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<blockquote data-quote="Pauper" data-source="post: 7713805" data-attributes="member: 17607"><p>I can't really defend the CoS AL adventures -- I reviewed them all on the AL board, though the reviews before DDAL 04-08 were lost in the Great Crash of Summer 2016. You can look over the surviving reviews below:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?495436-Review-of-DDAL-04-08-The-Broken-One-(3-stars)-SPOILERS-repost" target="_blank">DDAL 04-08 The Broken One (3 stars)</a></p><p><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?494285-Review-of-DDAL-04-09-The-Tempter-(5-stars)-SPOILERS" target="_blank">DDAL 04-09 The Tempter (5 stars)</a></p><p><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?497710-Review-of-DDAL-04-10-The-Artifact-(3-stars)-SPOILERS" target="_blank">DDAL 04-10 The Artifact (3 stars)</a></p><p><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?508467-Review-of-DDAL-04-11-The-Donjon-(2-stars)-SPOILERS" target="_blank">DDAL 04-11 The Donjon (2 stars)</a></p><p><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?520984-Review-of-DDAL-04-12-The-Raven-(2-stars)-SPOILERS" target="_blank">DDAL 04-12 The Raven (2 stars)</a></p><p><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?524141-Review-of-DDAL-04-13-The-Horseman-3-stars-SPOILERS" target="_blank">DDAL 04-13 The Horseman (3 stars)</a></p><p><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?539625-Review-of-DDAL-04-14-The-Darklord-(4-stars)-SPOILERS" target="_blank">DDAL 04-14 The Darklord (4 stars)</a></p><p></p><p>If you're a completist, you'll do well to get the bundle at the listed savings, but if you plan to run the season, I'd skip nearly all the tier 1 titles (DDAL 04-06 The Ghost, written by a contributor to the <a href="http://www.fraternityofshadows.com/" target="_blank">Fraternity of Shadows</a> Ravenloft fan site, is the only one I'd consider above-average), and go straight to DDAL 04-08 to begin the season. You miss a number of the clunker adventures (but sadly, not all of them) and the season doesn't take as long to complete that way, which became a real problem for my own local group when I decided to run the entire season for them.</p><p></p><p>As an experiment in providing a tightly-knit series of adventures revolving around a common meta-plot, Season Four sadly did not live up to expectations.</p><p></p><p>--</p><p>Pauper</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pauper, post: 7713805, member: 17607"] I can't really defend the CoS AL adventures -- I reviewed them all on the AL board, though the reviews before DDAL 04-08 were lost in the Great Crash of Summer 2016. You can look over the surviving reviews below: [URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?495436-Review-of-DDAL-04-08-The-Broken-One-(3-stars)-SPOILERS-repost"]DDAL 04-08 The Broken One (3 stars)[/URL] [URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?494285-Review-of-DDAL-04-09-The-Tempter-(5-stars)-SPOILERS"]DDAL 04-09 The Tempter (5 stars)[/URL] [URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?497710-Review-of-DDAL-04-10-The-Artifact-(3-stars)-SPOILERS"]DDAL 04-10 The Artifact (3 stars)[/URL] [URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?508467-Review-of-DDAL-04-11-The-Donjon-(2-stars)-SPOILERS"]DDAL 04-11 The Donjon (2 stars)[/URL] [URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?520984-Review-of-DDAL-04-12-The-Raven-(2-stars)-SPOILERS"]DDAL 04-12 The Raven (2 stars)[/URL] [URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?524141-Review-of-DDAL-04-13-The-Horseman-3-stars-SPOILERS"]DDAL 04-13 The Horseman (3 stars)[/URL] [URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?539625-Review-of-DDAL-04-14-The-Darklord-(4-stars)-SPOILERS"]DDAL 04-14 The Darklord (4 stars)[/URL] If you're a completist, you'll do well to get the bundle at the listed savings, but if you plan to run the season, I'd skip nearly all the tier 1 titles (DDAL 04-06 The Ghost, written by a contributor to the [URL="http://www.fraternityofshadows.com/"]Fraternity of Shadows[/URL] Ravenloft fan site, is the only one I'd consider above-average), and go straight to DDAL 04-08 to begin the season. You miss a number of the clunker adventures (but sadly, not all of them) and the season doesn't take as long to complete that way, which became a real problem for my own local group when I decided to run the entire season for them. As an experiment in providing a tightly-knit series of adventures revolving around a common meta-plot, Season Four sadly did not live up to expectations. -- Pauper [/QUOTE]
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