Four new dungeons have been added, featuring a multitude of new challenges and new rewards. The players use humanoid PCs in an effort to reclaim the Caves of Chaos, a year after the events in the original module.Soul of Chaos is the combined name for the brand-new dungeons included in the Dawn of Souls version of Final Fantasy (and kept in the Anniversary Edition).
Season 12 of D&D Encounters (Winter 2013) featured “Against the Cult of Chaos” (2013), an adventure combining elements of N1 "Against the Cult of the Reptile God" with T1 "The Village of Hommlet" and the Caves of Chaos.ĭungeon Module SG9 " Reclaiming the Caves on the Borderlands" (Sacrosanct Games, 2015) for 5e represents an interesting twist. The adventure includes a stockaded town in place of the Keep, as well as an updated wilderness map. JN1: The Chaotic Caves (BFRG, 2009) is another fresh take on the Caves of Chaos. Maps for 19 different dungeons are spread across six pages, which can be assembled to form a huge map (25.5 x 22 inches). SchwalbĠone's Blueprints: Caverns of Chaos (2006) is an impressive expansion and re-imagining of the Caves of Chaos. *see also Return to the Caves of Chaos by Robert J. The D&D "Next" Playtest used The Caves of Chaos to inform the development of 5e back in 2012, including five alternate background scenarios to serve as plot hooks.* (It can therefore be stated that module B2 is truly "baked into" the DNA of 5e). " The Caves of Chaos" (2005) by Michael Komarck. (Of course, good players will find a way to turn the situation to their advantage.) The various denizens don't get along, and PCs stand a good chance of getting caught in the crossfire. Rateliff did a great job of portraying the Caves of Chaos as chaotic. The Caves of Chaos were updated (and upgraded) in AD&D 2e's " Return to the Keep on the Borderlands" (1999) by John Rateliff, with events taking place twenty years after the caves were cleared out in the original module. For an interesting take on this, see the Mothers of the Borderlands at Le Chaudron Chromatique (as well as the illustration of the Orc Leader's Room by Evlyn M). The presence of humanoid females and young has long been a source of consternation for players.
(See also "Keep on the Borderlands: Factions in the Dungeon" at The Alexandrian) sometimes with gnoll allies, on the other - with the kobolds hoping to be forgotten by all, and the bugbears picking off any stragglers who happen by." *In the section on "Tribal Alliances and Warfare" he states "You might allow player characters to somehow become aware that there is a constant fighting going on between the goblins and hobgoblins on one side and the ores. In order to best appreciate the types of interactions that Gygax was envisioning between the different humanoid races in the caves, one should consult the "Humanoid Racial Preferences Table" from the AD&D 1e DMs Guide, page 106 (reproduced above).* Humanoid Racial Preferences Table, AD&D 1e DMs Guide (1979). The Caves of Chaos are basically a collection of mini-lairs, bound under the "Shrine of Evil Chaos". In terms of analysis, Random Wizard shared some insightful observations in this post back in 2012, and Delta covered the Caves of Chaos as part of his Subterrane Surveys in 2020.Īlso worth checking out, Snorri's blog "A Wizard in a Bottle" posted Eight variants on the Caves of Chaos, back in 2011.īy the time he wrote module B2 " The Keep on the Borderlands", Gary Gygax had progressed beyond the megadungeon, having designed the classic G and D series. *see also Dyson Logos ( Six Caves of Chaos, More Caves! More Chaos!, The Caves of Chaos – Dyson Logos Edition!, Caves of Chaos Poster Maps!), Explore: Beneath & Beyond The Caves of Chaos - complete map, and the Original Caves of Chaos as a Mini-Zine. (See Jim Holloway's version of the same encounter, here ).įree, virtual tabletop-worthy maps of the Caves of Chaos were Reimagined by Weem in 2012, (although I prefer the simple Players Map shared in this EN World thread, and printed out a poster-size version at Staples for my players to use).Īndrew White posted a colorized, annotated map redux of the Caves of Chaos, over at his site "RPG Cartography" back in 2015.* A doughty trio of adventurers take on a rudely awakened owlbear in Cave G: Shunned Cavern.
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