Of course, belonging to my favourite setting helps a lot too.
This boy just couldn't roll dice worth a hoot that evening!
Keep of Adlerweg series (Sentinel/Gauntlet UK2-3), for levels 2-6.
Ooooh... Good call. Have those two on hand, ready to inflict upon my gamers (when they're ready for 2nd Edition AD&D - they're currently in BECMI D&D).
I think mine would be B10 Night's Dark Terror. That was a great module with really great role-play opportunity, combat, and campaign development. It also had a good balance between direction and freedom.
Of course, belonging to my favourite setting helps a lot too.
Agreed, that was a stellar module... especially the siege of the homestead!
Another low level fave of mine: N1 - Against the Cult of the Reptile God. I have a feeling that Paizo's new module line will include a few low level adventures that will make it onto my favourite low level modules list. The Ravenloft module "Night of the Walking Dead" is also quite good...
T1 had about everything you could want in a module, opportunities for role-playing, a township to explore, and the Moathouse of Evil just up the road. Add a few very oddly named NPC's and a brilliant menu at the tavern and you've got the lot.
Naturally, I've never run it (or any other module, in recent memory) using the module-provided pregenerated PCs. I always like to give my gamers the opportunity to make the characters (and group) that they wish to play (excepting evils, of course - for obvious reasons).
Lost Island of Castantimir. This module rocks! I ran it once as a player in 1st edition. 2 times as a DM in 2nd, and probably a half dozen with 3rd. The descriptions and environments the PC's interact with are what DnD is all about. It's a bit dated, but a few tweaks makes it perfect for running a group through as a one shot.
Seconded. One of my alltime favorite modules to run of any level.
B2 keep on the borderlands... this one got me hooked on role playing games.
T1 village of homlet every time I DM'd it or played in it we had to track down a frog that swallowed somebody.. usually the halfling pc.
Crucible of Freya put out by necromancer games for 3.0. Think theres a 3.5 update out there. Had all sorts of things to do and people in a village to meet. Also had some big bad critters around that PC's learn to avoid or end up rolling up new characters. Whats really fun is those big bad monsters they avoid at level 1-2 get put on the "to do" list and PCs always come back at level 5-6 and hunt em down just for the principal of it.
For me, it's hard NOT to name B2: Keep on The Borderlands as my favorite low-level module. This is the one that got me into the game! And, to be honest, it is a good module overall, with lots to do, and a lot of room for the DM to add their personal touch.
Ditto!:D
Also agree with comments above on B10 and N5 Under Illefarn.
X1 comes close.
I have also had lots of fun with modified versions of B3 (Green cover)
Havard
My first one is N4 Treasure Hunt. It was so different, to me, than any other module I had DM'd. I think it was the first time (and only, probably) I actually wanted to stop reading the module and coerce another one of my players to DM me through the module.
The other one is N2, The Forest Oracle. I loved that module. Everything about it. I still remember the players reaction on finding area 6 - The Pavilion. They were a little suprised to find a sleeping deer...and Evan the Forester. :D
Dynel
i always liked Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh.
Seconded. In fact, I'll add U2 as well (The Danger at Dunwater). U3 is kinda necessary at that point, to finish off the story, but it breaks down with the massive amounts of sahaugin and the underwater adventuring. For a low-level party it requires too much outside help to pull it off.
Greg
B3 Palace of the Silver Princess
Those are my 2 favorites. Keep on the Borderlands is special too, since (for many of us) it was my first taste of D&D.
B3 is I think the most complete and compelling story.
I'd pick one of those two, depending on my mood.
Honourable mention also for B4, X1, X2, X3, and XL1
B2 is I think the most versatile.
B3 is I think the most complete and compelling story.
I'd pick one of those two, depending on my mood.
Honourable mention also for B4, X1, X2, X3, and XL1
I mostly agree with Cab... B2/B3... though I'd add a shout out for L1 (Secret of Bone Hill)
I'd add a shout out for L1 (Secret of Bone Hill)
Yes, good module!
I'm toying with whether or not Rahasia would reach my all time list too.
T-1 the village of homelt i still use as a starting place for some adventures
L-2 the assasins knot cause it is almost nothing but roleplay till the very end if they figure out who the assassin is
for higher I really liked G-1,2,3 agaionst the giants
mid: White Plume Mountain, Isle of Dread, and Desert of Desolation
high: Bestiary of Dragons and Giants, Expedition to the Barrier Peaks, Queen of the Spiders
really high: The Secret of the Silver Blades
epic:
Oh yeah I forgot about H4. What's that selling for these days - $200? I've got the paizo pdfs of all the H series. Wow, that one's far beyond epic. You should be warned that it's almost pointless to update to 3.5 though, because of the massive difference in power level between a 100th level 1st edition character and a 100th level 3rd edition one. The Immortals Handbook guy did a re-envisioning of it for 100th level play, though.
I've played H4 using 2nd ed rules, and it was a LOT of fun. I managed to snag my own copy of the module last year for only $60. (to an extent, this was a deal; it had everything, and was in great shape)
The one that really has the disturbing price is H1, which I've seen go for well over $150-$200, if it has all the cut-outs & whatnot.
What's weirder is Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil was going for over $200 on ebay recently. After 4e was announced it looks like it dropped to around $120.
That's nuts. I think RPGNow has it for a lot cheaper. Makes me wonder what "The Lost Temple of Tharizdun" is going for.
My favorite low level module has to be "Horror on the Hill" by Douglas Niles. It's written for 'Basic' edition but we played it with 1st edition.
All Hail Lord Derwinki III, King of the Underworld!
The scans are good. I get a lot of stuff from them. No blurriness or smudged words, but you may now and then get a scan where the original owner of the thing made some notes in the margins. Beats the hell out of shelling out $120-$200 for the thing.
Against the Cult of the Reptile God (N1) has always been a personal favorite of mine.
I quite agree; it combined intrigue in the village (and a completely detailed village at that) with a good old-fashioned dungeon crawl.
-Nate