So, this is the most precious D&D adventure module of all time. Coming out in early 1981 from the B series of modules for Basic D&D, this was also the first adventure fully authored by a woman. It was also a controversial module that was recalled and destroyed only to be re-released with a green cover and completely rewritten. This would also be one of the last contributions of Wells to TSR as she would leave the company later in the year.

Myths about this module abound, some say it was recalled because it was horribly bad (it isn’t), that it was near-pornographic (it isn’t), that it would help fuel the Satanic Panic (not really any worse in that regard than many other things coming out of TSR) and lastly because some of the illustrations which satirized higher-ups in TSR upset them (this seems the most plausible explanation). If there’s anything D&D fans have learned over the past few weeks is the fact that corporations think about themselves first, and often, last. 

So, let’s get to the module itself. It admittedly isn’t great, but it isn’t terrible, a bit of a funhouse dungeon where each room is different and using the same scheme of B1 where the DM has to fill in treasure and monsters in some of the rooms. The art is also of variable quality but not the worst ever. So, it’s a middling module at best, but that wouldn’t justify the recall and destruction of all copies of it. If you happen to find one of these in the wild, keep it: it’s worth a few thousand bucks!