The DA module series is a series of four

adventures An adventure is an exciting experience or undertaking that is typically bold, sometimes risky. Adventures may be activities with danger such as traveling, exploring, skydiving, mountain climbing, scuba diving, river rafting, or other extreme sp ...

for the '' Dungeons & Dragons''

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, designed to be compatible with the ''

Dungeons & Dragons Expert Set The ''Expert Set'' is an expansion boxed set for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game. It was first published in 1981 as an expansion to the '' Basic Set''. Having been told that Greyhawk was reserved for ''Advanced Dungeons & ...

''. They were written for character levels 10–14 by

Dave Arneson David Lance Arneson (; October 1, 1947Minnesota Department of Health. ''Minnesota Birth Index, 1935–2002'' atabase on-line Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. – April 7, 2009) was an American game designer best known ...

and David J. Ritchie and published from 1986 to 1987.

Modules

Adventures in Blackmoor ''Adventures in Blackmoor'' is a 64-pageDA1: Adventures in Blackmoor
at rpg.net.

'' (module DA1) is a 64-page adventure with cover art by

Jeff Easley Jeff Easley (born 1954) is an oil painter who creates fantasy artwork for role-playing games, comics, and magazines, as well as non-fantasy commercial art. Early life Easley was born in Nicholasville, Kentucky in 1954. He spent time drawing as ...

and interior artwork by Jim Holloway. It features some locations and characters from Dave Arneson's original ''

Blackmoor Blackmore is a village in Essex, England. Blackmore or Blackmoor may also refer to: * Blackmore (name), a surname (including a list of people with the name) * Blackmoor, Hampshire, a village in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England ...

'' campaign. ''

Temple of the Frog ''Temple of the Frog'' () is a 48-page 1986 adventure module for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' roleplaying game. Its module code is DA2 and its TSR product code is TSR 9175. Another version of it was originally released in 1975 as part of the Bl ...

'' (module DA2, ) is a 48-page adventure published in 1986 with TSR product code "TSR 9175". This was a reworking of the original version, released in 1975 as part of the ''

'' supplement. It features cover art by Dennis Beauvais and interior art by Mark Nelson. ''

City of the Gods ''City of the Gods'' is a 1987 adventure module for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game. Its module code is DA3 and its TSR product code is TSR 9191. Plot summary In this scenario, the player characters (PCs) are sent to the City of ...

'' (module DA3, ) is a 1987 adventure with TSR product code "TSR 9191". It was edited by Deborah Campbell Ritchie, with cover art by

Doug Chaffee Douglas Stewart Chaffee (January 24, 1936 – April 26, 2011) was an American artist whose work appeared in role-playing games as well as military and Christian publications. Early life and education Chaffee was the son of Ralph and Marjorie Cha ...

, interior art by Jim Holloway, cartography by Dennis Kauth and

David C. Sutherland III David C. Sutherland III (April 4, 1949"United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JT69-9Y8 : accessed 12 Feb 2013), David C Sutherland, 6 June 2005; citing U.S. Social Security Administra ...

, and typesetting by Kim N. Lindau. ''

The Duchy of Ten The DA module series is a series of four adventures for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game, designed to be compatible with the '' Dungeons & Dragons Expert Set''. They were written for character levels 10–14 by Dave Arneson and David ...

'' (module DA4) was written by David J. Ritchie, with cover art by

Clyde Caldwell Clyde Caldwell (born February 20, 1948) is an American artist. Self-described as a fantasy illustrator, he is best known for his portrayals of strong, sexy female characters. With his work at TSR in the 1980s, he is considered one of the artis ...

and interior art by

David Dorman David W. Dorman (born 1954) is an American Telecommunications executive and founding partner of Centerview Capital Technology Partners. Dorman is currently Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of CVS Health Corporation and serves on the boards ...

. It was published in 1987.

The Duchy of Ten

The Duchy of Ten is an

adventure module An adventure is a playable scenario in a tabletop role-playing game. These can be constructed by gamemasters for their players, and are also released by game publishers as pre-made adventure modules. Different types of designs exist, including l ...

designed for use with the '' Expert Set'' rules for the '' Dungeons & Dragons''

fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving Magic (supernatural), magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy ...

. It was written by

David J. Ritchie David James Ritchie (October 6, 1950 - September 6, 2009) was a game designer and author. Early life and education David Ritchie was a native of Canton, Ohio. He was a graduate of Lehman High School in Canton and attended Grove City College in Pen ...

, with cover art by

and interior art by

Plot summary

''The Duchy of Ten'' is based on

's original

campaign. In this scenario, the

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s need to go to the place where the terrible artifact known as the Well of Souls was forged, as that is the only place it can be destroyed. The module includes campaign setting data and a large map of the lands of the west.

Publication history

DA4 ''The Duchy of Ten'' was written by David J. Ritchie, with a cover by

and interior illustrations by

Dave Dorman Dave Dorman (born 1958 in Michigan) is a science fiction, horror and fantasy illustrator best known for his '' Star Wars'' artwork. Early life Dorman's parents are Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Jack N. Dorman and Phyllis Dorman. Both parents ...

, and was published by TSR in 1987 as a 48-page booklet with a large color map and an outer folder.

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