D&D 5E Survivor Classic Modules: THE SINISTER SECRET OF SALTMARSH WINS!

[Tony Vargas]

A1-A4 Scourge of the Slave Lords 17
B2 The Keep on the Borderlands 22
C1 The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan 22
C2 The Ghost Tower of Inverness 15
D1-D3 Drow 13
EX1-EX2 Dungeonland/Magic Mirror 21
G1-G3 Against the Giants 15
I1 Dwellers of the Forbidden City 24
I2 Tomb of the Lizard King 17
I3-I5 Desert of Desolation 26
L1 The Secret of Bone Hill 11
Q1 Queen of the Demonweb Pits 12
S2 White Plume Mountain 19
S3 Expedition to the Barrier Peaks 5
S4 The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth 27
T1 Village of Hommlet 24
U1-U3 Saltmarsh Series 22
UK2 Sentinel 12
WG4 Forgotten Temple of Tharizdun 22
X1 Isle of Dread 20
X2 Castle Amber 20

 

[Jefe Bergenstein]

A1-A4 Scourge of the Slave Lords 17
B2 The Keep on the Borderlands 22
C1 The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan 22
C2 The Ghost Tower of Inverness 15
D1-D3 Drow 13
EX1-EX2 Dungeonland/Magic Mirror 21
G1-G3 Against the Giants 15
I1 Dwellers of the Forbidden City 24
I2 Tomb of the Lizard King 17
I3-I5 Desert of Desolation 23
L1 The Secret of Bone Hill 11
Q1 Queen of the Demonweb Pits 12
S2 White Plume Mountain 20
S3 Expedition to the Barrier Peaks 5
S4 The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth 27
T1 Village of Hommlet 24
U1-U3 Saltmarsh Series 22
UK2 Sentinel 12
WG4 Forgotten Temple of Tharizdun 22
X1 Isle of Dread 20
X2 Castle Amber 20

Friends don't let friends run a campaign that ends with your PC's rescuing a DMPC to beat the big bad in a cutscene battle. How is this turkey so loved?

 

[ElderElementalEye]

A1-A4 Scourge of the Slave Lords 17
B2 The Keep on the Borderlands 22
C1 The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan 22
C2 The Ghost Tower of Inverness 12
D1-D3 Drow 13
EX1-EX2 Dungeonland/Magic Mirror 21
G1-G3 Against the Giants 15
I1 Dwellers of the Forbidden City 24
I2 Tomb of the Lizard King 17
I3-I5 Desert of Desolation 24
L1 The Secret of Bone Hill 11
Q1 Queen of the Demonweb Pits 12
S2 White Plume Mountain 20
S3 Expedition to the Barrier Peaks 5
S4 The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth 27
T1 Village of Hommlet 24
U1-U3 Saltmarsh Series 22
UK2 Sentinel 12
WG4 Forgotten Temple of Tharizdun 22
X1 Isle of Dread 20
X2 Castle Amber 20

@ ehren37: change the ending! Let PCs retrieve Martek's long-lost relic and have them fight the Efreet lord. Problem solved. The adventures are great.

 

[JonnyP71]

A1-A4 Scourge of the Slave Lords 14
B2 The Keep on the Borderlands 22
C1 The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan 22
C2 The Ghost Tower of Inverness 12
D1-D3 Drow 13
EX1-EX2 Dungeonland/Magic Mirror 21
G1-G3 Against the Giants 15
I1 Dwellers of the Forbidden City 24
I2 Tomb of the Lizard King 17
I3-I5 Desert of Desolation 24
L1 The Secret of Bone Hill 11
Q1 Queen of the Demonweb Pits 12
S2 White Plume Mountain 20
S3 Expedition to the Barrier Peaks 5
S4 The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth 27
T1 Village of Hommlet 24
U1-U3 Saltmarsh Series 22
UK2 Sentinel 13 - Voting up because it set the scene for UK3 The Gauntlet, which was a rarely mentioned classic
WG4 Forgotten Temple of Tharizdun 22
X1 Isle of Dread 20
X2 Castle Amber 20

 

[Shiroiken]

Friends don't let friends run a campaign that ends with your PC's rescuing a DMPC to beat the big bad in a cutscene battle. How is this turkey so loved?

Never understood the notion that he's a DMPC. He's an NPC who needs rescuing, similar to Mordenkainen in Curse of Strahd. Yes, he does destroy the Efreet Lord (that the PCs presumably set loose) in a cut scene, but how is that any different that if the PCs recover a special item (magic lamp) that allows them to unleash a Djinn Lord? Or a ritual that allows them to banish the Efreet Lord without combat? I think that the problem people have with it is that the PCs don't actually fight the Efreet Lord (even though they can, but will probably die). The first time I played, we killed him right after we released him (sheer luck), giving the Lost Tomb less meaning, but we freed him anyway.

UK2 Sentinel 13 - Voting up because it set the scene for UK3 The Gauntlet, which was a rarely mentioned classic

I've avoided voting for Sentiel because by itself it's not particularly good. Paired with The Gauntlet, it's a great story with an example of low level artifact use.

