Adding this: B4 The Lost City is a great, great module. It’s less ur-D&D minimalist than Keep on the Borderlands, but it has excellent dungeon design, spectacular faction play, a truly nasty and memorable final boss, and tons of room for expansion.
It was the second Adventure Path (after Shackled City) in the magazines. Rather infamously a meat grinder, starting with the first dungeon that chewed up 1st level PCs like a low-level Tomb of Horrors (fear the 3e swarm rules... FEAR. THEM!) and going on to fight against dozens of dragons at...
Similar story to the above. Friend loaned me his Moldvay basic. I rolled up a halfling who promptly got eaten by giant centipedes. The next day my dwarf Fredrick (that’s with the German pronunciation but the English spelling because I was 10, thank you very much) was born and only years later...
Crown of Charon, in the 4th core style but for 13th age. A little over budget at $6.99 but an awesome tough as nails, Metroidvania style adventure.
https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/212448/crown-of-charon-13th-age-compatible
Revenge of the Iron Lich. Actual 4thcore. Free.
and Crucible...
Arkham Detective Tales. 5 adventures for Trail of Cthulhu (Gumshoe system). Ten bucks.
https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/64346/trail-of-cthulhu-arkham-detective-tales-extended-edition
I wouldn’t even try to convert monsters one for one. Use good level appropriate monsters from MM3, MV, or MV Threats and just reflavor them to be more Kyuss-y.
I’m bumping this thread from almost 20 years ago because I’ve been going back and rereading the first wave of ENW story hours. And this one is great. Memorable characters, a truly eeeeevil villain, reversals of fortune, exciting combat, good writing.
Here are the links in modern ENW URL format...
I disagree that thread necromancy is always inherently bad. But, for very old threads (to me? >6 months) you have to ask yourself if a new thread would be just as good.
Sometimes the old thread has relevant info: complex rules discussions on which new light has just been shed for example. This...
Yesssss! Let the 5e hatred flow through you! Strike down One D&D as well and take your place beside me! We will rule side by side and bring good gaming to 4e neo-grognardia!!!
Scribd is gonna be pirated material 90% of the time when it relates to nerd culture.
Internet Archive is in a pretty murky area.
Make your own decisions.
Jacob, your rant is spot on, and the blame can be placed squarely at the feet of Mearls (and I think also Bill Slavicek who was still, at that time, in charge?).
4e chickened out of its own innovations and the company put all their chips on the nostalgia slot. The fact they were rewarded for...