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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ChristianW" data-source="post: 2851122" data-attributes="member: 40078">Idylls is pretty cool. Below is a mini-review I scribbled for my zine.A few weeks ago, I received “Idylls of the Rat King” from Goodman Games. (goodmangames.com) Written for D&D 3.5 by Jeffrey Quinn for character levels 1-3, Idylls is a fun read and I’m sure it’d be a great adventure. The scenario features a wererat bard, Lawrence Gannu, who is seeking vengeance against the village of Silverton. Personally, I think the wererat has a great reason for revenge. Lawrence’s grandfather was murdered by the villagers and his progeny cursed, resulting in the lycanthropy that ruined Lawrence’s life.     Sadly, Lawrence opts for violence in an attempt to reclaim family honor. He links up with a group of goblins and a filthy gnome, then begins raiding caravans transporting silver from Silverton. Slain caravan guards are then brought back to the mine where the gnome, Narzy Hilspek, animates them as zombies to dig for silver. It’s a rather efficient, if depraved, operation and it’s up to the PCs to bring it to an end.      There are some battles that will be extremely tough, however, and I would not be surprised if there were a few party fatalities. In one battle, the PCs will catch a lightning bolt from a 5th level Goblin Wizard! Furthermore, the party may face a vampire provided they discover its extremely-hard-to-find resting place. If the PCs stumble across the vampire’s lair, there will certainly be a party death. All in all, I really enjoyed reading this scenario and look forward to buying other titles in the “Dungeon Crawl Classics” line. For $10.99, you cannot lose!</blockquote>

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