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<blockquote data-quote="Geoffrey" data-source="post: 3819693" data-attributes="member: 764">I think that 1980 and 1981 are transition years in regards to AD&amp;D. The AD&amp;D line in 1977-1979 was pure gold. In 1980 spots started showing in the module line-up: A1 Slave Pits of the Undercity C1 The Hidden Shrine of Tomoachan C2 Ghost Tower of Inverness Q1 Queen of the Demonweb Pits S3 Expedition to Barrier Peak While I hold C1 and S3 to be pure gold, C2 is mixed (some great stuff in the module, but the overall module is rather &quot;thin&quot;). Q1 is a HUGE let-down after the masterful D trilogy. While I know a lot of people like the A series, I don't particularly care for it. Here is the line of 1981 modules: A2 Secret of the Slavers Stockade A3 Assault on the Aerie of the Slave Lords A4 In the Dungeon of the Slave Lords D1-2 Descent into the Depths of the Earth G1-2-3 Against the Giants I1 Dwellers of the Forbidden City L1 The Secret of Bone Hill U1 The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh Here we have reprints and the rest of the A series. Hmph. I never cared for the U trilogy. I'd say I1 is the best of the bunch. I've never read L1. Also, even though the Fiend Folio wasn't published until 1981, I think it was essentially finished in late 1979. The FOREWORD is dated August 1979. DDG (which was published in 1980) references the Fiend Folio. I think it was just publishing hijinx and screw-ups that made the FF have a publication date of 1981 instead of 1979 or 1980. Here is an excellent chronological list of AD&amp;D products: <a href="http://www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=15120" target="_blank">http://www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=15120</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Geoffrey, post: 3819693, member: 764"] I think that 1980 and 1981 are transition years in regards to AD&D. The AD&D line in 1977-1979 was pure gold. In 1980 spots started showing in the module line-up: A1 Slave Pits of the Undercity C1 The Hidden Shrine of Tomoachan C2 Ghost Tower of Inverness Q1 Queen of the Demonweb Pits S3 Expedition to Barrier Peak While I hold C1 and S3 to be pure gold, C2 is mixed (some great stuff in the module, but the overall module is rather "thin"). Q1 is a HUGE let-down after the masterful D trilogy. While I know a lot of people like the A series, I don't particularly care for it. Here is the line of 1981 modules: A2 Secret of the Slavers Stockade A3 Assault on the Aerie of the Slave Lords A4 In the Dungeon of the Slave Lords D1-2 Descent into the Depths of the Earth G1-2-3 Against the Giants I1 Dwellers of the Forbidden City L1 The Secret of Bone Hill U1 The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh Here we have reprints and the rest of the A series. Hmph. I never cared for the U trilogy. I'd say I1 is the best of the bunch. I've never read L1. Also, even though the Fiend Folio wasn't published until 1981, I think it was essentially finished in late 1979. The FOREWORD is dated August 1979. DDG (which was published in 1980) references the Fiend Folio. I think it was just publishing hijinx and screw-ups that made the FF have a publication date of 1981 instead of 1979 or 1980. Here is an excellent chronological list of AD&D products: [url]http://www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=15120[/url] [/QUOTE]

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