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<blockquote data-quote="uzagi_akimbo" data-source="post: 1782630" data-attributes="member: 15945">30 - The Ghost Tower of Inverness29 - The Assassin's Knot28 - The Lost City27 - The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh26 - City of Skulls25 - Dragons of Despair24 - City of the Spider Queen23 - The Forgotten Temple of Tharizdun22 - The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth21 - Dark Tower20 - Scourge of the Slave Lords19 - Against the Cult of the Reptile God18 - The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan17 - Ruins of the Undermountain16 - The Isle of Dread15 - Castle Amber14 - Dead Gods13 - Dwellers of the Forbidden City12 - The Forge of Fury11 - The Gates of Firestorm Peak10 - Return to the Tomb of Horrors9 - White Plume Mountain8 - Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil7 - The Keep on the Borderlands6 - The Desert of Desolation5 - Expedition to the Barrier Peaks4 - The Temple of Elemental Evil3 - Tomb of Horrors2 - Ravenloft1 - Queen of Spiders ... now that is an....interesting list.. baffling even. I have read most (except for city of skulls and Cult of the reptile God ), played in several and GMed at least a dozen of these. Sorry I just can't see what made several of these &quot;all-time&quot; greats. Sure &quot;Ravenloft&quot;, &quot;DoDesolation&quot;, &quot;Barrier Peaks&quot; (which was zany and original, if not especially well thought out) and&nbsp; &quot;Hidden Shrine&quot; are there... but where are &quot;Ravager of Time&quot; &quot;All that Glitters&quot; &quot;Through the Magic Mirror&quot; or &quot;Dungeonland&quot; ? &quot;Reverse Dungeon&quot; anyone ?Where are almost all 'Dark Sun' modules ? Some of the great Dragonlance adventures ( &quot;Dragon's of Despair&quot; on #26 is all - I mean it has a great final location, but what about DL 4 (Desolation) and DL6 (Ice)? Or DL 9 (War)?) ? Where is the &quot;Against the Giants&quot; series (unless it now is part of &quot;Queen of Spiders&quot; for some reason ?) ? No Planescape besides &quot;Dead Gods&quot; ? Not even a mention of UK2 +3 (&quot;Sentinel&quot; and &quot;Gauntlet&quot;) ?Why does something as feeble as &quot;Forge of Fury&quot; from 3E make the list, while &quot;Sunless Citadel&quot; and &quot;Standing Stones&quot; do not ? And why don't the X series of D&amp;D adventures not qualify - especially X4 and X5 ?And aside from the token Judges Guild adventure - anyone noted that no none-TSR/WotC adventures actually made the list ? I cannot help myself, but both as a GM and player and the fellow souls IMCs&nbsp; seemed to enjoy several adventures by Necromancer Games far more (like the massively entertaining and fun &quot;Grey Citadel&quot;...just as an example... Or the &quot;Freeport&quot; series... or...or or.... ) than &quot;Forge of Fury&quot; - and that is only rather recent years...Call me odd, but this feels far too much &quot;off&quot; what I have seen and experienced as &quot;memorable&quot; and &quot;innovative or &quot;breathtaking&quot;&nbsp; (A)D&amp;D/D20 gaming the last twenty years, and I wonder if, in the overall run, things came down to the few &quot;big names&quot; everyone seems to remember (like ToEE - which was..... oh well, it was big, but neither much fun to play or GM ), with many great adventures simply falling behind due to the fact that not everyone has played _everything_ - which would mean, fame and better sales outweighing true qualities...Still, it makes a nice kick-off for a &quot;fun&quot; debate...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="uzagi_akimbo, post: 1782630, member: 15945"] [I] 30 - The Ghost Tower of Inverness 29 - The Assassin's Knot 28 - The Lost City 27 - The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh 26 - City of Skulls 25 - Dragons of Despair 24 - City of the Spider Queen 23 - The Forgotten Temple of Tharizdun 22 - The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth 21 - Dark Tower 20 - Scourge of the Slave Lords 19 - Against the Cult of the Reptile God 18 - The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan 17 - Ruins of the Undermountain 16 - The Isle of Dread 15 - Castle Amber 14 - Dead Gods 13 - Dwellers of the Forbidden City 12 - The Forge of Fury 11 - The Gates of Firestorm Peak 10 - Return to the Tomb of Horrors 9 - White Plume Mountain 8 - Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil 7 - The Keep on the Borderlands 6 - The Desert of Desolation 5 - Expedition to the Barrier Peaks 4 - The Temple of Elemental Evil 3 - Tomb of Horrors 2 - Ravenloft 1 - Queen of Spiders[/I] ... now that is an....interesting list.. baffling even. I have read most (except for city of skulls and Cult of the reptile God ), played in several and GMed at least a dozen of these. Sorry I just can't see what made several of these "all-time" greats. Sure "Ravenloft", "DoDesolation", "Barrier Peaks" (which was zany and original, if not especially well thought out) and "Hidden Shrine" are there... but where are "Ravager of Time" "All that Glitters" "Through the Magic Mirror" or "Dungeonland" ? "Reverse Dungeon" anyone ? Where are almost all 'Dark Sun' modules ? Some of the great Dragonlance adventures ( "Dragon's of Despair" on #26 is all - I mean it has a great final location, but what about DL 4 (Desolation) and DL6 (Ice)? Or DL 9 (War)?) ? Where is the "Against the Giants" series (unless it now is part of "Queen of Spiders" for some reason ?) ? No Planescape besides "Dead Gods" ? Not even a mention of UK2 +3 ("Sentinel" and "Gauntlet") ? Why does something as feeble as "Forge of Fury" from 3E make the list, while "Sunless Citadel" and "Standing Stones" do not ? And why don't the X series of D&D adventures not qualify - especially X4 and X5 ? And aside from the token Judges Guild adventure - anyone noted that no none-TSR/WotC adventures actually made the list ? I cannot help myself, but both as a GM and player and the fellow souls IMCs seemed to enjoy several adventures by Necromancer Games far more (like the massively entertaining and fun "Grey Citadel"...just as an example... Or the "Freeport" series... or...or or.... ) than "Forge of Fury" - and that is only rather recent years... Call me odd, but this feels far too much "off" what I have seen and experienced as "memorable" and "innovative or "breathtaking" (A)D&D/D20 gaming the last twenty years, and I wonder if, in the overall run, things came down to the few "big names" everyone seems to remember (like ToEE - which was..... oh well, it was big, but neither much fun to play or GM ), with many great adventures simply falling behind due to the fact that not everyone has played _everything_ - which would mean, fame and better sales outweighing true qualities... Still, it makes a nice kick-off for a "fun" debate... [/QUOTE]

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