Welcome to today’s Dragonlance Hangout! This is a casual series where we discuss all things Dragonlance, from characters, to modules, to game editions in a relaxed conversation with the live audience. Today I am talking about the pitfalls of running the original AD&D DL modules.
Show Notes
Intro
Welcome to another DragonLance Hangout! It is Kirinor, Fierswelt the 8th, and my name is Adam. Today I am talking about the pitfalls of running the original AD&D DL modules.
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Discussion
- Dragons of Ash and Twilight
- DL Module Pitfalls
- Railroading
- Established Characters
- Known Backstories
- Known World
- AD&D didn’t use Moons or Staff of Magius, etc
- Artifacts are meaningless (Discs of Mishakal)
- Novel doesn’t prep for adventure, but portends to
- DL1 Dragons of Despair, March 1984
- Haven & Darkenwood
- DL2 Dragons of Flame, July 1984
- Slug, Kapaks and Acid
- DL3 Dragons of Hope, September 1984
- Resource management, Reputation/Factions and survivors
- DL4 Dragons of Desolation, November 1984
- Thorbardin, The Floating Tomb
- Release Dates
- DL5 Dragons of Mystery, December 1984
- Unearthed Arcana, June 1985
- Race/Class Options
- Oriental Adventures, October 1985
- Non Weapon Proficiencies
- Dungeoneer’s Survival Guide, July 1986
- Wilderness Survival Guide, November 1986
- DLA Dragonlance Adventures, September 1987
Outro
Thank you for tuning into today’s Dragonlance Hangout. What do you think of running the original AD&D modules? Do you prefer running them as released or with modern knowledge and systems? Feel free to email me at info@dlsaga.com or comment below.
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