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Wednesday, February 15, 2006
I've been thinking about the time I used to spend playing D&D when I was a kid. Reminiscing over all the adventures and rules, it got me to thinking about all the trivia I still retain from way back when, even though I haven't played the game in a long time. So I thought I'd create a trivia test for youse old-timers!
These questions refer to trivia found in the old-skool (mostly 1st Edition) AD&D modules and rulebooks. Give it your best shot! Feel free to use canonical D&D materials to help you answer. Difficulty levels are only approximate, of course.
(Googling will probably answer most of these if you're stumped, but please answer in comments only if you know the answer or found it in your books without googling.)
The answer key is here if you get stumped...
Section 1: Easy
1. Who were Rufus & Burne and where did they live?
2. Who is the Queen of the Demonweb Pits?
3. Where would you find a statue of a lobster-headed goddess?
4. What is widely accepted as being the most deadly dungeon ever published as a mainstream adventure module?
5. What was the actual, sinister secret of Saltmarsh?
6. Where might your wizard end up shooting a laser pistol at a bulette?
7. What was the "Earth Dragon" and why was it a threat to the Slave Lords?
8. Who are Bahamut and Tiamat?
9. What was most distinctive about the Lord of Ravenloft?
10. What's the alternate name for a 20-sided polyhedron?
Section 2: Moderate
11. Name three monsters (in the original Monster's Manual) that can cause petrifaction.
12. Name three kinds of polearms.
13. Which Outer Plane has 666 levels?
14. Name two sub-races of halfling.
15. What are displacer beasts' natural enemies?
16. Undead creatures are usually more susceptible to silver weapons. To what kind of weapons are fey folk more susceptible?
17. Name three non-player characters for whom magic-user's spells and/or magic items are named.
18. At 4th level (Defender), a Paladin gains a special ability. What is it?
19. What are the breath weapons for black, blue, green, red and white dragons, respectively?
20. The Arch-Lich Vecna is responsible for what two major artifacts?
Section 3: Hard
21. Other than "Common", what is the only other language usable by a player character that actually exists in real life?
22. Order the following undead in order of INCREASING difficulty of turning: wight, vampire, lich, wraith, ghoul, ghost, skeleton, zombie, mummy, shadow.
23. What must a Priest of Gruumsh do as a sign of devotion?
24. Where might you "Forget life, forget light, forget sound"?
25. What is the name of the goddess in number 3 above? Spelling counts. :)
26. Name four psionics-using monsters.
27. What is the alignment of the following four creatures: kobolds, orcs, goblins, ogres.
28. In the "Greyhawk" setting, the Free City of Greyhawk is a major hub. On what planet, continent and continental region is this city located, respectively.
29. Who are the Suloise monastics?
30. What are the four classic, "special" summonable magic-user familars and what are their alignments?
Section 3: Nearly Un-possible?
31. Who demands an illustrated bestiary (or some cold hard cash) before he will help you?
32. What might alternately be a +2 Backscratcher?
33. Who was henchman to "a wizard of high repute"?
34. Shouting "Bree-Yark" can result in what?
35. Who/what was "Ool Eurts"?
36. Who was the son of Takosh-re of the House of Mo-pelar and what did he want?
37. What is the most powerful personal weapon ever to appear in a 1st Edition product?
38. Who was the rebellious Eilserv?
39. List the "pets" of The Mad Hermit, Jaroo Ashstaff, and the Hill Giant Chief's Wife.
40. Name the only classic adventure to include a random monster encounter chart for key NPC villains on the way to the toilet.
Again, the answer key is here if you get stumped...
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