Remember the golden days of role playing, when adventures were underground, NPCs were there to be killed, and the finale of every dungeon was the dragon on the 20th level? Well, those days are back. Dungeon Crawl Classics feature bloody combat, intriguing dungeons, and no NPCs who aren't meant to be killed. Each adventure is 100% good, solid dungeon crawl, with the monsters you know, the traps you fear, and the secret doors you know must be there somewhere.

In Idylls of the Rat King, goblin bandits are once again attacking the silver caravans, killing innocent miners and stealing cargo. The goblins have taken up residence in an abandoned mine northwest of Silverton. Someone must get rid of them. But this is no ordinary abandoned mine. It was deliberately barricaded generations ago when the Gannu family, founders of Silverton, discovered an unspeakable evil on its lowest levels. And these are no ordinary goblins, for the curse of the Gannu family courses through their veins...

Rules Set: d20 v3.5.

Áereth Map Grid: MM3.

Awards

• Honorable Mention, Best Adventure, Gen Con ENnie Awards 2003

• EN World: 5 stars. "As the first in the Dungeon Crawl Classics I am pleased to say that it is as good or better then many of the fifty plus that have followed it. It is written for third edition D&D but many of the encounter areas can be brought together to form the larger areas that the fourth edition game favors."
• RPG Resource: "If you are looking for a low-level adventure full of excitement and strenuous combat, in a well-designed situation where everyone has a good reason to fight, then look no further!"
• EN World: 5 stars. "With crisp, clean artwork and layout, plus an engaging story, Idylls of the Rat King is one of the best D&D adventures I've seen in a while. Goodman Games has managed to resurrect all the good qualities of first-edition D&D here, while leaving all the dross behind. No pretention; no dead-weight detail -- just straight-ahead, sword-and-sorcery fun. I give it my highest recommendation."
• RPGNow Fan Review: 4 stars. "I thought it was excellent, for what it was designed to be: A "dungeon hack" with traps and a number of different enemies to hack up. I've been a player for 15 years and as far as a good hack n slash module goes, this one is very good."
• GameWyrd: "This reviewer, someone who'd not normally touch a dungeon crawl with a pointy stick, can honestly put his hands up and say that Idylls of the Rat King scores a hit; it's on the ball. I can see Idylls providing an easy evening of fun."
• EN World fan review: “It was a pleasure to add and alter this adventure. What made it nice was that the module itself needed little or no work and the possibilities for expansion were obvious and easily done. So a fun and solid module that can be picked up and run on the spot with more than one sessions play contained within the 32pages.”

• Player Handouts: Download the player handouts as single-page images suitable for handing to players (96K PDF).

• Lawrence Gannu, wererat champion
• Rez-Zomar, goblin warchief
• Wererat goblin
• Dungeon Crawl Classics #27: Revenge of the Rat King
• Dungeon Crawl Classics #27: Revenge of the Rat King (alternate cover)

GMG5000J, 32 pages, $10.99.