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The Thieves of Fortress Badabaskor

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The Thieves of Fortress Badabaskor
AuthorsMarc Summerlott, Bob Bledsaw, Mike Petrowsky, Craig Fogel, Bill Owen, and Tony Floren
First published1978

The Thieves of Fortress Badabaskor is an adventure for fantasy role-playing games published by Judges Guild in 1978.

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The Thieves of Fortress Badabaskor is an adventure scenario that takes place in the five-level dungeon lair inhabited by brigands. The higher levels of the dungeon are intended for low-level player characters, while the lower levels are a more difficult challenge intended for higher-level characters. The adventure also presents a description of a new evil deity.[1]

Publication history

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The Thieves of Fortress Badabaskor was written by Marc Summerlott, Bob Bledsaw, Mike Petrowsky, Craig Fogel, Bill Owen, and Tony Floren, and was published by Judges Guild in 1978 as a 32-page book.[1]

A cumulative sales listing shows that The Thieves of Fortress Badabaskor sold over 15,000 units by 1981.[2]: 200 

Reception

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Don Turnbull reviewed The Thieves of Fortress Badabaskor for White Dwarf #7.[3] Turnbull commented: "This is an excellent package, and particularly inexpensive – buy it without further delay!"[3]

Patrick Amory reviewed Thieves of Fortress Badabaskor for Different Worlds magazine and stated that "Yet another fairly early release, Thieves will be good for many hours of solid, typical D&D."[4]

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References

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  1. ^ a b Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. p. 147. ISBN 0-87975-653-5.
  2. ^ Shannon Appelcline (2014). Designers & Dragons: The '70s. Evil Hat Productions. ISBN 978-1-61317-075-5.
  3. ^ a b Turnbull, Don (June–July 1978). "Open Box". White Dwarf (7). Games Workshop: 16.
  4. ^ Amory, Patrick (September 1981). "Judges Guild and D&D: a guide for the discriminating GM". Different Worlds (14): 8.
  5. ^ "The Playboy winner's guide to board games". 1979.