| Gem and the Staff | |
| Code | O1 |
|---|---|
| Rules Required | D&D Expert Set |
| Character Levels | An 8th level Thief |
| Campaign Setting | Generic |
| Authors | John and Laurie Van De Graaf |
| First Published | 1984 |
O1 Gem and the Staff by John and Laurie Van De Graaf is module for Dungeons & Dragons (Expert Set). Over the years there have been a number of different versions of the Dungeons & Dragons Fantasy Role-playing game (D&D A module in Dungeons & Dragons is an adventure published by TSR, the term is usually applied to adventures published for all Dungeons & Dragons Dungeons & Dragons (abbreviated as D&D or DnD) is a Fantasy Role-playing game (RPG originally designed by Rather than the typical group adventure this is designed head-to-head tournament-style play, with each player separately playing the same adventure and competing against each other for points, earned by accomplishing certain goals.
It is based on an earlier module Quest for the Fazzlewood which was published by Metro Detroit Gamers, who also published Lost Caverns of Tsojconth. The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth is an adventure module for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy Role-playing game. Quest for the Fazzlewood was used as a tournament module at Wintercon VII in 1978, and later publicly released (probably in very small quantities). The module was expanded, and many of the names inside were changed into O1 Gem and the Staff by TSR staff writers.