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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Alzrius" data-source="post: 5059759" data-attributes="member: 8461">I seriously hated the novelization of Tomb of Horrors. I know that novels need to be character-based to some extent, but this took it way too far. The majority of the book was devoted, not to the Tomb itself, but to the journey to reach the tomb, all the while giving us character exposition for the heroes and villains. The actual Tomb itself, when they finally got there, was so much under-developed backdrop.On the other hand, I loved the trilogy (White Plume Mountain, Descent into the Depths of the Earth, Queen of the Demonweb Pits) that Paul Kidd wrote. He also focuses heavily on the characters, but makes them so endearing that it's really enjoyable to read about them. Moreover, they don't overshadow the "dungeons" they're set in. Be prepared for the novels to put a twist on things, though. Kidd doesn't feel married to the specifics of either the Greyhawk setting, or how things exactly work in D&D - it's only little details that he changes, but if such breaks from canon annoy you, you'll be annoyed by these books.Edit: Note that Kidd also wrote two short stories as part of that series. "By the Job" is set before the events of White Plume Mountain in Dragon #271. "Keoland Blues" is set between White Plume Mountain and Descent into the Depths of the Earth in Dragon #278. Finally, you can find Kidd's own 3E stats for his characters (as of the end of Descent into the Depths of the Earth) in Dragon #290.</blockquote>

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