This is the second time this adventure comes out, but the first as an official TSR product coming out of the RPGA player’s association, this had previously come out as part of the Hickman’s DayStar West Media company which was publishing independent modules back in the 1970s. If you go back to 1979 in this timeline you can see the cover to that Rahasia. This will not be the last we see of Rahasia, however, and just a year later we are going to have it as part of the regular B series of modules. This is then a module for Basic D&D and not AD&D, although a conversion would be pretty easy from one system to the other. 

As usual for an adventure penned by the Hickmans this is particularly strong when it comes to plot and the story of Rahasia is quite original. Firstly we are dealing with a kind of Arabian Nights inspired group of Elves, including princess Rahasia herself, which is pretty unusual, but furthermore, unlike what would be expected from a more formulaic story this is a rescue mission under the title of a princess, but it is definitely not a “rescue the princess” kind of story. In fact, it seems to openly subvert the “damsel in distress” trope, as Rahasia is not the person we need to save, but the quest giver. Rahasia hires the players to rescue her betrothed and her dowry from the big mean guy who stole from her in an attempt to make her marry him.

The start to a continuing story, we will soon see further instalments in this, but with its original setting and fun story subversion Rahasia is an early example of the revolutionary approach to module writing that the Hickmans are bringing to DnD, with fun NPCs and intriguing stories and plenty of plot to go around.