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{{Publication Infobox
|system=Dungeons and Dragons 1e
|url=
|image=Dwellers of the Forbidden City.jpeg
|abbreviation=I1
|publisher=TSR
|itemcode=9046
|author=David Cook
|date=1980
|format=&nbsp;
|pgcount=28
|isbn10=0-935696-33-4
|price=Out of print
|productblurb=Somewhere in the heart of the steaming jungle lies the answer to the whispered tales - rumors of a magnificent city and foul, horrid rituals! Here a brave party might find riches and wonders - or death! Is your party brave enough to face the terrors of the unknown and find - the Forbidden City!

Parts of this module were used in 1980 for a major East Coast convention tournament. Information is presented here to reconstruct this exciting tournament and even more has been given to expand play. Here characters may adventure several times in a unique and interesting mini-campaign. Included in this module are background and tournament notes, referee's keys, new monsters, pre- generated characters, and eight different maps.
}}
'''''Dwellers of the Forbidden City''''' is an [[Adventure|adventure module]] for ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' set in the game's ''[[World of Greyhawk]]'' [[campaign setting]]. The module was published in 1981 by [[TSR, Inc.]], for the first edition ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' rules.

''Dwellers of the Forbidden City'' was written by [[David "Zeb" Cook|David Cook]] with cover art by [[Erol Otus]] and interior art by James Holloway, [[Jim Roslof]], Harry Quinn and Stephen D. Sullivan.  The adventure was first used as a tournament module at the [[Origins Game Fair]] in 1980.<ref name="mwt2">{{cite web| url=http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/dd/20060106a| title=Monsters with Traction, Part 2| last=Decker| first=Jesse| coauthors=David Noonan|publisher=Wizards of the Coast| accessdate=2007-12-18}}</ref><sup>,</sup><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.acaeum.com/ddindexes/modpages/i.html |title=Intermediate Series (I1 - I14) |accessdate=2007-12-21 |publisher=Acaeum D&D Index}}</ref>

== History ==
''Dwellers of the Forbidden City'' is the first of a group of mostly unrelated and unconnected I (Intermediate) series of modules designed for characters of levels between 4 and 8.  The module was originally intended to bear code S4, but this code was re-assigned to ''[[Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth]]'' before ''Dwellers'' was published. As published, the adventure bears the code I1 (Intermediate). This was also one of the first adventures written by [[David "Zeb" Cook]] would later go on to contribute material for the 2nd Edition of the AD&D rules and the [[City of Villains]] MMORPG.

''Dwellers of the Forbidden City'' received an average reception on its initial release. While ''Different Worlds'' described it as "a good buy,"<ref>{{cite journal |title=''Dwellers of the Forbidden City'' |journal=Different Worlds |volume=16 |year=1981 |month=November}}</ref> ''[[White Dwarf (magazine)|White Dwarf]]'' gave it a rating of only 5/10,<ref>{{cite journal |title=''Dwellers of the Forbidden City'' |journal=[[White Dwarf (magazine)|White Dwarf]] |volume=60 |year=1983 |month=April}}</ref> though RPGNet gave it a slightly more favorable rating of nearly 6.8 (“Good”).<ref>{{cite web|  title = I1: DWELLERS OF THE FORBIDDEN CITY | publisher =RPGNet|url =http://index.rpg.net/display-entry.phtml?mainid=2476| accessdate = 21/12/2007 }}</ref> ''Dwellers of the Forbidden City'' was ranked the 13th greatest ''Dungeons & Dragons'' adventure of all time by ''[[Dungeon (magazine)|Dungeon]]'' magazine for the 30th anniversary of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' game in 2004.<ref>{{cite journal|author=[[Erik Mona]]|coauthors=[[James Jacobs]], and the [[Dungeon Design Panel]] |title=[[The 30 Greatest D&D Adventures of All Time]]| journal=[[Dungeon (magazine)|Dungeon]]| volume=116 |publisher=[[Paizo Publishing]]| month=November| year=2004}}</ref>

