This module's story may be a bit familiar to some that have played the Rage of Demons hardcover. Kuo-toa and their struggle with gods. Bu tthis adventure presents a new city, new tribes, and a new god in a (I'll keep that secret) and Dagon, Prince of the Depths and whose rise to power is the background premise of the enitre Jade Curse series of adventures. But this unique take on it makes the adventure enjoyable.

Theres alot a good things here to help DMs present the adventure. RP Tips help those that want to give the NPCs a little life, and the APL adjustments to encounters seem easy to implement. The designer added a unique table to a mechanic. DMs will like the "X sucesses before X failures" mechanic to speed up skill check slogs that some adventures can have. Damage by level is something I have not seen before. I was intruiged by its use. "Many Hands Make Light Work" sidebar give DMs a in-game mentorship moment if time permits. It is plain to see the strong effort the designer gave to the treasure descriptives and the dramatis personae. I'm not a big fan of flat treasure drops ...giving magic items unique descriptives is a welcome extra touch.

I found the premise of freindly Kuo-toa bothersome, and I admit that is because of older views of kuo-toa as being malicious beings, some of the most deadliest assasins in all of Faerun, apathetic and murderous. Their portrayal here as goodly beings definitely sets this adventure apart though and is a shining part of the adventure's story. The adventures flow seems like it could be tighter. The objectives presented during the primer aren't obviously congruent throughout the module. It left me to have to figure out what the actual objectives were for bonus objectives. That is something easily overcome by experienced DMs and not a hindrance to running the adventure but worth noting.

This adventure is well-worth the purchase and I look forward to running it numerous times over the next year!