The Temple of Elemental Evil (novel)
| The Temple of Elemental Evil | |
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| Type: | Novel |
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| Author(s): | Thomas M. Reid |
| Cover Artist(s): | Jon Sullivan |
| Series: | Greyhawk Classics |
| Publisher: | WotC |
| First Published: | May 2001 |
| Pages: | 308 |
| ISBN: | 0-7869-1864-0 |
| Class: | Officially published content |
The Temple of Elemental Evil is a 2001 fantasy novel by Thomas M. Reid. It is set in the World of Greyhawk™ and is based on 'Dungeons & Dragons, specifically the adventure T1-4 The Temple of Elemental Evil.[1]
Plot summary
The heroes entering the Temple seek to find a way to save the world from a demon struggling to escape captivity and an evil demigod working to gain control over the demon.[2]
Development
The Temple of Elemental Evil was published in May 2001.[3]
This book is a novelization of the original T1-4 adventure and features characters based on those that Reid and his friends developed while playing the module as part of a Greyhawk campaign in college.[citation needed]
Reception
The novel got both positive and negative reviews. One common criticism was that the pacing felt rushed and that entire sections of the original module were not present in the novelization.[citation needed] For example, the characters in the novel do not spend time in the village of Nulb, and the elemental "nodes" from the module's climax are entirely missing from the novel.[citation needed] Reid has subsequently stated that these issues were caused by the 90,000 word limitation Wizards of the Coast enforced for the book, leading him to cut out significant sections of his initial draft.[citation needed]
Reviewing the novel for Science Fiction Chronicle, Don D'Ammassa wrote that although it is "not earthshaking", the story is "well paced and logically developed, and there's even some reasonably good characterization."[4]
References
Notes
Citations
- ↑ The Seven Greyhawk Classics of the Ancient World. Black Gate , 25 September 2011.
- ↑ (2005) Dungeons & Dragons For Dummies, For Dummies, pp. 375 Retrieved on 2009-02-12. ISBN: 978-0-7645-8459-6.
- ↑ WotC Product Library: The Temple of Elemental Evil. wizards.com.
- ↑ D'Ammassa, Don (September 2001). "Greyhawk: The Temple of Elemental Evil", Science Fiction Chronicle 22 (9): 42–44, DNA Productions.
Bibliography
Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index
The Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index (EGI) is based on previous work of Jason Zavoda through '08, continued by numerous other fans. The EGI article has a list of sources, product names, abbreviations, and a link to the full, downloadable index.
| Topic | Type | Description | Product | Page/Card/Image
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil | Adventure | Located in: Verbobonc, | Dragon magazine #292 | 95 |
| Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil | Adventure | Located in: Verbobonc, | Living Greyhawk Journal #4 | 2 |
| Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil (D&D 3.0e) | Adventure | Located in: Verbobonc, | Caves of Ancient Secrets: RttToEE Web Enhancement, D&D 3.0e | 1, 11 |
| Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil (D&D 3.0e) | Adventure | Located in: Verbobonc, | Dragon magazine #347 | 34 |
| Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil (D&D 3.0e) | Adventure | Located in: Verbobonc, | Dragon magazine #356 | 18 |
| Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil (D&D 3.0e) | Adventure | Located in: Verbobonc, | Into The Unknown: The Dungeon Survival Handbook, D&D 4e | 111 |
| The Temple of Elemental Evil - Greyhawk Classics Book 4 | Publication | Novel, | Into The Unknown: The Dungeon Survival Handbook, D&D 4e | 111 |