Temple of Death

Expert #X5

by David Zeb Cook

Temple of Death (Dungeons and Dragons Expert Module X5)

Genres: Role Playing Games, Dungeons and Dragons

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1983

About the author

David "Zeb" Cook is an American game designer best known for his work at TSR, Inc., where he was employed for over fifteen years. Cook grew up on a farm in Iowa where his father worked as a farmer and a college professor. In junior high school, Cook playing wargames such as Avalon Hill's Blitzkrieg and Afrika Korps. "I was primarily a wargamer, but there wasn't any role-playing available then," although in college, he was introduced to the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game through the University of Iowa gaming club. Cook earned his B.A. in English (with a Theater minor) in 1977. He married his high school sweetheart, Helen, with whom he had one son, Ian. Cook became a high school teacher in Milligan, Nebraska, where his students gave him his nickname of "Zeb"; the name derives from his signature, which is dominated by a stroke resembling a 'Z'.

Reviews

[Douglas Nichols]

Played this back in the 80's, good game if you have a good DM

[Louis Norton]

This sequel to "Master of the Desert Nomads" is uneven. It has an interesting setup (infiltrating an enemy country) but the final temple is not very interesting overall. There are some early deathtraps that could derail the entire campaign; and most likely the combats are difficult although it is hard to judge original D&D so many years later. Interesting to read, but not sure about playability.