The temple of elemental evil

Greyhawk SourceThe Temple ofElemental EvilTypeAdventure moduleCode/ AbbreviationT1-4Edition1st edition Advanced Dungeons & DragonsAuthor(s)Gary Gygax and Frank MentzerFirst Published1985SeriesT1-4, Return to the Temple of Elemental EvilClassificationCanonThis article is about the adventure module. For the Temple itself, see Temple of Elemental Evil. For other uses, see Temple of Elemental Evil (disambiguation).The Temple of Elemental Evil is an adventure module for the World of Greyhawk campaign setting. The module was published by TSR, Inc. in 1985 for the first edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons rules. It was written by Gary Gygax and Frank Mentzer, and is an expansion of an earlier Gygax module, The Village of Hommlet (TSR, 1979). The Temple of Elemental Evil is also the title of a related 2001 Thomas M. Reid novel and an Atari computer game. The term is also used to refer to the fictional Temple itself.The Temple of Elemental Evil was ranked the 4th greatest Dungeons & Dragons adventure of all time by Dungeon magazine in 2004, on the 30th anniversary of the Dungeons & Dragons game.PlotThese classic, early D&D adventures helped first popularize the World of Greyhawk campaign setting. The T1 Village of Hommlet module begins in the eponymous village, situated near the site of a past battle against evil forces operating from the Temple. Adventurers traveling through Hommlet are drawn into a web of conspiracy and deception in the T1 adventure.The T1 standalone module, and thus also the first part of T1-4, culminates at a ruined moathouse where agents secretly plan to re-enter the Temple and free the demoness Zuggtmoy, who is imprisoned therein. In the next section of T1-4, the adventurers move on to the nearby village of Nulb to confront several nefarious opponents, including agents from the Temple. Based on the outcome of these encounters, the player characters can then enter the Temple itself to interact with its many denziens and test their mettle against Zuggtmoy herself.Publishing historyThe Temple of Elemental Evil was originally intended to bear the module code T2 and serve as a true sequel to The Village of Hommlet. Gygax began writing T2 soon after the publication of T1, but

The moment, this game is one of the few games the use the D&D 3.5 system (3rd edition revised). It also follows the pen & paper rules quite strictly, and yet it was a commercial failure, suffering from numerous bugs and relatively linear story. However, it still has a sizable fan base and freely available modifications have been created by third parties.BibliographyCain, Tim. The Temple of Elemental Evil. New York: Atari, 2003.Cook, Monte. Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2001.Gygax, E. Gary. "More 'Meat' for Greyhawk." Dragon #55. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1981.-----. The Village of Hommlet. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1979.Gygax, E. Gary, and Frank Mentzer. The Temple of Elemental Evil. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1985.Erik Mona, James Jacobs, et al. "The 30 Greatest D&D Adventures of All Time." Dungeon #116. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2004.Reid, Thomas M. The Temple of Elemental Evil. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2001.External linksT1 - The Village of Hommlet at The Acaeum.Supermodules at The Acaeum (includes information on T1-4, A1-4, and GDQ1-7).The Village of Hommlet at the TSR Archive.The Temple of Elemental Evil at the TSR Archive.The Village of Hommlet at Pen & Paper.The Temple of Elemental Evil at Pen & Paper.

Last Stocked on 2/17/2025 Product Info Title Temple of Elemental Evil, The (5e) Description Two hardbacks inside a custom slipcase! The Village of Hommlet, a quaint village that once nearly fell prey to a great, neighboring evil some years ago, thrives again. The nearby Temple of Elemental Evil, a grand edifice of wickedness, was defeated after a great battle and thrown into ruin forever ... or was it? Bandits have started to ride the roads again, and there are other ominous signs afoot. It is whispered that the demonic evil at the heart of the Temple was not truly conquered but merely imprisoned, and even now agents of evil, malevolent beasts, and far worse creatures are conspiring to return the Temple to power and enslave the surrounding lands. Hommlet and the neighboring ruins may hold clues, but not everyone is to be trusted, and surely danger lies hidden in this idyllic region.This is the 6th in a series of classic D&D modules to be revamped for 5th edition by Goodman Games as part of the "Original Adventures Reincarnated" series. More

