''Quest for the Silver Sword'' is an

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published in 1992 for the ''

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. The adventure is designed for four to six characters of 2nd to 3rd level, and is the first product released under the Thunder Rift setting. The module is TSR product number 9342.

Plot summary

''Quest for the Silver Sword'' involves the exploration of a haunted keep.

Publication history

''Quest for the Silver Sword'' was written by

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. The adventure features cover art by

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and interior art by

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Reception

Rick Swan Rick Swan is a game designer and author who worked for TSR. His work for TSR, mostly for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, appeared from 1989 to 1995. Swan also wrote ''The Complete Guide to Role-Playing Games'' (1990), published by St. Martin's Pre ...

reviewed ''Quest for the Silver Sword'' for ''

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'' magazine #191 (March 1993). He reviewed the adventure '' Sword and Shield'' in the same column, and felt that these two introductory adventures typify the "easy-on-the-brain" revised ''Dungeons & Dragons'' game, as each of them "boasts clutter-free story lines, maps that double as game boards, and colorful sheets of punch-out counters that makes playing a breeze". He felt that ''Quest for the Silver Sword'' would be easier to manage for beginners than ''Sword and Shield''. Swan commented: "Game snobs may sneer at the meager plots and superficial characters - these are, after all, little more than glorified dungeon crawls - but the nasty monsters and gaudy treasures are guaranteed to dazzle novices. Weary Dungeon Masters can run either adventure almost effortlessly; I didn't even have to read them first."

References

{{D&D topics Dungeons & Dragons modules Mystara Role-playing game supplements introduced in 1992