Lich Dungeon - Level 1 is one of the best RPG products I picked up this year. The level is expansive in the old school style, full of monsters, traps, hazards, puzzles, and treasures. And it's just the first level! That alone makes it worth buying. But what puts it over the top is the writing. Mentzer brings a quality of prose to this product you can't find anywhere else. He's imaginative, smart, informative, and downright funny. It's a fun read even if you never play it. But plan on playing it. Your players will thank you.

This adventure is an excellent throwback to the old days, or it’s part of the new OSR movement, all depending on your perspective. It is easily adaptable to various iterations of D&D or Dungeon Crawl Classics Roleplaying Game, but is system neutral and the mechanics lend themselves to straightforward conversion.

This is the first level of Frank Mentzer’s megadungeon, and it’s quite sprawling with a variety of encounters, wandering monsters, and puzzles. Further levels would certainly be something to look forward to in the future but there is material here to last a group of old school delvers quite a while and cause a casualty or two (or six).

For more of my thoughts on this product, a longer review is here: http://www.brokenbinding.com/2012/09/21/review-frank-mentzers-lich-dungeon/