B2 - The Keep on the Borderlands

Plot

Clean out a bunch of caves full of humanoid monsters. The dumbest of dump dungeon crawls.

Setting

Later placed in Karameikos.

Value

Questionable.

B3 - Palace of the Silver Princess

Plot

Dumb dungeon crawl, but playable. Medusa and gargoyle encouters on main line of story may be deadly for B-level characters, though.

Setting

Valley of Haven, later placed on the border between Karameikos and Thyatis. One NPC is of the Thyatis-based Knights of the White Drake who are mentioned as extinct in DotE.

Value

Usable, but old (1983?). Later B modules are better.

B5 - Horror on the Hill

Plot

Dumb dungeon crawl. Where do the living things (and adventurers) in the dungeon get food/light?

Setting

Generic dungeon

Value

Shrug

B7 - Rahasia

Plot

Nice Tracy Hickman dungeon crawl. Strong story line. Playable at level 1 if gargoyle encounter is removed.

Setting

Generic dungeon near elf village.

Value

I started my REAL campaign with this one.

B8 - Journey to the Rock

B9 - Castle Caldwell and Beyond

B10 - Night's Dark Terror

Plot

Strong story. Wilderness adventure with multiple dungeons. All encounter locations related by the ongoing story. Evil magic-user and gang stumble upon treasure of lost civilization but the PCs get there first.

Setting

The first product to refine the Karameikos setting. Kelvin, Rifflian, Dymrak Forest, Threshold, Lost Valley of Hutaaka.

Value

A top five module. Lots of play and lots of xp - raise the party from level 3 to level 5.

B11 - King's Festival

B12 - Queen's Harvest

X2 - Castle Amber

X3 - Curse of Xanathon

X4 - Master of the Desert Nomads [15 Dec 97]

Plot

The party is sent across the Great Waste to spy on the mysterious Master.

Setting

Sind and the Great Waste. An evil monastery.

Story

Unrelated dungeon and wilderness crawls loosely contected by a skeletal story.

Balance

Generally balanced, but an encounter with the Malakaz can end the campaign.

Mechanics

Okay. Uses the 1981 spell progression tables.

X5 - Temple of Death [15 Dec 97]

Plot

Attack on the Master of the Desert Nomads in his fortress. This is the sequel to X4.

Setting

Introduces Hule. The Temple of Death is the fortress.

Story

Dungeon and wilderness crawls are tied together fairly well. Requires some simple-minded willing suspension of disbelief.

Balance

Okay until the fortress is breached. The Master is a killer monster for a 10th level party like the adventure is supposed to be written for. Even without him, the fortress could be DM'ed to wipe out the PCs. But it's not Castle Ravenloft :)

Mechanics

Okay. Uses 1981 spell progression tables.

X7 - War Rafts of Kron

X8 - Drums on Fire Mountain

Plot

Strong story. Wilderness/dungeon crawl. All locations related by story. Evil magic-user (with a twist) using orcs (and other friends) as pirate minions. Lost civilization.

Setting

Teki-nura-ria, an island placed SE of Thyatis where the adventure starts.

Value

Lots of treasure and xp. Good story.

X10 - Red Arrow, Black Shield

Plot

Strong story. Played on three levels: RPG, BattleSystem, and War Machine. (I wrote a program to play the War Machine level.) Master of Desert Nomads attacks Darokin. PCs go on diplomatic missions across the continent to build an anti-Master alliance. A top-five module.

Setting

All the countries of the Gazetteer series.

Value

Lots of treasure and xp. Strong story. Unique, three-level module.

X11 - Saga of the Shadow Lord

Plot

Strong story. Wilderness and multiple dungeons connected by storyline. Foil the evil wizard/undead who is trying to use his power to make Denegoth a base for futher conquests.

Setting

Wendar and Denegoth (north of Glantri).

Value

Good story. Playable. Lots of treasure and xp.

CM2 - Death's Ride

Plot

Strong story. Major attack of undead launched by Magic-user, Cleric, and dragon. The undead overwhelm one of the Norwold baronies.

Setting

The best of the Norwold modules.

Value

Good, playable story. Unique and heavy use of Companion level undead monsters.

CM5 - Mystery of the Snow Pearls

CM6 - Where Chaos Reigns [17 Dec 97]

Plot

Party is transported to another world to thwart the attemtps of the Oards to rewrite history.

Setting

Another (not Known) world.

Story

Strong

Balance

Okay

Mechanics

Okay. Good exercise for Companion level characters.

CM7 - Tree of Life [17 Dec 97]

Plot

Alfheim elves travel to Sylvan Realm to rescue original Tree of Life from evil wizard.

Setting

Alfheim, Rainbow Bridge, and Sylvan Realm.

Story

Strong

Balance

Difficult at times.

Mechanics

Adventure for elves and one human druid. A pregenerated party is provided.

CM8 - The Endless Stair [28 May 97]

Plot

Investigation of the death of a man brought to the inn where the party is staying leads to a wizard's tomb.

Setting

Glantri is suggested. In my campaign I set it in Darokin because the module does not deal with Glantri's ban on clerics.

Story

Strong

Balance

Playable, but expect some to have to do some Raising. Low on xp. Treasures of value only to Magic-users.

Mechanics

Weak. Ed Greenwood plays fast and loose. The module was probably written for AD&D anyway.

CM9 - Legacy of Blood [17 Dec 97]

Plot

Take over troubled dominion and save it from the curses with which it is afflicted.

Setting

Darokin

Story

Strong

Balance

Good

Mechanics

Good

M3 - Talons of Night

Plot

Good, complex story. Evil immortals try to destroy Thyatis and Alphatia by kidnapping Thincol and Eriadna from peace conference and taking them to an extra-planar undead Isle of Dawn.

Setting

Only module set on Isle of Dawn. Lots of emphasis on Thothia.

Value

Good, playable, HIGH-level story.