LaForce: Cartography, Adventurers (p.2), Ixitxachitl (p.5), Adventurer vs Drider (p.8), Jackalwere (p.11), White Dragon (p.22), Drider (p.28), Pedipalps (p.28), Uropygi (p.29), Scorpion (p.29), Solifuid (p.29).
The first of a new series of other-planar adventures, this module Includes several new monsters, maps of the Web and laif(sic) of Lolth, and notes on eight alternate worlds, suitable for expansion and addition to existing AD&D™ campaigns." Index Art The persistent adventurers must now face the Demon Queen herself, and on her own plane! It may be played on Its own or as the climax of the "Giant" series (Q1-2-3) and the "Drow" series (D1-2, and D3). "This module Is the exciting conclusion of a series of seven AD&D™ modules. These factors made Queen of the Demonweb Pits an unusually open-ended adventure, as each "portal" could potentially lead to a massive area, from which the dungeon master could, if he or she chose, launch an entirely new campaign.Īt the very end of the module, the players face a final confrontation with Lolth, an exceptionally difficult challenge. Time and space stretch and twist in bizarre ways in the Abyss, and there are many portals in the Abyss that allow sojourns into entirely different worlds. Her realm, the 66th layer of the Abyss, is referred to as the Demonweb Pits.Īs such, the Q1 module was the first to offer a glimpse into the Abyss itself, home to the D&D race of demons. Queen of the Demonweb Pits was the seventh in a massive series of adventures set in the World of Greyhawk, starting with persistent raiding by local hill giants and ending in the Abyssal realm of Lolth, Demon Queen of Spiders, goddess of the drow elves and architect of the sinister plot described in the series involving hill giants, frost giants, fire giants, kuo-toa, drow, and other creatures.
The "Q" in the module code represents the first letter in the word "queen." Queen of the Demonweb Pits is also the title of a 2001 novel based on the adventure. Queen of the Demonweb Pits ( Q1) is an adventure module for the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game. Greyhawk Source Queen of the Demonweb Pits