Round Six: Old School Modules... The Last Round!

[Knightfall]

Forked from: Round Five: Here I go again... 10 more old school modules!

Round Six! The Last Round!

Same as my other Old School module threads...

"What I'm looking for is to find out which of the 15 modules listed in the poll would be easiest to incorporate into a homebrewed world.

What are these modules' strengths and what are their weaknesses? How hard would they be to convert to v.3.5, based on your personal experiences?"

The Ones I Own: B2 The Keep on the Borderlands (from the D&D Basic Set); B4 The Lost City (worn out); B6 The Veiled Society; C1 The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan [1e]; C2 The Ghost Tower of Inverness [1e]; DLA3 Dragon's Rest [2e]; GA2 Swamplight [2e]; I1 Dwellers of the Forbidden City [1e]; I2 Tomb of the Lizard King [1e]; I7 Baltron's Beacon [1e]; N1 Against the Cult of the Reptile God [1e]; N3 Destiny of Kings [1e]; T1-4 Temple of Elemental Evil [1e]; TSR11621 Slavers [2e]; WG4 The Forgotten Temple of Tharizdun [1e]; WGR1 Greyhawk Ruins [2e]; UK1 Beyond the Crystal Cave [1e]; UK6 All That Glitters... [1e]; X1 The Isle of Dread (two copies, one worn out); X4 Master of the Desert Nomads; X5 Temple of Death; and XL-1 Quest for the Heartstone.

Modules Wish List: A1-4 Scourge of the Slave Lords [1e]; B5 Horror on the Hill (?); B7 Rahasia (likely); B10 Night's Dark Terror (must have); CM1 Test of the Warlords; CM3 Sabre River (must have); CM7 The Tree of Life; DA2 Temple of the Frog (if I can find it); DLA2 Dragon Knight [2e] (likely); FR6 Dreams of the Red Wizards [accessory-module] [1e]; FR9 Bloodstone Lands [accessory-module] [2e]; G1-2-3 Against the Giants [1e] (?); H2 Mines of Bloodstone [1e] (must have); I3-5 Desert of Desolation [1e]; I9 Day of Al'Akbar [1e] (likely); I12 Egg of the Phoenix [1e] (?); MSOLO1 Blizzard Pass; RM3 House of Strahd [2e]; S4 The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth [1e]; WG5 Mordenkainen's Fantastic Adventure [1e]; WG6 Isle of the Ape [1e] (likely); U1 Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh [1e]; UK4 When a Star Falls [1e]; X7 War Rafts of Kron (?); X8 Drums on Fire Mountain; X10 Red Arrow, Black Shield (must have); and X12 Skarda's Mirror.

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Online Reprints (*): B3 Palace of the Silver Princess; DLA1 Dragon Dawn [2e]; EX1 Dungeonland [1e]; EX2 The Land Beyond the Magic Mirror [1e]; FMA1 Fires of Zatal [2e]; FMA2 Endless Armies [2e]; FMQ1 City of Gold [2e]; FR5 The Savage Frontier [accessory-module] [1e]; FR15 Gold & Glory [accessory-module] [2e]; I10 Ravenloft II: The House on Gryphon Hill [1e]; OA5 Mad Monkey vs. the Dragon Claw [1e]; OA6 Ronin Challenge [2e]; OA7 Test of the Samurai [2e].

*I haven't included the online reprints that are provided as a mix of RTF and image files (or HTML files in the case of the Ravenloft module downloads) in this list since I don't consider those "official." However, I've downloaded most of these other modules including "The Secret Of Bone Hill" and "Needle."

Note that while I didn't list all the Forgotten Realms adventures/modules listed on the Previous Edition Downloads page, I have download all of them... even the Marco Volo adventures.

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The Other Old School Module Threads: Round One; Round Two; Round Four; and Round Five.

Round Three was for several of the DCC modules from Goodman Games.

 

[tomBitonti]

Wow, now there is a list of scarce modules.

I'm thinking that S1-4 Realms of Horror should be easy to find, as well as (maybe) X4, X5, and X7, but where are you finding the rest?

Thx!

(Btw, I think that S1-4 would be a pretty good value, since it you get four modules instead of just one. I haven't seen most of the others to make a comparison, though. I imagine that some of the others are much better collectors items.)

