Episode Details

In this episode, Jon and Seth talk about their favorite published modules that they've run across a gamut of games.

Jon's Favorite Modules:

• Death Duel with the Destroyers -- 1982, Bill Willingham, Villains & Vigilantes, 20 pgs
• • Art! Art! Art!
  • Great set-up, straight to the action
  • Well written to escalate the danger from the opening scene to the final showdown
  • Comic book tie-in with Elementals comic by Bill Willingham, published by Comico
• S3 - Expedition to the Barrier Peaks -- 1980, Gary Gygax & Rob Kuntz, D&D (TSR), 32pgs
• • Two books -- module and handouts
  • Art! Art! Art!
  • Sci-fi in Fantasy blend
  • Sandbox
• Hope's Last Day -- 2019, Dave Semark, ALIEN, 16 pgs. In ALIEN core rulebook
• • Sandbox
  • Lends itself well to a horror setting
  • Leverages off player's experience from watching Aliens movie
• Spawn of Azathoth -- 1986/2005, Keith "Doc" Herber, Call of Cthulhu, 200 pgs.
• • Sandbox campaign - 7 chapters (1 opening chapter, 5 middle chapters in any order, then 1 closing chapter)
  • Small variety of Mythos monsters to challenge the investigators
  • Good variety of horrors to present to the investigators
  • Easily updated to 7th Edition rules and for the sensibilities of modern players

Seth's Favorite Modules:

• Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh - 1981 Dave Brown Don Turnbull, AD&D, TSR UK

• Haunted house (not really)
• Can be dropped in a variety of locations. (could even make modern)
• Gives a sense of larger story with lizard folk preparing for war
• Made for low level PCs, but still lots of risk (most modules started at 3rd level)
• Roleplay with Ned.
• 2 adventures with one leading into the other.

• Thicker than Blood - 1993, Alison Brooks, Atlas Games Cyberpunk 2020, 47 pages

• Investigation
• Many tips on what to do if the PCs miss something, get stuck, are difficult, try something sneaky.
• Layered plot (complete investigation first. Then discover who employer is)
• Incorporates skills rarely used
• Taught us a different way to play.

• Mansion of Madness - 1990, Fred Behrendt, Chaosium, Call of Cthulhu, 25 pages