Red Sonja Unconquered is a 1987 adventure module for the Dungeons & Dragons

Dungeons & Dragons

Dungeons & Dragons is a fantasy role-playing game originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, and first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. . The game has been published by Wizards of the Coast since 1997...

roleplaying game based on the barbarian heroine, Red Sonja

Red Sonja

Red Sonja, the She-Devil with a Sword, is a fictional character, a high fantasy sword and sorcery heroine created by Roy Thomas and Barry Windsor-Smith, and loosely based on Red Sonya of Rogatino in Robert E. Howard's 1934 short story "The Shadow of the Vulture"...

. Its module code is RS1 and its TSR product code is TSR 9183. Like the similar barbarian-hero inspired Conan modules (CB1

Conan Unchained!

Conan Unchained! is a 1984 adventure module for the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game. Its associated code is CB1 and its TSR product code is TSR 9123.-Plot summary:...

 and CB2

Conan Against Darkness!

Conan Against Darkness! is a 1984 adventure module for the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game. Its module code is CB2 and its TSR product code is TSR 9124.-Plot summary:...

), this module was not very popular.

Plot summary

This is a scenario for high-level adventurers, featuring the Red Sonja character created by Robert E. Howard

Robert E. Howard

Robert Ervin Howard was an American author who wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. Best known for his character Conan the Barbarian, he is regarded as the father of the sword and sorcery subgenre....

 and Roy Thomas

Roy Thomas

Roy William Thomas, Jr. is an American comic book writer and editor, and Stan Lee's first successor as editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics. He is possibly best known for introducing the pulp magazine hero Conan the Barbarian to American comics, with a series that added to the storyline of Robert E...

. In the adventure, Sonja must journey up the Zaporoska River to an ancient burial ground.

Publication history

RS1 Red Sonja Unconquered was written by Anne G. McCready

Anne Gray McCready

Anne Gray McCready is a game designer and editor who has worked on a number of products for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game from TSR.-Early history:...

, with art by Clyde Caldwell

Clyde Caldwell

Clyde Caldwell is an American artist. Self described as a fantasy illustrator, he is best known for his portrayals of strong, sexy female characters.-Early life:...

, and was published by TSR in 1986 as a 32-page booklet with a large color mapn and an outer folder.

Credits

• Anne Gray McCready
  Anne Gray McCready
  Anne Gray McCready is a game designer and editor who has worked on a number of products for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game from TSR.-Early history:...
  
  : Author
• Tim Kilpin: Editing
• Clyde Caldwell
  Clyde Caldwell
  Clyde Caldwell is an American artist. Self described as a fantasy illustrator, he is best known for his portrayals of strong, sexy female characters.-Early life:...
  
  : Cover & interior art
• Dennis Kauth: Cartography
• Betty Elmore: Typography

Reception

Lawrence Schick, in his 1991 book Heroic Worlds, says that when Sonja gets to the ancient burial ground, "she finds a whole lot of trouble".