by TSR, Inc. in 1978. It was later revised as part of Descent into the Depths of the Earth in 1981 and again as part of Queen of the Spiders in 1986.[3]

Descent into the Depths of the Earth
Code D1-2
Rules Required AD&D 1st Edition
Character Levels 9-12
Campaign Setting Greyhawk
Authors Gary Gygax
First Published 1981
Linked Modules
G1 G2 G3 D1 D2 D3 Q1

[edit] D1-2: Descent into the Depths of the Earth

Descent into the Depths of the Earth, module code D1-2, is an Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st Edition module published by TSR, Inc. in 1981 as a collection of Descent Into the Depths of the Earth and Shrine of the Kuo-Toa. It was later revised as part of Queen of the Spiders in 1986.[3]



























[edit] D3: Vault of the Drow

Vault of the Drow
Code D3
Rules Required AD&D 1st Edition
Character Levels 10-14
Campaign Setting Greyhawk
Authors Gary Gygax
First Published 1978
Linked Modules
G1 G2 G3 D1 D2 D3 Q1

Vault of the Drow, module code D3, is an Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st Edition module published by TSR, Inc. in 1978. It was later revised in 1981 by adding some new artwork and details on the Svirfneblin race. It was revised again as part of Queen of the Spiders in 1986.[3]

Queen of the Demonweb Pits
Code Q1
Rules Required AD&D 1st Edition
Character Levels 8-12
Campaign Setting Greyhawk
Authors David C. Sutherland III, Gary Gygax
First Published 1980
Linked Modules
G1 G2 G3 D1 D2 D3 Q1

[edit] Q1: Queen of the Demonweb Pits

Queen of the Demonweb Pits, module code Q1, is an Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st Edition module published by TSR, Inc. in 1980. It was later revised as part of Queen of the Spiders in 1986.[4]

This was the first module that offered a glimpse into the Abyss, a place that is home to demons in which time and space stretch and twist in bizarre ways and portals allow additional sojourns into entirely different worlds. It was that last aspect which made Queen of the Demonweb Pits an unusually open-ended adventure, as each portal led to a potentially massive area, from which the enterprising Dungeon Master could, if he chose, launch an entirely new campaign.

The strange time and space bending effects gave the Abyss the otherworldly feel that it deserved, and the effect of the entire series was a feeling of playing in a massive world of which the players could only see a small part. A great deal of the module's vision of the Abyss was incorporated into the Manual of the Planes and later into the Planescape campaign setting.

Queen of the Demonweb Pits was and remains very controversial for fans of Dungeons & Dragons. Unlike the six modules that lead to it, the module was not authored by Gary Gygax, the creator of the game and genre. Instead, Gygax determined that the dungeon he designed for it was too similar to the ones he planned to use in module The Temple of Elemental Evil. When David C. Sutherland III displayed a dungeon map he had created based upon a placemat design, Gygax suggested that it be used. Sutherland would go on to write the majority of the adventure.

Many fans believe that the module, the climax of six prior adventures, each more difficult than the last, was too lighthearted and whimsical, especially when compared to its immediate predecessor, Vault of the Drow. Others were puzzled by the relative lack of demons or drow in the adventure, and were put off by the odd use of a massive steam-driven "Spider Ship" that serves as Lolth's base. Several fan-created "alternative endings" to the series have been posted on the internet.

[edit] Notes (Ignore this - this is leftover from other articles)

  • Reynolds, Sean K. Against the Giants: The Liberation of Geoff (TSR, 1999).
  • D1-2: The module was the basis for the novel of the same title, published by Wizards of the Coast in the year 2000; written by Paul Kidd. It was the second novel of the Justicar and Escalla trilogy.
  • Q1: The adventure is written in a very open-ended fashion, giving DM's free rein to script any number of mini-campaigns or adventures taking place inside the drow capital. An extensive overview of the power structure is given for just this purpose.
  • Lolth's Demonweb Pits.

[edit] Reviews

Queen of the Spiders was ranked the single greatest Dungeons & Dragons adventure of all time by Dungeon magazine in 2004, on the 30th anniversary of the Dungeons & Dragons game.[5]

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Acaeum, Dungeons & Dragons Knowledge Compendium, Supermodules
  2. ^ a b c d The Acaeum, Dungeons & Dragons Knowledge Compendium, Giants Series
  3. ^ a b c d The Acaeum, Dungeons & Dragons Knowledge Compendium, Drow Series
  4. ^ The Acaeum, Dungeons & Dragons Knowledge Compendium, Queen Series
  5. ^ Erik Mona, James Jacobs, et al. (2004). Dungeon Magazine, #116, "The 30 Greatest D&D Adventures of All Time". Wizards of the Coast. 
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