Would be nice if WOTC would return to generating some modules of sequenced adventures like we had access to in the old days.....still love running my younger players through these nostalgic modules....everyone loves the content.
The printed adventures we see are okay but would be nice to see a return to this old school method.
Could you clarify what this means exactly, for those of us who never played them?
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Could you clarify what this means exactly, for those of us who never played them?
5e does this, it's just in adventurers league.
AD&D 2nd was huge on this. Modules would come out where it was a leg in an adventure, and when you completed it there would eventually be a module that would continue it.
5th edition continues this with the AL format of modules, which is honestly a huge bit of DM and semi official content that a LOT of people don't interface with because it's not published in book form.
I liked the old style. Each adventure would start with a module for levels 1-3 and the next would continue the story and cover levels 4-6 and so on. Up to level 20 or so.
I guess that was pretty good because you could sell a bunch of starting modules and if they are good you would sell the next ones in the series.
A lot of folks are all “here’s the old modules” even though OP said, bluntly, they were already doing that.
the shift seems to be focused much more heavily on the book compilations — they put several together into a book and release it.
which is, yeah, kinda bothersome (and doesn’t generate the revenue in the same way) for some stuff.
the old approach was smaller, easier to assemble and plan and prepare units that took about a year, versus the two year development time going on right now.
the thing is, they dropped most of that kind of work out to 3rd parties. Those show up in the usual sites, but they do lack the same level of quality control and such — not that paper cover booklets were all that high a quality level.
in the other hand, the art in them wouldn’t stand up today in many cases, either.
I still fondly remember some of those myself — but it was the I series that I have the greatest fondness for.
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I remember the AD&D module style well. What I don't recall is if TSR released the full series at one time or if they came out individually over a period of several months. The nice thing about the current 5E official published adventure products is not having to wait on the next installment of a series to come out.
Could you clarify what this means exactly, for those of us who never played them?
5e does this, it's just in adventurers league.
AD&D 2nd was huge on this. Modules would come out where it was a leg in an adventure, and when you completed it there would eventually be a module that would continue it.
5th edition continues this with the AL format of modules, which is honestly a huge bit of DM and semi official content that a LOT of people don't interface with because it's not published in book form.
Ah ok, so it's kind of like an episode-per-week TV show.
I can see an advantage these days with PDFs, you can buy one to try it out without committing to the whole thing...but I'm not seeing the attraction of it otherwise, myself. Civ6 went a similar route with a series of DLCs...it wasn't good. Maybe others see some other benefit in it (beyond nostalgia), but I'm not seeing it.
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The problem I have with 5E conversions is that there is no set standard for each conversion.
The classes are hugely different from back in the day. One persons conversion could be way off from another's. Because of this the modules are almost entirely new. The effort they made is appreciated but I would rather just make the conversions myself.
Would be nice if WOTC would return to generating some modules of sequenced adventures like we had access to in the old days.....still love running my younger players through these nostalgic modules....everyone loves the content.
The printed adventures we see are okay but would be nice to see a return to this old school method.
Just saying!
Could you clarify what this means exactly, for those of us who never played them?
If you're not willing or able to to discuss in good faith, then don't be surprised if I don't respond, there are better things in life for me to do than humour you. This signature is that response.
5e does this, it's just in adventurers league.
AD&D 2nd was huge on this. Modules would come out where it was a leg in an adventure, and when you completed it there would eventually be a module that would continue it.
https://www.dmsguild.com/browse/pub/19834/DD-Adventurers-League
5th edition continues this with the AL format of modules, which is honestly a huge bit of DM and semi official content that a LOT of people don't interface with because it's not published in book form.
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Goodman games has reprinted a number of the classic 1e modules, updated for 5e.
I liked the old style.
Each adventure would start with a module for levels 1-3 and the next would continue the story and cover levels 4-6 and so on. Up to level 20 or so.
I guess that was pretty good because you could sell a bunch of starting modules and if they are good you would sell the next ones in the series.
You can get copies of original old school modules and 5e conversions for them on DMsGuild. Very reasonably priced
A lot of folks are all “here’s the old modules” even though OP said, bluntly, they were already doing that.
the shift seems to be focused much more heavily on the book compilations — they put several together into a book and release it.
which is, yeah, kinda bothersome (and doesn’t generate the revenue in the same way) for some stuff.
the old approach was smaller, easier to assemble and plan and prepare units that took about a year, versus the two year development time going on right now.
the thing is, they dropped most of that kind of work out to 3rd parties. Those show up in the usual sites, but they do lack the same level of quality control and such — not that paper cover booklets were all that high a quality level.
in the other hand, the art in them wouldn’t stand up today in many cases, either.
I still fondly remember some of those myself — but it was the I series that I have the greatest fondness for.
Only a DM since 1980 (3000+ Sessions) / PhD, MS, MA / Mixed, Bi, Trans, Woman / No longer welcome in the US, apparently
Wyrlde: Adventures in the Seven Cities
.-=] Lore Book | Patreon | Wyrlde YT [=-.
An original Setting for 5e, a whole solar system of adventure. Ongoing updates, exclusies, more.
Not Talking About It / Dubbed The Oracle in the Cult of Mythology Nerds
I remember the AD&D module style well. What I don't recall is if TSR released the full series at one time or if they came out individually over a period of several months. The nice thing about the current 5E official published adventure products is not having to wait on the next installment of a series to come out.
Ah ok, so it's kind of like an episode-per-week TV show.
I can see an advantage these days with PDFs, you can buy one to try it out without committing to the whole thing...but I'm not seeing the attraction of it otherwise, myself. Civ6 went a similar route with a series of DLCs...it wasn't good. Maybe others see some other benefit in it (beyond nostalgia), but I'm not seeing it.
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The problem I have with 5E conversions is that there is no set standard for each conversion.
The classes are hugely different from back in the day. One persons conversion could be way off from another's.
Because of this the modules are almost entirely new. The effort they made is appreciated but I would rather just make the conversions myself.
Here linklite this is what the OP is asking for
a good list of modules