[2] This scenario occurs southeast from a major empire, set on a geographically isolated volcanic island that has no connections to the other nations in the world.

The player characters are receive an explanation from the Master of the Seafaring Merchants Guild, and then confront a tribe of green-skinned humanoids who serve a pig "god".

[3] X8 Drums on Fire Mountain was published by TSR in 1984 as a 32-page booklet with an outer folder, and was written by Graeme Morris and Tom Kirby, with art by Brian Williams.

[2] On the downside, Rose noted that the opportunities for roleplaying are limited as many encounters are of the 'attack on sight' variety, which could cause the players to miss out on lots of cultural details the module provides.

[2] Graham Staplehurst reviewed Drums on Fire Mountain for White Dwarf, and gave it 8/10 overall, calling it "Another welcome addition to the range of D&D scenarios".

He felt that the module "has a mainly Polynesian flavour, with a hint of Amerind and African overtones", making the setting "ideal for translation into any on-going campaign".