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<blockquote data-quote="ninjayeti" data-source="post: 8637639" data-attributes="member: 6789120"><p>I really think it depends on your criteria. I'd agree that most of these were influential and some were quite good for the time. But I think the list is more about nostalgia and adventures that got played a lot than being a measure of the quality of the adventures themselves. For example B10 Nights Dark Terror is hands down better than almost anything on the list, but it was a Basic adventure that got released long after Basic was past its heyday, so not many people played it.</p><p></p><p>This list also has a HUGE bias toward the early adventures. By my count 18 out of the 19 AD&D adventures published in 1982 or earlier are on the list* (some as compilations). These adventures represent 12 of the entries on this list. (GDQ, Slavelords, C1, C2, S1, S2, S3, S4, I1, U1, T1, N1). (Strangely the only pre 1982 adventure that missed the list was the L1 Secret of Bone Hill, yet the sequel L2 got included even though I don't know of anyone who thinks this one is a particularly good adventure). Conversely only one of the eight "core" adventures released for 3E made the list.</p><p></p><p>So if you buy that TSR legit hit it out of the park with 18 out of its first 19 AD&D modules, but then WotC only had one great adventure out of eight to start 3E then you can believe this is a solid and fair list. But I would suggest it is about nostalgia more than quality.</p><p></p><p>*I'm going by the marketing blurb on the back cover of N1 for this - it is possible my admittedly haphazard methodology missed something.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ninjayeti, post: 8637639, member: 6789120"] I really think it depends on your criteria. I'd agree that most of these were influential and some were quite good for the time. But I think the list is more about nostalgia and adventures that got played a lot than being a measure of the quality of the adventures themselves. For example B10 Nights Dark Terror is hands down better than almost anything on the list, but it was a Basic adventure that got released long after Basic was past its heyday, so not many people played it. This list also has a HUGE bias toward the early adventures. By my count 18 out of the 19 AD&D adventures published in 1982 or earlier are on the list* (some as compilations). These adventures represent 12 of the entries on this list. (GDQ, Slavelords, C1, C2, S1, S2, S3, S4, I1, U1, T1, N1). (Strangely the only pre 1982 adventure that missed the list was the L1 Secret of Bone Hill, yet the sequel L2 got included even though I don't know of anyone who thinks this one is a particularly good adventure). Conversely only one of the eight "core" adventures released for 3E made the list. So if you buy that TSR legit hit it out of the park with 18 out of its first 19 AD&D modules, but then WotC only had one great adventure out of eight to start 3E then you can believe this is a solid and fair list. But I would suggest it is about nostalgia more than quality. *I'm going by the marketing blurb on the back cover of N1 for this - it is possible my admittedly haphazard methodology missed something. [/QUOTE]
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