The two legendary wields and best weapons in Temple of Elemental Evil are Fragarach and Scather. In the original module by Gygax they are broadswords whereas in Troika's Temple of Elemental Evil Fragarach is a Bastard Sword and Scather is erroneously a Greatsword. Both of these weapons can be acquired quite early in the campaign by virtue (or vice) of stealth-based meta-gaming through conventional stealth or Invisibility status.This hefty steel broadsword bears a mighty enchantment. It was originally fashioned for a demigod of elsewhen, and eventually passed into the World of Greyhawk Setting. It served well for a short time, all too soon falling into the hands of the minions of Chaotic Evil. It has been in their grasp for a decade or more, resting in hiding in the Temple of Elemental Evil, guarded by the worst of elemental grues. Fragarach means "The Answerer." - Gygax, ToEE, TSR 9147.Identified by the gems set in their hilts and pommels, six lesser swords were forged and enchanted based on Fragarach: Rebutter, Scather, Replier, Retorter, Squelcher, and Back-Talker.Fragarach LocationFragarach is found on the third level of the Temple of Elemental Evil mega-dungeon. It is wielded by Prince Thrommel, who may be slain on the spot, recruited into the party and slain, or rescued.Fragarach Item CodeScatherScather is the reward given to good-aligned parties upon freeing Prince Thrommel.Because these weapons never miss when wielded by non-evils (except against concealment), we can crank Power Attack to 10 with no penalty. The retributive attacks are powerful as well. Note that while Scather is supposed to be a bastard sword, it is erroneously a medium greatsword (2d6 dmg) for the purposes of feats such as Weapon Specialization (dmg +2). Fragarach, on the other hand, is properly a medium bastard sword (1d10) but erroneously inflicts +2d6 slashing dmg on LGs (possibly other erroneous alignments; I didn't check).Scather Item CodeThe item code for Scather is 4016.Prince Thrommel ToEEThe coffin's occupant is Prince Thrommel, Grand Marshall of Furyondy, Provost of Veluna, a Paladin Lord. He lies in stasis, a powerful illusion causing him to appear as a vampire. - Gygax, ToEE, TSR 9147.The reward for freeing Prince Thrommel (Scather) is given on the overworld, after an interval:Note that it's possible to acquire both Fragarach and Scather: Slay Thrommel, loot Fragarach from his corpse, raise Thrommel from the dead, get quest reward as per above.In the Lawful Evil opening vignette, the party is ordered to recover Fragarach for Hextor:Other than Fragarach and Scather, there is no best weapon per se. Because feats and crafting can make any weapon type powerful. That said, reach weapons, such as glaives, are better than non-reach ones. ToEE ToEE ChargenToEE Builds Wizard Spells ToEE Bard Spells ToEE

Often stopped to work on other products, such as The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth (Gygax 1981). The T2 version was never completed, and no module bearing the codes T3 or T4 was ever independently published. Instead, the material for the sequel was combined in 1985 with the original T1 storyline and published as an integrated adventure bearing the module code T1-4.The original printings of T1 featured monochrome cover art by David A. Trampier, who also contributed interior art along with David C. Sutherland III. The 1981 and subsequent printings of T1 featured a new color cover painting by Jeff Dee surrounded by a lime green border. The expanded T1-4 book from 1985 features cover art by Keith Parkinson and interior art by Jeff Butler, Clyde Caldwell, Jeff Easley, Larry Elmore, Parkinson, and Trampier.In 2001, Wizards of the Coast published a novel by Thomas M. Reid also bearing the title The Temple of Elemental Evil. This book was a novelization of the original T1-4 adventure, and featured characters based on those that Reid and his friends had developed while playing the module as part of a Greyhawk campaign in college. The novel received both positive and negative reviews. One common criticism was that the pacing felt rushed and that entire sections of the original module were not present in the novelization. For example, the characters in the novel do not spend time in the village of Nulb, and the elemental "nodes" from the module's climax are entirely missing from the novel. Reid has subsequently stated that these issues were caused by the 90,000 word limitation Wizards of the Coast enforced for the book, leading him to cut out significant sections of his initial draft.Wizards of the Coast also published a sequel to the T1-4 adventure in 2001, the 3rd Edition module Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil.Computer gameIn 2003 a computer game, The Temple of Elemental Evil, based on the original T1-4 module was released. It was developed by Troika Games and published by Atari. It remains the only D&D related computer game set in the original Greyhawk setting. At

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