they FINALLY start ranking at 14:50

@CraigNorman-ov9os

8 ай бұрын

Thank you !

@kimhansen8615

7 ай бұрын

😄😄😄😄

@dr.winstonsmith

7 ай бұрын

“Jump right into it…”

@NuclearSavety

4 ай бұрын

Thx

@Da_maul

3 ай бұрын

Dab me up homie

Keep those Top 3s coming, folks. I'm very much enjoying reading them.

U1 Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh is definitely in my top 5. I love this module and have run it as 1st edition, converted to 2nd edition, and the 5th edition Ghosts of Saltmarsh.

N1 Against the cult of the reptile god, it has its faults but I love this adventure. Forty years later one of my fond roleplaying memories is our party spending a night in The Golden Grain Inn.

That first 10 years of adventure modules are what made dnd.

Great podcast! Never heard of you before... I loved your commentary and reflections!

My top 3 - G1-3 Against the Giants, Scourge of the Slavelords (A1-4), Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh. I DMed these modules more than any other, and they are the easiest to include into any campaign.

Thank you for listing all the adventures and links!!!!

Ravenloft was that high on the list? How?! That one revolutionized adventure design and is STILL a blast to play. As you 2 have done your deep dives into classic adventures, it has been very informative for us to hear game designers talk the nuts and bolts of how it was done and how to do it.

The Eye of the Serpent gets some love. I had a lot of fun with the UK modules and this one is if not a railroad is a valley run. Great fun despite the crazy Intro. No adventure hooks needed. We had a ton of fun play with Pharaoh and Cult of the Reptile God. We had fun with Tamochan and Tsojcanth though we played Tamochan as a stand alone, a couple times. Tsojcanth was fun cause we played the whole thing in one day like 11 AM till 1 AM. It was my first time to have my 6th level MU use his lightning Bolt outdoors against a massive army (or two). Not as big a fan of Village of Hommlet. We never had any trouble with Orlane. I played it once and DMed it twice. Enjoyed Keep on the Borderland more. I got a lot of play out of Tegel Manor a massive Judge's Guild haunted house and my group had a ton of fun. I have sense populated the Monastery, the Pirates Tower, the Temple Of Tsothoggus and added another dungeon to the map , oh and the Black Dragon of Derfingel Marsh. It makes my Top Ten Lists. The Secret of Bone Hill was again one of my groups favourites. Sinister Salt Marsh is Great. Our Party failed Miserably trying to figure out the mystery though in the following modules. Same Problem with the Assassin's knot. We weren't a clever party. We never got through The Fire Giants Lair. Two separate TPK's with two completely different groups.

Thank you for your enthusiasm and sparkling eyes! This video shows a true and well deserved love for the sacred books of our youth. I am grateful to you and to all the authors you mentioned

Just started playing DND so ive been enjoying video's on old modules and this was a fun video, listening to some veterans discuss the best. Cant wait to run these!

For me, Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth is my all time favorite classic dungeon crawl. As you mention, that final encounter is fantastic. When I DMed it only 2 characters survived that encounter and they had 7 hp between the two of them. I would have loved to see a Goodman Games OAR edition of that one. Cheers!

Better than Hommlet is a dope ad, I will play Reptile God with my group next

Greatest ever 1. GDQ 1-7 Queen of the Spiders 2. S4 (?) Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth 3. The Night Below

Thank you again Chris and Rick for another enjoyable video. My favorite top three 1e classics; C1 Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan followed by I3 Pharoah and A2 Secret of the Slavers stockade. I hope you can follow up with a top 10 from Dungeon magazine in the future.

L1 Secret of Bone Hill would be in my top 3...

Ravenloft, tomb of horrors, Queen of the Demonweb pits. Great content.

One thing to remember about a lot of early adventures is the expected number of characters and varying levels. N1 (Reptile God) expected a party of 4-7 characters of levels 1-3. I have seen others like UK1 (Beyond the crystal caves) that was for 5-10 characters level 3-6. 10 players? I guess people had more free time back then. I feel lucky if I can get the same three people to show up 3 sessions out of 5. Of course some people could double or triple up. And just because it's the trend on this thread... My to three 1. Treasure Hunt - First time getting to play 0 level characters - Super fond memories of this one. 2. Keep on the Borderlands - A great adventure to learn "Basic" DnD. 3. Temple of the Frog - I had no idea the adventure itself was such a slow read till I bought my own copy. I just remember it being a hoot to play.

@theroguegeneralhunter2206

Жыл бұрын

Also- Great lists and a fun video!

Top Three: 1st >> Vault of the Drow 2nd >> Keep on the Borderlands 3rd >> Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh Special mention >> I guess technically not a module, Night Below boxed set.

@blockmasterscott

Жыл бұрын

Vault of the Drow was awesome!

Nice. Perfect to listen while converting C1 Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan to Hyperborea 3e. Edit : finished the video tvis morning. Haha. C1 is top. That's funny.

