Keep on the Borderlands: A Season of Serpents

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Keep on the Borderlands: A Season of Serpents is a 100-page Encounters adventure module for Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition released in ^{[missing data]}.

Official synopsis[]

At Restwell Keep, you’ve heard that fortune and glory await those bold enough to brave the dangers of the Chaos Scar, a valley carved ages ago by a fallen star. The same tales warn that this Chaos Scar draws wickedness to it. Perhaps you can help stem this tide... and gain some treasure along the way.

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Development[]

The book was written by Greg Bilsland and Chris Sims. Art was provided by Miguel Coimbra, Brian "Chippy" Dugan, Wayne England, David Griffith, James Nelson, Michael Phillippi, CrazyRed and Craig J. Spearing.

Release[]

Keep on the Borderlands: A Season of Serpents was originally produced by Wizards of the Coast for Season 3 of the D&D Encounters. It was divided into five chapters of four encounters each, and ran from September 22, 2010, to February 2, 2011.

On November 19, 2013, it was re-released in digital format. It is currently available on DriveThruRPG and Dungeon Masters Guild for $4.99.

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Critical reception[]

As of 2023, Keep on the Borderlands: A Season of Serpents [Chapters 1-5] reached the rank of Platinum seller on DriveThruRPG.

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Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition
Core rules
Player's Handbook • Player's Handbook 2 • Player's Handbook 3 Monster Manual • Monster Manual 2 • Monster Manual 3 Dungeon Master's Guide • Dungeon Master's Guide 2 Starter Set
Supplements
Adventurer's Vault • Adventurer's Vault 2 • Arcane Power • The Book of Vile Darkness • Dark Sun Campaign Setting • Dark Sun Creature Catalog • Demonomicon • Divine Power • Draconomicon: Chromatic Dragons • Draconomicon: Metallic Dragons • Dragon Magazine Annual • Eberron Campaign Guide • Eberron Player's Guide • Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide • Forgotten Realms Player's Guide • Hammerfast • Into the Unknown: The Dungeon Survival Handbook • Manual of the Planes • Martial Power • Martial Power 2 • Menzoberranzan: City of Intrigue • Mordenkainen's Magnificent Emporium • Neverwinter Campaign Setting • Open Grave: Secrets of the Undead • The Plane Above: Secrets of the Astral Sea • The Plane Below: Secrets of the Elemental Chaos • Player's Handbook Races: Dragonborn • Player's Handbook Races: Tieflings • Player's Strategy Guide • Primal Power • Psionic Power • Underdark • Vor Rukoth
Adventures
Keep on the Shadowfell • Thunderspire Labyrinth • Pyramid of Shadows • Death's Reach • Kingdom of the Ghouls • Prince of Undeath • King of the Trollhaunt Warrens • Demon Queen's Enclave • Assault on Nightwyrm Fortress • The Slaying Stone • Orcs of Stonefang Pass • Dungeon Delve • Dungeon Magazine Annual • Halls of Undermountain • Marauders of the Dune Sea • Revenge of the Giants • Scepter Tower of Spellgard • Seekers of the Ashen Crown • Tomb of Horrors
Essentials
Starter Set • Rules Compendium • Heroes of the Forgotten Kingdoms • Heroes of the Fallen Lands • Monster Vault • Dungeon Master's Kit • Monster Vault: Threats to the Nentir Vale • Player's Option: Heroes of Shadow • Player's Option: Heroes of the Elemental Chaos • Player's Option: Heroes of the Feywild • The Shadowfell: Gloomwrought and Beyond • Madness at Gardmore Abbey