Outstanding module, excellent variety, packed with material, beautifully crafted. Some features:
(i) A number of superb set pieces: the siege at Sukiskyn is terrific; the creepy mine with a stalking spider, and orcs who worship it;
(ii) Magic is magical again: finding the needle, and then the gold thread forming a path to the Lost Valley on the map;
(iii) Well described locations: the petrified forest; the mist laden area with ominous heads on spikes, howls;
(iv) Goblin tribes are actually differentiated in clothing, equipment and favoured tactics; past actions have consequences, as the remnants of the Red Blade goblins are enslaved after their defeat at Sukiskyn;
(v) In the Lost Valley, there are shades of the Good, the Bad and the Ugly as there is a genuine choice of potential allies, both of dubious morality but not immediately hostile. There is a Lovecraftian beastie to battle.
(vi) There are some beautiful maps.
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