What would you like to see more in an adventure?

[LcKedovan]

Hi All,

What are the most important, or your favourite things in a module, the ones that give you the best enjoyment and entertainment... from Players to DMs it can vary. Think about you "classic" modules, and what they had in them... what do YOU think a good module should have? Don't forget, it's multiple choice for those who can't decide on one

-Will

 

[Wulf Ratbane]

Piles of dead bad guys. (tm)

 

[Orco42]

Chainmail Bikini's!

 

[Turlogh]

Multiple choice- I voted once for every thing because in my opinion I would like to see some of each in an adventure. Sure some may emphasize killing more than puzzles but it is nice for a change of pace to intoduce variables.

For a good classic module I think White Plume Mountain was good it had riddles, interesting traps, unique magic items (Black Razor), interesting fight locations (inverted ziggurat) and good NPCs (the kelpies, werewolf mage, and the ogre magi). Overall a good adventure if a little short but then it left clues that there was much more to do in Keraptis volcano.

 

[reutbing0]

handouts etc..

I'd like to see good maps and player handouts. ( a good adventure doesn't need this but it sure adds to the atmosphere)

 

[CrazyMage]

More Sanskrit and Tibetan!!

Hey, I said I was crazy

 

[Carnifex]

I'd do a multiple vote for all of them, if the damn thing would let me vote at all...

 

[Zoombaba]

Non-linear scenario, with lots of choice. I'm not so much interested in story so much as being engaged.

Zoom Zoom Zoom
Zoombaba

 

[bushfire]

- Adapatable to different campaign worlds

A module with a terrific storyline and detailed backgrounds isn't much use if I have to rip it apart to make it fit my campaign. I don't care how cool the original campaign world/setting is, if it doesn't fit easily with my world then I have little use for it. The more the core of the adventure is generic the better. It's not that I really mind the wasted space of someone elses campaign world I just don't like modules that are tied so tightly they are unusable anywhere else.


- Scalable to different levels

I have really come to enjoy those publishers that include notes on how to scale adventures to different levels. I like an adventure that is scalable +/- 3 or 4 levels in difficulty.

 

[EOL]

It is amazing how even everything is, which I guess just goes to show that a good adventure needs all of those elements.