A1-A4 Scourge of the Slave Lords 14
B2 The Keep on the Borderlands 22
C1 The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan 22
C2 The Ghost Tower of Inverness 12
D1-D3 Drow 10 - Hate down voting this, but I recently re-ran it in 5E. Totally forgot how much additional stuff the DM needs to add to make it work
EX1-EX2 Dungeonland/Magic Mirror 21
G1-G3 Against the Giants 15
I1 Dwellers of the Forbidden City 24
I2 Tomb of the Lizard King 17
I3-I5 Desert of Desolation 25
L1 The Secret of Bone Hill 11
Q1 Queen of the Demonweb Pits 12
S2 White Plume Mountain 20
S3 Expedition to the Barrier Peaks 5
S4 The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth 27
T1 Village of Hommlet 24
U1-U3 Saltmarsh Series 22
UK2 Sentinel 13
WG4 Forgotten Temple of Tharizdun 22
X1 Isle of Dread 20
X2 Castle Amber 20

 

[ExploderWizard]

A1-A4 Scourge of the Slave Lords 14
B2 The Keep on the Borderlands 22
C1 The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan 22
C2 The Ghost Tower of Inverness 12
D1-D3 Drow 13
EX1-EX2 Dungeonland/Magic Mirror 21
G1-G3 Against the Giants 15
I1 Dwellers of the Forbidden City 25
I2 Tomb of the Lizard King 17
I3-I5 Desert of Desolation 24
L1 The Secret of Bone Hill 11
Q1 Queen of the Demonweb Pits 9
S2 White Plume Mountain 20
S3 Expedition to the Barrier Peaks 5
S4 The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth 27
T1 Village of Hommlet 24
U1-U3 Saltmarsh Series 22
UK2 Sentinel 13
WG4 Forgotten Temple of Tharizdun 22
X1 Isle of Dread 20
X2 Castle Amber 20​

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[akr71]

A1-A4 Scourge of the Slave Lords 14
B2 The Keep on the Borderlands 22
C1 The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan 22
C2 The Ghost Tower of Inverness 12
D1-D3 Drow 13
EX1-EX2 Dungeonland/Magic Mirror 21
G1-G3 Against the Giants 15
I1 Dwellers of the Forbidden City 25
I2 Tomb of the Lizard King 17
I3-I5 Desert of Desolation 24
L1 The Secret of Bone Hill 12
Q1 Queen of the Demonweb Pits 9
S2 White Plume Mountain 20
S3 Expedition to the Barrier Peaks 5
S4 The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth 27
T1 Village of Hommlet 24
U1-U3 Saltmarsh Series 22
UK2 Sentinel 12
WG4 Forgotten Temple of Tharizdun 22
X1 Isle of Dread 20
X2 Castle Amber 20

 

[OB1]

A1-A4 Scourge of the Slave Lords 14
B2 The Keep on the Borderlands 22
C1 The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan 22
C2 The Ghost Tower of Inverness 9
D1-D3 Drow 13
EX1-EX2 Dungeonland/Magic Mirror 21
G1-G3 Against the Giants 15
I1 Dwellers of the Forbidden City 25
I2 Tomb of the Lizard King 17
I3-I5 Desert of Desolation 24
L1 The Secret of Bone Hill 12
Q1 Queen of the Demonweb Pits 9
S2 White Plume Mountain 20
S3 Expedition to the Barrier Peaks 6
S4 The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth 27
T1 Village of Hommlet 24
U1-U3 Saltmarsh Series 22
UK2 Sentinel 12
WG4 Forgotten Temple of Tharizdun 22
X1 Isle of Dread 20
X2 Castle Amber 20

 

[Volund]

A1-A4 Scourge of the Slave Lords 14
B2 The Keep on the Borderlands 22
C1 The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan 22
C2 The Ghost Tower of Inverness 12
D1-D3 Drow 13
EX1-EX2 Dungeonland/Magic Mirror 21
G1-G3 Against the Giants 15
I1 Dwellers of the Forbidden City 25
I2 Tomb of the Lizard King 17
I3-I5 Desert of Desolation 24
L1 The Secret of Bone Hill 12
Q1 Queen of the Demonweb Pits 9
S2 White Plume Mountain 20
S3 Expedition to the Barrier Peaks 2
S4 The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth 28
T1 Village of Hommlet 24
U1-U3 Saltmarsh Series 22
UK2 Sentinel 12
WG4 Forgotten Temple of Tharizdun 22
X1 Isle of Dread 20
X2 Castle Amber 20

 

[Raith5]

Just noticed that we had two submissions at almost the same time - I have collated the two previous submissions (where S3 got a +1 and -3) and added my own.

A1-A4 Scourge of the Slave Lords 14
B2 The Keep on the Borderlands 22
C1 The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan 22
C2 The Ghost Tower of Inverness 9
D1-D3 Drow 13
EX1-EX2 Dungeonland/Magic Mirror 21
G1-G3 Against the Giants 16
I1 Dwellers of the Forbidden City 25
I2 Tomb of the Lizard King 14
I3-I5 Desert of Desolation 24
L1 The Secret of Bone Hill 12
Q1 Queen of the Demonweb Pits 9
S2 White Plume Mountain 20
S3 Expedition to the Barrier Peaks 3
S4 The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth 28
T1 Village of Hommlet 24
U1-U3 Saltmarsh Series 22
UK2 Sentinel 12
WG4 Forgotten Temple of Tharizdun 22
X1 Isle of Dread 20
X2 Castle Amber 20