D&D General So which 2e adventures are beloved?

[Neonchameleon]

I was reading one of the Dragonlance threads and saw this exchange

There's a reason there are very few beloved 2E adventures.

What?

And it got me to thinking; I can think of a lot of 2e settings that are beloved, and a lot of B/X and 1e adventures. Even 3.0, 3.5, and 4e adventures. But the more I think about it the more @Reynard appears to me to be right, and I struggle to think of beloved or influential 2e adventures. So what should I look at?

 

[Reynard]

I was reading one of the Dragonlance threads and saw this exchange


And it got me to thinking; I can think of a lot of 2e settings that are beloved, and a lot of B/X and 1e adventures. Even 3.0, 3.5, and 4e adventures. But the more I think about it the more @Reynard appears to me to be right, and I struggle to think of beloved or influential 2e adventures. So what should I look at?

A lot of people fondly remember some of the "Monstrous... something" adventures like the beholder and sahaugin 3 parters.

 

[Lord Shark]

I think Night Below is probably one of the most influential 2E adventures in that it's an entire campaign in one box; I can see it as paving the road for future adventure paths.

The Tomes adventures (particularly Rod of Seven Parts and Return to the Tomb of Horrors) were pretty good too.

 

[bloodtide]

Well.......maybe:

The Dancing Hut of Baba Yaga The Dancing hut of Baba Yaga is a classic adventure sure to appeal to any player who wants an inventive dungeon crawl experience.

 

[phuong]

The Avatar trilogy was fantastic. Of course by todays standards its a railroad like dragonlance.
But actual play, it was so much fun, the chaos, evil gods running around, so much fun.

 

[GMforPowergamers]

Dragon Mountain and a paladin in hell

 

[DEFCON 1]

The Gates of Firestorm Peak by Bruce Cordell is another big and popular one. Labyrinth of Madness by Monte Cook as well.

 

[Micah Sweet]

Several of the Ravenloft and especially the Planescape adventures were top-notch.

 

[Reynard]

Several of the Ravenloft and especially the Planescape adventures were top-notch.

Did people play the Planescape adventures specifically? I have never met someone who did.

We should remember that a lot of stuff shoved out by TSR in those days existed solely to provide returns due to their distribution deal and never actually engaged the fanbase.

 

[Micah Sweet]

Did people play the Planescape adventures specifically? I have never met someone who did.

We should remember that a lot of stuff shoved out by TSR in those days existed solely to provide returns due to their distribution deal and never actually engaged the fanbase.

Big assumption that no one liked them, no matter why they were published. At the very least, the Planescape adventures are well-remembered and a great read. No one ever said "2e adventures that a bunch of people played through".