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<blockquote data-quote="Ariosto" data-source="post: 5076974" data-attributes="member: 80487">I think -- based on my own similar experience -- that it may be rather more likely than not that a foray into Quasqueton, under such conditions, shall be a bit lackluster.I recall its having been good fun &quot;back in the day&quot;, so count it a successful design; the players (those of us who first played it so long ago) have changed, though, over 30 years! We are, I think, encumbered a bit with baggage we have picked up along the way.B1 is probably not so great in most cases for a single, short session. The sample dungeon-level portion in the Holmes Basic book comes to mind as something perhaps more suitable, although still rather after the fashion of the Original Set's model.For experienced gamers -- but not lately old-style 1st-level campaign-dungeon delvers -- in that situation, I would be inclined to go for something more typical of the modules.I would really like to run The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan, and players seem to be warming up to that. Ghost Tower of Inverness is another oldie on my wish list. A time limit ending either in death or glory is one way to keep things moving, and a &quot;one off&quot; scenario is just what the original, tournament, context was.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ariosto, post: 5076974, member: 80487"] I think -- based on my own similar experience -- that it may be rather more likely than not that a foray into Quasqueton, under such conditions, shall be a bit lackluster. I recall its having been good fun "back in the day", so count it a successful design; the players (those of us who first played it so long ago) have changed, though, over 30 years! We are, I think, encumbered a bit with baggage we have picked up along the way. B1 is probably not so great in most cases for a single, short session. The sample dungeon-level portion in the Holmes Basic book comes to mind as something perhaps more suitable, although still rather after the fashion of the Original Set's model. For experienced gamers -- but not lately old-style 1st-level campaign-dungeon delvers -- in that situation, I would be inclined to go for something more typical of the modules. I would really like to run [i]The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan[/i], and players seem to be warming up to that. [i]Ghost Tower of Inverness[/i] is another oldie on my wish list. A time limit ending either in death or glory is one way to keep things moving, and a "one off" scenario is just what the original, tournament, context was. [/QUOTE]

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