The adventure was instrumental in terms of introducing the [[yuan-ti]] as a new species of antagonists.<ref name="mwt2"/> Much like the [[drow]] from the GDQ Series, the yuan-ti have gone on to be featured in a number of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Edition books for the ''D&D'' game and is one of the few species that [[Wizards of the Coast]] did not keep open for the [[Open Gaming License]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.d20srd.org/faq.htm |title=Frequently Asked Questions |accessdate=2007-02-23 |publisher=D20srd.org}}</ref> 

The Yuan-Ti have also been expanded from this introduction to other game worlds, in particular the ''[[Forgotten Realms]].''<ref>{{cite book| last =Wyatt| first =James| authorlink =James Wyatt| coauthors = Rob Heinsoo| title = [[Monstrous Compendium: Monsters of Faerûn]]| publisher = Wizards of the Coast| date =2001| isbn = 0786918322}}</ref><sup>,</sup><ref>{{cite book| last =Greenwood| first =Ed| authorlink =Ed Greenwood| coauthors = Eric L Boyd, and Darrin Drader| title = [[Serpent Kingdoms]]| publisher = Wizards of the Coast| date =2004| isbn = 0786932775}}</ref>

The module was also used to later add detail to the [[Greyhawk]] continent of [[Hepmonaland]] in future ''Greyhawk'' supplements.<ref>{{cite book | author=[[Gary Holian|Holian, Gary]], [[Erik Mona]], [[Sean K. Reynolds]], and [[Frederick Weining]] | title=[[Living Greyhawk Gazetteer]] | publisher=[[Wizards of the Coast]] | year=[[2000]]|isbn=0786917431}}</ref>

== Table of Contents ==
* note there was no actual table of contents printed in the module.
{| class="wikitable"

|-
! Chapter
! Page
|-
| Background|| 2
|-
| Notes for the DM|| 2
|-
| Notes for tournament play|| 3
|-
| Start|| 4
|-
| The Forbidden City|| 11
|-
| Lair of the Treemen|| 13
|-
| Court of the Master|| 14
|-
| Bugbear Brigands|| 17
|-
| Ruins of the Mongrelmen|| 18
|-
| The Bullywug Stockade|| 20
|-
| The God of the Bullywugs|| 21
|-
| The Swamp Horrors|| 22
|-
| New Monsters|| 24
|}

==Credits==
Design: [[David "Zeb" Cook|David Cook]]<br />
Development: Harold Johnson, Lawrence Schick<br />
Able Assistance: Jon Pickens, Mike Price, Jean Wells<br />
Editing: Harold Johnson, Allen Hammack, Roberta ReilLey, Edward G. Sollers, Steve Winter<br />
Cover Art: [[Erol Otus]]<br />

Interior Art: James Holloway, Jim Roslos off, [[Erol Otus]], Harry Quinn, Stephen D. Sullivan<br />
Playtesters: Helen Cook, Allen Hammack, Harold Johnson, Jeff Klinzman, Tom Moldvay, Lawrence Schick, Jean Wells, Skip Williams <br />
Typesetting: Dianne J. Burke 
Key line: Joyce A. Kress, Laura Roslos , Mary Hendryx
photography: Joyce A. Kress

Distributed to the book trade in the United States by Random House, Inc., and in Canada by Random House of Canada, Ltd. 

== Notable nonplayer characters ==
===New monsters===
*[[Aboleth]]
*[[Mongrelman]]
*[[Pan Lung]]
*[[Tasloi]]
*[[Yellow Musk Creeper]]
*[[Yuan-ti]]

===Notes===
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==External links==
*[http://www.acaeum.com/ddindexes/modpages/i.html Intermediate Series (I1 - I14)] at The Acaeum
*''[http://www.tsrinfo.net/archive/dd1/i1.htm Dwellers of the Forbidden City]'' at the TSR Archive

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