RuneQuest - Snake Pipe Hollow (EN)

Snake Pipe Hollow was one of the earliest adventures of RuneQuest which is both extremely dangerous and evocative. Four printings were made; the first has a "just awful" piece of cover art featuring a giant snake, the second an excellent two-tone walktapus, the third a gloomy cartoon broo, and in the final incarnation, published by Avalon Hill, a more realist broo. The text in the four printings does not change substantially. The most significant difference is in the final edition where the stats are updated to RQ 3rd edition, a digest and full-map of the caverns is included. The AH version also includes more (and better) interior art, a more readable serif font, better layout and, several pages of notes for owners of the "Standard" RuneQuest rules, rather than the Deluxe rules.

The setting is Glorantha, and the background to the formation of the Hollow is inspiring; in a great battle against a chaotic army, mortal mages caused a plain to collapse upon itself, sinking into the ground and trapping much of the horde. Somewhere within the hollow is the "Snake Pipe", a magical artifact from an earth temple that was on the location before the sinking. Within the area are Dragonnewt plinths, an ogre temple, a giant's table, and a waterfall where elves, trolls and ogres often fight each other.