The story is confused and muddy, but at its core there is something quaint and fun about the tale of the silver princess kingdom cursed by a wedding gift from the dwarfs. B3 palace of the silver princess click thumbnails to enlarge. This module comes complete with the outline of a campaign area, with a nation, several cities and towns, and some major nonplayer characters spelled out. It was recalled on the same day it was released, then rewritten and rereleased some months later. Palace of the silver princess has a story, of the b series b3 is the first module to try to tell a complex story akin to a fantasy epic or fairytale. Now only ruins and rumors remain, and what legends there are tell of a fabulous ruby still buried somewhere within the palace of the silver princess. Ever open a box of celestial seasonings to find a bunch of severed fingers hidden in the wax paper wrapper. Atlas rules resources adventures stories faq search links b3.
The original version, with an orange cover, was written in 1980 by jean wells. The original palace of the silver princess a roll of the dice. The original orangecovered version of the palace of the silver princess was. B3 palace of the silver orange cover which was written by jean wells. I want to know which one is better, or if the adventure is even worth playing. Otherwise there are some fun drawings, including the zany decapus on the cover. All trademarks and s on this website are property of their respective owners. This treasure is said to be even more valuable than my ladys heart. There are some encounters that are predetermined but most arent.
Palace of the silver princess green rpg item rpggeek. Palace of the silver princess green 20 pdf version. I have recently downloaded the orange cover pdf of the palace of the silver princess. Now only ruins and rumors remain, and what legends there are tell of a fabulous treasure still buried somewhere within the palace of the silver princess. Palace of the silver princess began its life in 1980. She is ordered to marry wu you, seventh prince of the neighboring northern lin kingdom, but he refuses let her inside his manor. Note that the later, greencover printings have tom moldvay as coauthor. Palace of the silver princess orange rpg item rpggeek. And provides explicit clue giving green fairies to orea form 220 pdf nudge the party in the. To use this conversion guide you will need a copy of b3 palace of the silver princess, originally available in hardcopy and now for sale in digital format at. Dungeon module b3 palace of the silver princess by jean wells introductory module for character levels years ago the valley was green, and animals ran free through golden fields of grain. B3 palace of the silver princess part 1 of 2 orange.
Dungeons and dragons module b3 palace of the silver. Palace of the silver princess 2002 tsr edition rpgnet. A rich treasure is hidden in the palace of the silver princess. The plot of palace of the silver princess revolves around a country. Years ago the valley was green and animals ran free through golden fields of grain. Palace of the silver princess, b3, was first published in 1981 and. This conversion guide allows dms to run the original module with 5th edition rules and provides a reference sheet for encounters. Palace of the silver princess rpgnet rpg game index. The secret history of the racy module that almost ruined.
Then one day a warrior riding a red dragon appeared in the skies over the princess castle and almost overnight the tiny kingdom fell into ruin. The module includes game maps contained on the unattached outside cover of the publication. This document uses a customized version of the dnd5elatextemplate package for the styling. Cave of the dice chucker unfrozencavemandicechucker. Lady argenta is still alive, and living with a band of fellow elves that rescued her from the warrior in silver and blue armor. The original was written by jean wells, recalled, and then heavily modified by tom moldvay and released. Palace of the silver princess contains a single adventure laid out in a format suitable for use in running a gaming session. Palace of the silver princess i s a dungeon adventure module made up of 6 parts providing notes and reference information for the dm and keys describing the various levels of the dungeon. Rescanned 20 pdf version includes 32page booklet plus inside and outside of twopanel cover 4 pages, for a total of 36 pages. Palace of the silver princess game rules introduction by john d. To install it, check out the repo to texmftexlatex.
I was wondering, how much different is it from the green cover one. Palace of the silver princess 1981, by tom moldvay and jean wells, was released by tsr in 1981, around the time that the basic. B3 palace of the silver princess basic wizards of the. The module is also notable for being the first tsr adventure written by a female author. Nov 26, 2015 but that is kinda what it feels like reading the original orangebacked copy of b3 palace of the silver princess. Then one day, a warrior riding a white dragon appeared in the skies over the castle, and almost overnight the tiny kingdom fell into ruin. Rong le, a princess of the royal family of the western qi kingdom, wakes up one day to find that she has lost her memory. It is said that she is still as fair as she was nearly 500 years ago. Read no further if you plan to play either adventure.
Finding the time to read it over was a much bigger challenge. Rateliff character sheets glossary help the last time this adventure saw light of day was in 1981, when it made tsr history by being released and. The last time this adventure saw light of day was in 1981, when it made tsr history by being released and recalled in a single day. The premise is very similar to the classic palace of the silver princess. Part one this section is an introduction that outlines the rules for the adventure and gives the dm background information on the dungeon. The princess argenta ruled over this peaceful land and the people were secure and happy. The original orangecovered version of the palace of the silver princess was recalled almost immediately after its release because the art was deemed objectionable. Palace of the silver princess green 20 pdf version rpg item version link user summary.
It was released and recalled in a single day in 1981 so that an illustration titled the illusion of the decapus could be removed. Dec, 2015 related with palace of the silver princess. The silver princess this is the green version of the module, which is a replacement for the original orangecover version, available from wotc here. Palace of the dragons princess might be my second favorite adventure in this whole series right after hanging coffins. B3 palace of the silver princess part 1 of 2 orange cover.
But that is kinda what it feels like reading the original orangebacked copy of b3 palace of the silver princess. Dm notes replaces the preprogrammed adventure section, offers a different background, and adds some wilderness encounters for the green cover palace of the silver princess. Back then, the rpg was on the ascent, becoming the new hip thing on college campuses. Rateliff articles art gallery downloads archives introduction by john d. In this case, the princess is trapped by a green dragon. B3 palace of the silver princess orange by jean wells b3 palace of the silver princess by tom moldvay and jean wells.