D&D 5E (2014) Ben Riggs talks to Richard Baker. Phandelver in 2018 alone sold 300k copies.

[Sword of Spirit]

Wondering the same.

I missed this back in the day. So what would I buy now if I want to see it now? What’s the right thing to get from Noble Knight or eBay, or is it digital on D&D Beyond or DriveThruRPG? Not sure what to search for.

It looks like you can buy it on either Roll20 or Fantasy Grounds, for $14.99 USD at either place. So the cheapest current option I'm aware of is to make a free Roll20 account and buy it there.

At one point it was free on Roll20, and at one point it was free on D&D Beyond, but apparently those were limited time promotions.

 

[Clint_L]

What is worse is they did reissue it as Phadelver and Below and more or less ruined what was a great adventure.

The good news is that the original starter areas are basically untouched, except for a bit of weird flavour about goblin craniums that you can safely ignore. And now all the maps are on DDB. I've run it, didn't bother with any of the new stuff, and it was the same old LMoP we all know and mostly love.

 

[haakon1]

Quite interested in those reviews!

It’s in Excel, so it’s a bit like a database. You can filter or search on lots of things. I figure it’ll be 12-18 months before I’m done, as I’ve been working on it since 2020, with 128/150 issues done.

Once it’s done, I guess I’ll post it here, and perhaps other places.

 

[haakon1]

Older ones I kinda look for ones I want to convert. 3.5 are the easiest ones.

Expectations are lower though. Dungeon was cheap, black and white for most of it.

An interesting part is a lot of the authors were amateurs, and it’s how a lot of famous D&D folks got their starts - Wolfgang Baur, Chris Perkins, etc. The variety of topics and styles feels more wide open and experimental than now. And most have homebrew settings as well.

I DM 3.5e, so that edition is technically easier for me, but I’ve just checked what I’ve run from Dungeon, and here’s the breakdown:

• 1e: 1
• 2e: 2
• 3e: 6
• 3.5e: 1

 

[Zardnaar]

An interesting part is a lot of the authors were amateurs, and it’s how a lot of famous D&D folks got their starts - Wolfgang Baur, Chris Perkins, etc. The variety of topics and styles feels more wide open and experimental than now. And most have homebrew settings as well.

I DM 3.5e, so that edition is technically easier for me, but I’ve just checked what I’ve run from Dungeon, and here’s the breakdown:

• 1e: 1
• 2e: 2
• 3e: 6
• 3.5e: 1

Probably shoukd have said 3E.

 

[haakon1]

Probably shoukd have said 3E.

3e & 3.5e are mostly the same thing, from my POV.

 

[haakon1]

Either find the starter box (used at this point, it is out of print), or the Shattered Obelisk book, the first part is 95% the Lost Mine, with minor adjustments

Thanks. I’m getting the Shattered Obelisk, just to see what the fuss is about.

 

[Parmandur]

The average so far is ~2.7. So, mostly mediocre, but some far exceed that. In either direction.

Sounds about what it should be, the

Thanks. I’m getting the Shattered Obelisk, just to see what the fuss is about.

While the non-Lost Mines stuff added on is not of the same caliber as the original portion...the latter chapters are pretty lootablez including some pretty wild dungeons.

 

[Zardnaar]

3e & 3.5e are mostly the same thing, from my POV.

For adventures to update to 5E they are.

3.0 has fallen off hard it seems. You still encounter the odd 3.5/PF player.

 

[haakon1]

You still encounter the odd 3.5/PF player.

That’s me!

Though more often the 3.5 DM (two campaigns on email) then 3.5e player (one rarely played campaign over Zoom). I’m also a player in a 5e 2024 game (played 8-10 times a year over Discord + Roll20).

I find 3e & the first few years of PF1 largely 3.5e compatible, but I’ll convert from anything (Harn, even Starfinder once) if I like it enough.