Which "B Series" adventures have you played or ran?

[Aus_Snow]

Played B2. That's it.

 

[Glyfair]

Looking at the responses I see jumps up with KotB, but mostly drops each one after that. The exceptions are jumps for Rahasia and Castle Caldwell & Beyond. Any speculation about why these adventures stand out?

 

[Vague Jayhawk]

I both DMd and played KotB so many times. All of us had that module memorized. Somehow that did not detract from the fun. I also played in Horror on the Hill, and then later a ran it to or three times for various groups.

 

[Huw]

This may sound weird, but I've never actually played or ran Keep on the Borderlands. I have played and ran B3, and ran B8 and B10.

 

[T. Foster]

Looking at the responses I see jumps up with KotB, but mostly drops each one after that. The exceptions are jumps for Rahasia and Castle Caldwell & Beyond. Any speculation about why these adventures stand out?

Because those are the 2 B-series modules with hot chicks on their covers?

More seriously, Rahasia presumably drew extra readers/players because it was written by Tracy and Laura Hickman (who also brought us the popular Desert of Desolation series, Ravenloft, and the bulk (and best parts) of Dragonlance). I'm not actually seeing a bump for B9, which has the same number of votes as B6 and B10 -- what I'm seeing is a bump for B7 and a dip for B8 (which is understandable, since that module's a total POS).

 

[Glyfair]

I'm not actually seeing a bump for B9, which has the same number of votes as B6 and B10 -- what I'm seeing is a bump for B7 and a dip for B8 (which is understandable, since that module's a total POS).

That could be. If that's a dip then everything drops after B2 until B6. From B6-B10 it's steady except for the Rahasia jump and the Journey to the Rock dip (largely because B10 has risen since I posted). That steadiness would be interesting on it's own.

 

[jeffh]

B10 = best module I've ever run. (Which is consistent with my pattern of almost never agreeing with Lanefan ). A vast epic wilderness trek that really makes you feel like you're playing in an actual world with history behind it, and, for its time, just excellent at asking for and rewarding some actual roleplaying.

 

[Lanefan]

B10 = best module I've ever run. (Which is consistent with my pattern of almost never agreeing with Lanefan ). A vast epic wilderness trek that really makes you feel like you're playing in an actual world with history behind it, and, for its time, just excellent at asking for and rewarding some actual roleplaying.

Yeah, I had a group of players at the time who wouldn't know a plot hook if it ran up and hit them...which it did, time after time, in that module. They just kept blundering from event to event without ever looking for a connection or even considering that one might exist.

The "vast epic wilderness trek" ended up with nearly every intelligent inhabitant in the entire region either a) refusing to have anything to do with the party and running them off their land/out of town on sight, or b) dead, usually due to the party either directly or indirectly.

That, and the PCs just kept dying. I bring new characters in at about a level below the party average. B-10 sort of assumes you go in about 2nd-level and come out about 4th. My lot did the exact opposite...started out about 4th and worked their way *down* to about 2nd, then gave up on the whole thing after a near-TPK vs. the statues on the high bridge at the top of the valley.

When you say "B-10" the right way it sounds like "beaten", and they were.

One of these days if I'm feeling *really* masochistic, I might haul that adventure out and try running it again...or I might just put a scalding iron poker in my eye; I'm unsure which would feel better.

Lanefan

 

[Deuce Traveler]

I've played these:

B1: In Search of the Unknown
B3: Palace of the Silver Princess
B6: Veiled Society
B9: Castle Caldwell and Beyond
BSolo: Ghost of Lion Castle

I really liked Veiled Society when I was younger and got Elias to become my PC's henchman and teammate. Ghost of Lion Castle was very tough on 1st level mages. I think that only a 3rd level elf has a good chance of survivor.

 

[Wormwood]

I believe I've run B4: Lost City more times than any other adventure, ever.