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<blockquote data-quote="Gumby" data-source="post: 316003" data-attributes="member: 510">It's really too early to call any of the 3E modules classics.&nbsp; I think RttToEE will be fondly remembered, by DMs at least, if not players.&nbsp; For the DM, there's a long, detailed plot, with lots of NPCs all interacting with each other, all on an epic scale.&nbsp; I'll remember Tharizdun tricking all the other gods, the fruit, the railings, the everpresent cold everywhere, and all the Evil God trappings that lent the module a lot of atmosphere.&nbsp; Unfortunately, I think my players will mostly remember the Fort save DCs.&nbsp; That was a bruiser of a module, and really should be toned down in some places.&nbsp; (Undoing the Insanity scores for all the clerics would be a start.)Sunless wasn't too bad, but was a little too &quot;different,&quot; I think, to be a Classic D&amp;D Module.&nbsp; Plant things, druids, whiny kobolds, these all added up to be fun, but IMO the module didn't feel like a typical D&amp;D adventure.&nbsp; That might not be so much of a problem for others, but for me, it's a sticking point.Forge of Fury was too far in the opposite direction.&nbsp; Drow!&nbsp; Duergar!&nbsp; Old Dwarven mine!&nbsp; Obligatory Succubus!&nbsp; The whole cliched gang's here!Speaker in Dreams I didn't DM, because I wanted to get everyone into RTOE, but it just didn't seem like an adventure my players would have appreciated anyway.&nbsp; They're not keen on mysteries.&nbsp; I didn't really care for the synopsis anyway.Standing Stone:&nbsp; Gah.&nbsp; Boy, everybody within a hundred-mile radius really seems to hate this town.&nbsp; I wonder why?&nbsp; Give me a break.&nbsp; Any player who can't foresee the &quot;twist ending&quot; by the end of the first play session is a moron.Heart of Nightfang Spire:&nbsp; Now, this one I LIKE.&nbsp; Nice twist on the &quot;raid the evil dungeon&quot; adventure.&nbsp; Gulthias was neat, as was his Wight-from-hell sidekick.&nbsp; Gotta love the pit traps, too.Deep Horizon:&nbsp; Not too bad.&nbsp; Didn't play it, but kind of neat to read.&nbsp; Nothing really wrong here.I'm just going to stop reviewing the Adventure Path modules now, and close with this.&nbsp; It's not how the modules are written, but what your DM does with them, that make modules classic.&nbsp; I could easily see RTOE as a classic, and maybe Nightfang Spire, but that's it, as far as the WoTC modules go.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Gumby, post: 316003, member: 510"] It's really too early to call any of the 3E modules classics. I think RttToEE will be fondly remembered, by DMs at least, if not players. For the DM, there's a long, detailed plot, with lots of NPCs all interacting with each other, all on an epic scale. I'll remember Tharizdun tricking all the other gods, the fruit, the railings, the everpresent cold everywhere, and all the Evil God trappings that lent the module a lot of atmosphere. Unfortunately, I think my players will mostly remember the Fort save DCs. That was a bruiser of a module, and really should be toned down in some places. (Undoing the Insanity scores for all the clerics would be a start.) Sunless wasn't too bad, but was a little too "different," I think, to be a Classic D&D Module. Plant things, druids, whiny kobolds, these all added up to be fun, but IMO the module didn't feel like a typical D&D adventure. That might not be so much of a problem for others, but for me, it's a sticking point. Forge of Fury was too far in the opposite direction. Drow! Duergar! Old Dwarven mine! Obligatory Succubus! The whole cliched gang's here! Speaker in Dreams I didn't DM, because I wanted to get everyone into RTOE, but it just didn't seem like an adventure my players would have appreciated anyway. They're not keen on mysteries. I didn't really care for the synopsis anyway. Standing Stone: Gah. Boy, everybody within a hundred-mile radius really seems to hate this town. I wonder why? Give me a break. Any player who can't foresee the "twist ending" by the end of the first play session is a moron. Heart of Nightfang Spire: Now, this one I LIKE. Nice twist on the "raid the evil dungeon" adventure. Gulthias was neat, as was his Wight-from-hell sidekick. Gotta love the pit traps, too. Deep Horizon: Not too bad. Didn't play it, but kind of neat to read. Nothing really wrong here. I'm just going to stop reviewing the Adventure Path modules now, and close with this. It's not how the modules are written, but what your DM does with them, that make modules classic. I could easily see RTOE as a classic, and maybe Nightfang Spire, but that's it, as far as the WoTC modules go. [/QUOTE]

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