My Top 3: #3: I6--Ravenloft (epic in all categories, only down side is the Tatyana storyline/ending which I find a bit flat as it does not involve the PCs, it's something I generally leave out). #2: B4: The Lost City (I've modded this one to death and I am getting ready to run the GG edition for a new group, I love the sandboxy feel and different choices PCs can make like alliances with the factions). #3: U1: The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh (I;ve run this a dozen times and it never gets old, only downside is the village of Saltmarsh is not detailed enough but that's it--a perfect low-level adventure!). Keep up the great vids guys!

Top three? Third place: The Isle of Dread. I love the setting. We were finally out of the dungeon! 🤣 Second place: Against The Giants. Granted it's three modules in one (I have the tournament edition), but I do love the settings, and I love the story and how it ties together. First place: Threshold of Evil from Dungeon magazine #10. It was the best representation of an archmage I've ever seen. An incredible amount of thought went into the archmage and his lair. Seriously. If you haven't played it, please find it and play it.

@seanfaherty

Жыл бұрын

There were some great adventures in those old magazines

S4 The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth was probably my favorite. It was so original. I really loved DMing it.

@opa-age

Жыл бұрын

How was it original? It was just a typical dungeon crawl.

@ronniejdio9411

Жыл бұрын

I still think that's the best module as far as bang for your buck

Top 3 in order from most to least favorite. B4: The Lost City, B3: Palace of the Silver Princess (green cover), S1: Tomb of Horrors.

Cool show. Two of my favorites which don’t seem to get as much love are Palace of the Silver Princess and Lost Isle of Castanamir. Rick, I ran into you at a convention some years back - I think it was a Gencon - your thoughtful and fun personality was also on display then.

@kevinbrennan-ji1so

11 ай бұрын

Also Castle Amber (though funner to play then to run) and Secret of the Slaver’s stockade.

Hommlet on it's own is way better than Temple of Elemental Evil, I like how there are different factions in the village and people with agendas

Fun list. Shout-out for White Plume Mountain!

Hommlet, Ravenloft, and Castle Amber are my favorite

@jamespearsoniii914

Жыл бұрын

I’m running a group through Amber, first time for all involved 🤞

Daggerford/ Under Illefarne very underrated and are a great homebase/sandbox. Im playing it along a modified B10 Nights Dark Terror.

S4... despite it being a bit of a monster hotel, it is easily the most fun our group ever had. It was also pretty brutally deadly! lol I think that adventure killed off like 6 characters by the time we were done. Great fun and great memories. :-)

My top 3 include the Veiled Society (because it did something different and despite it's flaws really brought the drama), Zanzer's Dungeon from the Black Box set ( have ran it at least 8 times and it's a blast every time), and it is impossible to not include Ravenloft. It does too many things too well and has too much replayability to not make the short list. Honorable mentions include the Lost City (it just leaves too much undone, but the concept is amazing), Fires of Dis for Planescape), and B2.

Kick ass overlay.

So are these future OARs?

I dont know when scifi in hiding stopped being traditional fantasy but D&D was always scifi first that lead to a fantasy setting, the machine from Forbidden Planet is the explanation for magic in Mystara

@JNY5

Жыл бұрын

I think it has to do with the popularity of Lord of the Ring and the obscurity of Dying Earth today. Very few D&D players I have run with or for have read any Jack Vance. I am in my 40s.

The ratings are missing: Original Loot. Not sure adding a single new category would rejigger your scoring enough to cause rank changes. Could bump Expedition up, or maybe White Plume Mountain make it into the top 10?

Hi, have you played or run, or know anyone who has played or run Bruce Cordell's Return to Tomb of Horrors? I never ran or played it, but it looked absolutely amazing and lethal! The handouts, art, and storyline looked like a ton of fun. I would love to hear your review of it, let alone what it was like to play or run.

@HammerheadStarcraft

5 ай бұрын

I’ve run it, the party did not get all the way through it. They got bored halfway through the City that Waits and left. The first half is great, but after the Tomb of Horrors it’s way less interesting.

The Mansion of Mad Professor Ludlow? 🙃

Hard to take these lists seriously when they both lack Lost City

Starstone. what? Yep, Starstone.

How did you miss “your friend’s home brew” as a top ten ? Blows some of that store bought stuff outta the water

Likes fantasy separate from his sci-fi. Two seconds later names Star Wars as a fave - probably the most famous example of Science Fantasy in existence.

The Temple of Elemental Evil and the Tomb of Horrors are, perhaps, the MOST overrated adventures of all time. EDIT: But, you like what you like, and there is some good stuff there.

Your products may be good, but by fuck they are expensive here in Australia. And by the way screw everything after 2nd edition. With 5th you may as well play a superhero RPG, cause that what they are.

tomb of horrors is fun to DM but not to play,no way your players will survive ! btw egg of the phoenix is a terrible module :-]