The Ghost Tower of Inverness

DnDmodule| module_title = The Ghost Tower of Inverness
module_

module_code = C2
module_rules = 1st Ed AD&D
module_character_levels = 5 - 7
module_campaign = Greyhawk
module_authors = Allen Hammack
module_first_published = 1979
series =

"The Ghost Tower of Inverness" is an adventure module for the "Dungeons & Dragons" fantasy roleplaying game, set in the game's "World of Greyhawk" campaign setting. The edifice to which the module's title refers is an ancient magical tower located in the southern Abbor-Alz Hills. The "C" in the module code represents the first letter in the word "competition," the name of C1 - C6 module series. [cite web |url=http://www.wizards.com/dnd/dnddefinitivefaq.asp |title=Dungeons & Dragons FAQ |accessdate=2007-03-29 |publisher=wizards.com]

The adventure was written by Allen Hammack and originally used in November 1979 as a tournament module for Wintercon VIII in Detroit, MI. [cite book
first=Lawrence | last=Schick | year=1991
title=Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games
publisher=Prometheus Books
location=Buffalo, New York | id=ISBN 0-87975-653-5 ] A printed version bearing a green monochrome cover without the "C2" designation was made available for sale at the convention, although that version was never published for general distribution. This version of the module is quite rare and is highly prized by collectors. [cite web
url=http://www.acaeum.com/ddindexes/modpages/c2.html
title=C2
publisher=www.acaeum.com
accessdate=2008-01-05
last=
first=]

In 1980, the adventure was officially published as "AD&D" module C2 with a red cover and color cover art by Jim Roslof. Interior artists included Jeff Dee, Greg K. Fleming, David S. LaForce, David C. Sutherland III and Erol Otus. As module "C2", it was the second in the C series of modules, a group of unrelated adventures originally designed for competition play.

Reception

"The Ghost Tower of Inverness" received a good reaction on its first release, with "White Dwarf" rating it 8/10 and calling it "thought provoking" and "will have the players sweating in their seats". In particular they praised its emphasis on problem solving skills rather than hack and slash combat. [cite journal |title="The Ghost Tower of Inverness" |journal=White Dwarf |volume=40 |year=1983 |month=April] Its reputation has stood up in the years since its release, and it was ranked the 30th greatest Dungeons & Dragons adventure of all time by "Dungeon" magazine in 2004, on the 30th anniversary of the Dungeons & Dragons game. [cite journal |last=Mona| first=Erik|authorlink=Erik Mona|coauthors=James Jacobs|title=The 30 Greatest D&D Adventures of All Time|journal=Dungeon|publisher = Pazio |volume=116 |year=2004]

"The Ghost Tower" was also mentioned by full name and location in the 2005 movie "". The hero of the movie (Berek) mentions that another character (Dorian, a cleric) had helped him there. [cite video| people = Lively, Gerry (director), Kimmel, Robert and Rundick, Brian (writers)| title = [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0406728/ Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God] | medium = Movie (DVD)| publisher = Warner Brothers| date = 2005]

"The Ghost of Inverness" has also been adapted into a setting mod [cite web| last = SirOtus| title = IGN Neverwinter Nights Modules: C2 - The Ghost Tower of Inverness| publisher = IGN Entertainment Games| date = 2007-01-14| url = http://nwvault.ign.com/View.php?view=Modules.Detail&id=5309| accessdate = 2008-01-18] for the "Neverwinter Nights" online game and less successfully as a Super Endless Quest book [cite book| last = Blashfield| first = Jean| title = The Ghost Tower| publisher = TSR, Inc.| date = May, 1985| pages = 189| isbn = 0-880382-15-5] .

References

*Hammack, Allen. "The Ghost Tower of Inverness" (TSR, 1980).

External links

*" [http://www.acaeum.com/ddindexes/modpages/c2.html Ghost Tower of Inverness] at The Acaeum
*" [http://home.flash.net/~brenfrow/dd1/c2.htm The Ghost Tower of Inverness] " at the TSR Archive
*" [http://dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=11084 Review at Dragon's foot]
*" [http://www.greyhawkonline.com/grodog/gh_c2.html Commentary about the impact of this module] on Greyhawk