Castle Amber (Dungeons & Dragons)



Castle Amber is a Dungeons & Dragons module, coded X2, designed by Tom Moldvay for use with the Expert D&D set. Castle Amber (Chateau d'Amberville) is actually one of several subtle literary adaptations among D&D modules, which draws from the Averoigne stories of Clark Ashton Smith. It should be noted that the main NPCs of the module, the Amber family, are not actually in any of Smith's stories, and were created by the designer to provide a link to Averoigne. A selected bibliography is actually included at the rear of the module.

Module Bibliography
Clark Ashton Smith stories:
 * "The Enchantress of Sylaire" in The Abominations of Yondo
 * "The Colossus of Ylourgne," "The Disinterment of Venus," and "The Satyr," in Genius Loci
 * "The Beast of Averoigne," and "The Holiness of Azedarc" in Lost Worlds
 * "The Mandrakes" in Other Dimensions
 * "The End of the Story" and "A Rendezvous in Averoigne" in Out of Space & Time
 * "The Maker of Gargoyles" and "Mother of Toads" in Tales of Science and Sorcery