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Message: <blockquote data-quote="tylerthehobo" data-source="post: 4758414" data-attributes="member: 24621">[PLAIN]Castle Caldwell and Beyond [B9][/PLAIN]B9 Castle Caldwell and Beyond was actually the first module I got as a kid, along with a copy of the red box, the year it came out.  It had this lizardman on the cover, and I think there was a damsel in distress.  The cover art was pure Larry Elmore, if I remember.It was an episodic/sequential adventure wherein the party gets hired by a local businessman to clear out the castle he has recently bought.  Either the deceased owner of the estate or the businessman was named Clifton Caldwell, a nod to a d&d artist whose last name was Caldwell.The first level of the dungeon included fighting some wolves and stirges, and there was a magical statue.  Classic OD&D stuff.  The second level of the dungeon was a bit more complex and included the need for the party to read a riddle aloud, and the riddle itself when read aloud was a terrible pun that I still remember to this day.  Interestingly, the contents, which were kind of scattered and episodic to begin with (albeit a ton of fun - I've run this mod about 12 times over the years - no exaggeration) ended up being adapted into the B1-9 "In Search of Adventure" super module, as one of the kick off points for the campaign across the then released Grand Duchy of Karameikos setting.  The re-release didn't alter the module, but by making it part of a grander scheme, it removed some of the nostalgia that I have for what a simple but effective standalone intro mod it was.  I was 5 when I got it, and it still holds some charm 25+ years later.If you can still grab this, get it!</blockquote>

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