Duck Pond (Judges Guild)

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Duck Pond
Duck Pond, role-playing adventure.jpg
Cover by Kevin Siembieda
Designers Rudy Kraft
Publishers Judges Guild
Publication1980;
43 years ago
 (1980)
Genres Fantasy
Systems Basic Role-Playing

Duck Pond is a 1980 fantasy role-playing game adventure published by Judges Guild.

Contents

Contents

Duck Pond is a dungeon adventure featuring one hundred rooms. [1]

The book is an RQ2 Gateway adventure scenario set in a village that was destroyed by the cult that worships the evil Mallia. [2] It also includes encounters for the surrounding area. [2]

The adventure includes personalized monsters and unusual objects. [1]

Publication history

Duck Pond was written by Rudy Kraft, with a cover by Kevin Siembieda, and was published by Judges Guild in 1980 as a 64-page book with a cover sheet. [2]

It is a supplement for RuneQuest for two or more players. [1]

Reception

Forrest Johnson reviewed Duck Pond in The Space Gamer No. 36. [1] Johnson commented that "A fine adventure, though not as polished as Duck Tower ." [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Johnson, Forrest (February 1981). "Capsule Reviews". The Space Gamer . Steve Jackson Games (36): 24.
  2. 1 2 3 Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. p. 210. ISBN   0-87975-653-5.