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Most Underrated old TSR Module

Started by RPGPundit, May 19, 2012, 05:00:49 PM

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May 19, 2012, 05:00:49 PM
So, which TSR modules for either D&D (b/e/c/m/i) or AD&D are really great but not generally mentioned as "great modules" (ie. the Temple of Elemental Evil, Isle of Dread, etc.)?

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#1
May 19, 2012, 05:10:27 PM
For my money, UK4 When A Star Falls is a true classic, and doesn't get nearly enough attention.  I set it near the Berghof region of the Hold of the Sea Princes, described in UK2-3 (unrelated).
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#2
May 19, 2012, 05:15:30 PM
As an adventure, The Veiled Society is much too linear for my tastes, but the basic set-up of conflict between the various houses and the politics of Specularum is very well done. Taken as more of a setting book, I like it a lot.
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#3
May 19, 2012, 05:19:37 PM
Quote from: DestroyYouAlot;540672For my money, UK4 When A Star Falls is a true classic, and doesn't get nearly enough attention.  I set it near the Berghof region of the Hold of the Sea Princes, described in UK2-3 (unrelated).

Interesting. Is that Bob Pepper's work on the cover?

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#4
May 19, 2012, 05:23:41 PM
Quote from: Machinegun Blue;540674Interesting. Is that Bob Pepper's work on the cover?

I believe it's Jeremy Goodwin.

http://tomeoftreasures.com/tot_adnd/roguesgallery/goodwin.htm

Edit:  The interior is from the same artist, and it just oozes creepy flavor, IMHO.
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#5
May 19, 2012, 05:30:23 PM
Orcs of Thar never gets as much attention as it should.
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#6
May 19, 2012, 05:32:22 PM
To be fair, Orcs of Thar is more of a game changer than a module. An awesome one, still.
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#7
May 19, 2012, 05:34:09 PM
L1: The Secret of Bone Hill and L2: Assassin's Knot come up very rarely in discussion for some reason, but the first is a very good sandbox module, and the second adds not just the find-the-assassins investigation scenario, but a handful of extra areas on the island. All standard old school AD&D content, but in that category, it's all good, useable stuff.

Also, does the Master of the Desert Nomads / Temple of Death two-part "series" count as underrated? I wonder. Has problems with linearity, but it has multiple good dungeons and encounters.
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#8
May 19, 2012, 05:49:21 PM
I'll second 'Veiled Society' and add 'Drums on Fire Mountain', the only module (besides stealing bits of G123) that I've run more than once (4 or 5 times, actually).
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#9
May 19, 2012, 07:32:18 PM
I think B1 In Search of the Unknown is really good for teaching the GM and players what is expected in a typical setup. The index at rpg.net has it listed as ranked 691 out of 4146. It's WAY better than that.

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#10
May 19, 2012, 07:49:08 PM
The Sentinel/Gauntlet are pretty good ones that I don't hear very often.
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#11
May 19, 2012, 07:52:33 PM
B5 -- Horror on the Hill by Douglas Niles is the best introductory module released. The map inside the cover is unusual and I like it. Overall the style is mixed - humanoids a la Gygax, classic D&D monster fare and some wackiness borrowed form the EX series. It probably ranks as one of the best half dozen modules published - though that isn't saying much if you ask me.

DestroyYouAlot

#12
May 19, 2012, 07:53:14 PM
Quote from: Sacrosanct;540691The Sentinel/Gauntlet are pretty good ones that I don't hear very often.

I think they're top-notch, as well - and the mental acrobatics I did trying to fit the setting they present into the tropical area of Greyhawk that they take place in led me to some interesting ideas about cloud forests.

Related:
http://www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=32977&hilit=berghof
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#13
May 19, 2012, 08:03:37 PM
Against the Giants.

Who didn't burn the hill-giant steading down?

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#14
May 19, 2012, 08:06:40 PM
Quote from: ptingler;540689I think B1 In Search of the Unknown is really good for teaching the GM and players what is expected in a typical setup. The index at rpg.net has it listed as ranked 691 out of 4146. It's WAY better than that.

B1 would be my vote, as it gets unfairly overshadowed by the inferior IMO B2 Keep of the Borderlands.

I would also say U1 Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh is seriously underrated.

UK4 is another good choice as stated above.

I don't agree with L1 and L2 as they are great modules, but commonly recognised as such. No underrating there IMO
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