Thx!

 

[Knightfall]

Wow, now there is a list of scarce modules.

I'm thinking that S1-4 Realms of Horror should be easy to find, as well as (maybe) X4, X5, and X7, but where are you finding the rest?

Thx!

There is a used gaming store here in Edmonton that has lots of old D&D stuff. It's called Whyte Knight and it's located on a street called Whyte Ave, which is the heart of a neighbourhood called Old Strathcona.

They have quite a few of these old modules including BSOLO Ghost of Lion Castle *, CM7 The Tree of Life *, CM9 Legacy of Blood, I9 Day of Al'Akbar, MSOLO1 Blizzard Pass, S1-4 Realms of Horror, X4 Master of the Desert Nomads, X5 Temple of Death, X7 War Rafts of Kron *, and XSOLO Lathan's Gold. (*I'm not 100% sure about these ones but I'm positive WK has the others. I've looked through the bin the modules are in so many time that it sort of all blurs together. )

(Btw, I think that S1-4 would be a pretty good value, since it you get four modules instead of just one. I haven't seen most of the others to make a comparison, though. I imagine that some of the others are much better collectors items.)

Thx!

That's why I listed S1-4. I know WK has it but I wasn't sure if it included everything from the four modules or if parts of the modules were cut out. WK has both S1 and S4 as well but I think I'd rather get the supermodule.

Blizzard Pass interests me because it set in a winter environment, which blends well with my Lands of Harqual continent. Master of the Desert Nomads is on this list because someone pointed out in a previous round that "X10 Red Arrow, Black Shield" is a direct sequal to MotDN. I was very interested in X10 and now I'm considering getting both.

 

[tomBitonti]

SPOILERS: More about S1-4, S1, and Return to the Tomb of Horrors

If you haven't already gotten a look at it, you might take a look at Return to the Tomb of Horrors, which includes the initial module (as a side quest!) and much much more. The S modules (S1, S2, S3, S4) are very specific and might be hard to use. RTH is much more of an adventure. The end-game is rather high level, but is a terrific continuation of the Acerek storyline. You get a swamp overland adventure, a city of necromancers, the original S1, the ruins of the city of Moil, and the Fortress of Conclusion, which is a very fitting sequel to S1.

 

[Knightfall]

If you haven't already gotten a look at it, you might take a look at Return to the Tomb of Horrors, which includes the initial module (as a side quest!) and much much more. The S modules (S1, S2, S3, S4) are very specific and might be hard to use. RTH is much more of an adventure. The end-game is rather high level, but is a terrific continuation of the Acerek storyline. You get a swamp overland adventure, a city of necromancers, the original S1, the ruins of the city of Moil, and the Fortress of Conclusion, which is a very fitting sequel to S1.

Sigh.

I had Return to the Tomb of Horrors at one point. It was one of the D&D references I had to sell to pay my rent during a bad period around ten years ago. I regret selling it, but I had no choice at the time. I haven't had a chance to reacquire it yet, and I'm sure the price would be prohibitive.

 

[El Mahdi]

A .pdf might not be optimal for you, but it is available at RPGNow.com for only $4.95. Return_to_the_Tomb_of_Horrors

 

[Knightfall]

A .pdf might not be optimal for you, but it is available at RPGNow.com for only $4.95. Return_to_the_Tomb_of_Horrors

I'm well aware of the WotC PDFs available at RPGNow.com; however, I'm not likely to go that route. I'd much rather have the physical product again. PDFs just aren't the same, IMO.

 

[ExploderWizard]

Anything SOLO is specially designed for a single player and might require a lot of work to run for a group.

X4 & X5 : Go get these right now. They are so adaptable and full of great stuff, I consider them must-haves.

S1-4: I would suggest getting copies of the original individual modules. I have heard that this particular collection leaves out some good stuff from the originals but I have not seen it firsthand.

No real strong opinion on the rest. The CM's are are very high level adventures, but I don't recall much about thier adaptability.

 

[C_M2008]

It's not on your list but U1: Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh was one of the funnest adventures I ever played through.

 

[Knightfall]

It's not on your list but U1: Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh was one of the funnest adventures I ever played through.

Saltmarsh was in the poll for the Round Two thread.