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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 5565786" data-attributes="member: 22779">That is a point Pemerton.&nbsp; A lot of those early modules were intended, pretty specifically, as training tools for DM's.&nbsp; Keep on the Borderlands specifically is meant that way, but, I got the sense that a lot of the earlier modules worked that way as well.&nbsp; A more pedagogical approach than we see in later published adventures.Just a thought about this though:Something to not lose sight of when discussing iconic modules is publishing numbers.&nbsp; Those early modules had MAD print runs - easily dwarfing anything that came later and, a lot of those modules had very, very little competition.&nbsp; Like I said, G1, one of the most iconic modules of all time, has a hook that would be absolutely panned if anyone at Dungeon tried it today.&nbsp; Not that it isn't a great module.&nbsp; It is and it has some fantastic stuff in there.&nbsp; But, the &quot;iconic&quot; status of a lot of these modules has to do with the fact that so many people played these modules, compared to later ones (many of which do, in fact, blow large chunks, no disagreement there), and possibly played them as players, not DM's, and might not even know about some of the more egregious bits in them.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 5565786, member: 22779"] That is a point Pemerton. A lot of those early modules were intended, pretty specifically, as training tools for DM's. Keep on the Borderlands specifically is meant that way, but, I got the sense that a lot of the earlier modules worked that way as well. A more pedagogical approach than we see in later published adventures. Just a thought about this though: Something to not lose sight of when discussing iconic modules is publishing numbers. Those early modules had MAD print runs - easily dwarfing anything that came later and, a lot of those modules had very, very little competition. Like I said, G1, one of the most iconic modules of all time, has a hook that would be absolutely panned if anyone at Dungeon tried it today. Not that it isn't a great module. It is and it has some fantastic stuff in there. But, the "iconic" status of a lot of these modules has to do with the fact that so many people played these modules, compared to later ones (many of which do, in fact, blow large chunks, no disagreement there), and possibly played them as players, not DM's, and might not even know about some of the more egregious bits in them. [/QUOTE]

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