So that's the unspoken crux of the argument that I think started this thread: if people didn't play the adventures then however they are remembered is irrelevant; adventures are literally design to be played.
D&D General So which 2e adventures are beloved?
Micah Sweet
Level Up & OSR Enthusiast
Adventures are stories; they're meant to be experienced one way or the other. Your unspoken crux should have been spoken.
Davies
Legend
Yes, but it's an update of a 1E adventure published in Dragon, so ...
Is it?
It’s pretty different.
My favorite thing about the 2e Hut is that Roger E. Moore, author of the 1e Hut, dropped by DTRPG to sing the praises of the 2e Hut.
S5 The Dancing Hut of Baba Yaga (2e) - Wizards of the Coast | Adventures | AD&D 2nd Ed. | DriveThruRPG.com
S5 The Dancing Hut of Baba Yaga (2e) - For characters level 7-20. Beware of Baba Yaga and her infamous hut! Baba Yaga is an ancient crone who is said to have
It starts….
“
A Brief Review of Lisa Smedman's 1995 adventure “The Dancing Hut of Baba Yaga”
by Roger E. Moore.
In the interest of openness and fairness, I worked with Ms. Smedman in the 1980s-1990s and found her to be brilliant and creative, a genius of the first water. This work is worthy of her talents. Bless her wherever she is today.”…
Short version: he praises her book.
Remathilis
Legend
You will pry "The Terrible Trouble at Tragidore" from my cold, dead hands.
Redwizard007
Adventurer
I can't remember many adventures. The DS stuff, i guess. Not that they were great, but they did a hell of a job introducing the setting, and flipbooks were always a hit.
Dungeon Magazine, though, was in its heyday. I still use some of those brilliant adventures. Tons of great stories that have been used, updated, and mined for everything from encounter locations to campaign seeds. Special shout out to Jacob's Well, by Randy Maxwell. I've run that probably 5 or 6 times over 3 different editions.
Dungeon Magazine, though, was in its heyday. I still use some of those brilliant adventures. Tons of great stories that have been used, updated, and mined for everything from encounter locations to campaign seeds. Special shout out to Jacob's Well, by Randy Maxwell. I've run that probably 5 or 6 times over 3 different editions.
delericho
Legend
Yeah, there was a lot of dross in the 2nd Ed adventure offering. There's also not the same "shared experience" as with 1st Ed adventures (or even 3e, 4e, and now 5e) - because so many of the adventures were tied to settings, and since the settings each had their niche groups of fans, it was hard for many to stand out.
"Night Below" and "Return to the Tomb of Horrors" seem to be regarded as the best of the bunch. My personal favourite was "The Shattered Circle" by Cordell - it came close to the end of the edition so was never going to be a massive success, but I enjoyed it.
"Night Below" and "Return to the Tomb of Horrors" seem to be regarded as the best of the bunch. My personal favourite was "The Shattered Circle" by Cordell - it came close to the end of the edition so was never going to be a massive success, but I enjoyed it.
Why would we wait until your hands were cold? If we went through all the trouble of killing you for the module, we'd take the darn thing while you were still warm.
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