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What is your favourite D&D adventure? I don't mean which one do you think is the best, but which brings back the best memories and makes you smile just thinking about it?
D1. Back when the drow and the Underdark were cool and spooky and dangerous. That was the first time as a player I felt my character was truly isolated and on his own (save for his comrades). No running back to the temple, no resupply. No clue as to what might be around the corner.
Favourite to DM: Either "Pharoah/Oasis of the White Palm/Lost Tomb of Martek", or "Expedition to the Barrier Peaks". "Griffin Island" was fun as well, but that's not D&D.
Favourite to play: Not sure. Our DM strung some adventures from Dungeon together into a mini campaign, and that worked well. Don't know how much he changed.
If it's playing you're talking about, I suppose I'd have to say Chateau D'Amberville purely for the nostalgia trip- it was my very first adventure (ah, Naarg the Old One, adventuring Cleric- I ought to bring him back as an NPC someday). Other adventures all sort of blur together in my mind, I suppose because for 20-odd years I've been nearly always DMming instead. Sure it's a disjointed mess when you read it, and pretty cooky and silly when playing it too, but when you're new to the game, none of that matters.
If it's DMming you're talking about, it's a much tougher choice, but I'm going to go with Gates of Firestorm Peak- the first time I really put a sense of wonder, awe, and even terror into the hearts of my players, and gave them an ending they'll never forget. I got a real feeling of accomplishment running it, too, since it's a large adventure and I pulled elements from Call of Cthulhu d20 to make it even weirder and more frightening.
Close runner-up for running, Tomb of Horrors- just watch the players squirm, particularly when they have some idea of the DC necessary to avoid the Soul Suck at the end and player after player keeps falling to it. Every roll has more tension than a suspension-bridge support cable.
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Expedition to the Barrier Peaks. My first "cross-genre" game. I think what really made the game perfect was the booklet of images. And the weird technology that kept you guessing. "Oh look, a mini TV screen! I watch the screen and press the button." DM: "It blasts your face." "Oh, look, a gun! I point at the monster and press the trigger!" DM: "The monsters hoots and gibbers are translated into death threats..." That's what I get for metagaming.
Runner up: Against the Giants. My illusionist kicked some serious giant butt in that one (and thank goodness for mirror image!). Brains over brawn!
The Giants series culminating in Queen of the Demonweb Pits
Tomb of Abysthor
Castle D'Amberville
Egg of the Phoenix
and many others, including many from Dungeon.
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Sunless Citadel was great, because it was my first adventure as a dm and the players really liked it. And it has Meepo.
Asmo
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I've run and liked many in my time, but my favourite would have to be:
X8 Drum's On Fire Mountain
I'd love to see a return adventure to the isle of Teki-Nura-Ria appear in Dungeon someday.
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