''Queen's Harvest'' is a 1989

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. ''Queen's Harvest'' picks up the story where B11 '' King's Festival'' left off; it can be played as a sequel to that adventure or by itself. Tailored for beginning Dungeon Masters and players, it is set in the country of

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, and contains adventuring tips for players.

Plot summary

''Queen's Harvest'' is an adventure in which the

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s get pulled into royal politics, and must retrieve the dangerous objects a wizard left in his lair before he died. The first half of the adventure presents a basic dungeon, while the second half offers an extended siege of an enemy stronghold where the

s are greatly outnumbered and outgunned. They must slowly whittle away their adversaries, then withdraw to regroup and heal.

Publication history

B12 ''Queen's Harvest'' was written by

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and published by TSR in 1989 as a 32-page booklet with an outer folder. Editing was done by Jim Lowder. Its product code is TSR 9261, and it is the sequel to B11 '' King's Festival''.

Reception

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reviewed ''Queen's Harvest'' for ''

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'' magazine in July 1991. He felt that ''Queen's Harvest'' is more elaborate than ''King's Festival'' in its role-playing and tactical challenges, and that the basic dungeon presented had a smart design and interesting story. With regard to the portion of the adventure involving the siege of an enemy stronghold, he felt the "clear and detailed discussion and organization of the defenders' tactics and motives" creates the opportunity for players to incite "discord among defenders". He did point out a minor flaw: there is no tactical map of the Queen's Keep. He concluded the review by stating that ''King's Festival'' and ''Queen's Harvest'' "are absolutely the best introductory adventures in print for ''D&D''-game-style fantasy role-playing games (FRPGs). Presented simply and clearly enough for young folks, these adventures are also challenging and entertaining enough for experienced gamers."

References

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