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Post Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 8:40 pm 
 

I recently purchased an entire collection locally, including a nearly complete run of AD&D 2nd edition. I switched to playing Rolemaster right about the time 2nd ed. hit the market and never really paid it any attention. (= clueless  :? )

At risk of asking too broad a question, any suggestions on quality mods/settings? (And I fully expect to receive at least one response of "None".  :) )

  

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Post Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 9:27 pm 
 

Ligmancer wrote:I recently purchased an entire collection locally, including a nearly complete run of AD&D 2nd edition. I switched to playing Rolemaster right about the time 2nd ed. hit the market and never really paid it any attention. (= clueless  :? )

At risk of asking too broad a question, any suggestions on quality mods/settings? (And I fully expect to receive at least one response of "None".  :) )


Depends on what you have from 2nd edition. That would be a massive amount of material, unfortunately most isn't very collectable and I'd say quality is fairly low for most.

Best quality I can think of offhand would be:

Night Below
Ruins of Undermountain I & II
Return to the Tomb of Horrors
Gates of Firestorm Peak


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Post Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 9:29 pm 
 

As far as modules are concerned, two excellent modules (in my opinion anyway) come to mind.  Gates of Firestorm Peak and A Paladin in Hell.  Quite a few people seem to really like Temple, Tower & Tomb although I cannot vouch for it since I dont own it.  There is a review for it here somewhere.  And you really can't go wrong with Return to the Tomb of Horrors.


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Post Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 9:51 pm 
 

Some favorites: Dancing Hut of Baba Yaga, Apocalypse Stone, Die Vecna Die, Rary the Traitor, Night Below, Vecna Lives!, Return of the Eight, The City of Skulls.
Ravenloft 2e: Feast of Goblyns, Roots of Evil, House of Strahd, From the Shadows, Vecna Reborn
The Marklands and Iuz the Evil are excellent reference material "modules".

  

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Post Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 10:11 pm 
 

That would be a massive amount of material; I'd say quality is fairly low for most.


Massive is right! 8O I had assumed a good portion is less than stellar and appreciate the feedback.

Now I can start a "read these" box! Thanks guys. :D

  

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Post Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 10:14 pm 
 

I can't recall the series name, but they are low level modules. A set of three. They are ok.

But I generally can't stand 2nd ed. stuff. Too many splat books.


And I could've bought these damn modules off the 1$ rack!!!

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Post Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 10:42 pm 
 

Some setting material is good, like some of the Ravenloft stuff (Carnival, Lords of Darkness, the Van Richten's Guides...) and there are a few modules of worth here and there, depending a great deal on what you're looking for or enjoy. Me, I find the compendium stuff the best... the Encylopedia Magica set, the Wizard and Priest Spell Compendiums, the Monster Hunter's Compendiums, etc etc, and Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue.


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Post Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2010 12:23 am 
 

I played mostly Ravenloft, and from that setting I recommend Feast of Goblyns, House of Strahd (which is really I6 redone), and Castles Forlorn. Other good ones are Vecna Lives! and the Dancing Hut of Baba Yaga.


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Post Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2010 12:25 am 
 

punga wrote:I played mostly Ravenloft, and from that setting I recommend Feast of Goblyns, House of Strahd (which is really I6 redone), and Castles Forlorn. Other good ones are Vecna Lives! and the Dancing Hut of Baba Yaga.


Have you collected any of the 2e or 1e books/modules in Spanish?

  
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