RPG Retro Review City of the Gods
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3 жыл бұрынThe City of the Gods is a legendary adventure from Dave Arneson's Blackmoor campaign. In 1987 TSR released a module based on it, but how faithful was it to Dave Arneson's original creation?
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@6MossyFrogs 3 жыл бұрын
As a 17 year old who loves retro dnd modules and adventures, you, sir, have become one of my favourite youtubers. Keep up the great work!
@captcorajus 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!!
@craiggraham4134 3 жыл бұрын
Unlike most content creators you have just proven, as far as I'm concerned, that you put integrity and class before personal profit. My hat's off to you sir.
@spaceranger7683 3 жыл бұрын
Expedition to the Barrier Peaks was one of the best modules to come out of 1st Edition. Goodman Games' Original Adventures Reincarnated gave it a lavish and loving treatment, including new art that seamlessly matches the old artwork, an additional level of the ship to explore, and several supplemental encounters and alternate adventure hooks. If you haven't already been reviewing the OAR series, you may want to consider it.
@richmcgee434 3 жыл бұрын
Errol Otus' take on the Barrier Peaks robots has colored my view of what a proper robot ought to be for years. Tentacles are mandatory. :)
@jiminverness 3 жыл бұрын
I reckon an overall 12 is exceedingly generous for this module. The quality is all devoted to the wrong places, rather than the actual "City of the Gods".
@johnscotto5045 3 жыл бұрын
BTW - Have you ever considered (or maybe even already done?) A crossover review or session of some kind with Seth Skorkowsky or perhaps Professor Dungeon Master of Dungeon Craft channel?
@johnbalk6091 3 жыл бұрын
Or maybe checking out Mr. Glenn’s Welcome To Mystara?
@captcorajus 3 жыл бұрын
Mr. Welch seems to be doing his own thing. If something come up, I'd do a collaboration with him, but our styles are very different. I like Seth Skorkowsky a lot... and occasionally Professor Dungeon Master does something I like (Usually the crafting videos). I'd be happy to collaborate with either of them.
@richmcgee434 3 жыл бұрын
@@captcorajus You did see that Seth-Prof-Questing Beast crossover on QB's channel last week, right? They're all rather different styles but seemed to work in harness pretty well.
@shootfromtheright2712 3 жыл бұрын
You sir, make working third shift almost bearable. I have been watching your videos for several months now. Love the trips down memory lane.
@Millaren 3 жыл бұрын
I'm really surprised you don't have more subscribers because your channel is really good. I've been following your channel for a fair amount of time now and I'm just I keep trying to spread the word.
@captcorajus 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I working on some things myself to try and get things going. It really takes a multi-media outreach to really get things going.
@richmcgee434 3 жыл бұрын
@@captcorajus Maybe some crossover work with some of the OSR community guys? And Questing Beast, Professor Dungeon Master and Seth Skorkowsky just did a pretty rocking one that drew quite a bit of attention. Get in on the next one if you can, or host one yourself?
@Johnny_Nitro 3 жыл бұрын
Great review Cap, I loved it! I'd say it is in my top 5 favorites thus far. Your brutal honesty warms the cockles of my shriveled heart. 👍
@queenannsrevenge100 3 жыл бұрын
I never got to see City of the Gods as a kid... I’m so sorry to hear it was such a letdown compared to the earlier Barrier Peaks. I’m also reminded of what happened with the infamous “Castle Greyhawk” module around the same era.
@craiggraham4134 3 жыл бұрын
Too bad Castle Greyhawk was so unfinished but the whole comical parody of role playing aspect of it was enjoyable enough to me alone so as to be worth buying really
@captcorajus 3 жыл бұрын
Man, talk about a tragedy. The Troll Lords had that one pretty much ready to go, but after Gary's death, Gail pulled the licensing from them.
@craiggraham4134 3 жыл бұрын
@@captcorajus Interesting to get an inside perspective, I've never really known any of those sorts of details!
@Vokdor1 3 жыл бұрын
My players have always enjoyed this module.
@haveanotherpinacolada 3 жыл бұрын
That cover art is so good. Unfortunate it does not represent the actual module!
@captcorajus 3 жыл бұрын
Right??
@Bluecho4 3 жыл бұрын
SO good. I want to adventure there, in that city! I want to play the fish out of water medieval fantasy adventurer running around a technologically advanced city, with flying cars and robots!
@richmcgee434 3 жыл бұрын
@@captcorajus I've heard apocryphal stories that occasional deceitful cover art was a deliberate choice to keep players from knowing what the module was really about, but I'm not at all sure I believe it. Even if it is the truth, it obviously screws over the DM who buys the fool thing and doesn't get what they expected.
@johnbalk6091 3 жыл бұрын
@@richmcgee434 Artists who worked on those modules stated that they were given the barest of data to work off of. Sometimes only a few sentences. Mostly though it was only about a page of information. It used to bug me until I read about that, then it made perfect sense.
@richmcgee434 3 жыл бұрын
@@johnbalk6091 I can easily believe that. Easier to ascribe the off-topic cover art to simple incompetence on TSR's part than some kind of dubious plan to conceal the module contents from its own audience.
@Saru5000 4 ай бұрын
My friends had this adventure and the Adventures in Blackmoor. The cover art was so so evocative something that wasn't in the adventure at all.
@gajukes 3 жыл бұрын
I was a dedicated AD&D player during this time period so your reviews are introducing me to content I’ve never read thanks so much
@murkyhydra6351 3 жыл бұрын
Ooh! I've been waiting for this review for a while!
@jayp8786 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome as usual Capt! It's unfortunate that internal politics ruined what could/should have been one of the greatest D&D series ever.
@HowtoRPG 3 жыл бұрын
It's a shame this module was so low in quality. Thank you for the review.
@cheneymoss6402 3 жыл бұрын
I somehow missed this one as well at the time. I believe that was most likely due to by that time I am pretty sure I had gotten the original Forgotten Realms box set and was using it as a setting for adventures I designed myself, so I was not buying many adventure modules anymore. I did get Expedition to the Barrier Peaks when it came out and know I played it with some of my middle school friends at the time.
@jcmartin1978 3 жыл бұрын
Another great review my friend! One of my favorite aspects of your videos is that while your reviews are spot on, I often also learn some interesting information about TSR as a company at the time of publication. I find those little tid bits super interesting.
@captcorajus 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jeremy! I don't believe in just reviewing a 40 year old module straight up. To me that would be boring and kind of pointless IMHO.
@Arcboltkonrad13 3 жыл бұрын
Capt bringing some more great videos! February may be freezing but this channel is hot!
@davedogge2280 3 жыл бұрын
I've never heard of this one before, must have been a late release for the expert set.
@tinfoilhat6343 3 жыл бұрын
All hail the mighty algorithm!
@captcorajus 3 жыл бұрын
All hail!
@richmcgee434 3 жыл бұрын
The Computer Is Your Friend.
@stevekillgore9272 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the review, I can say it's fair, even maybe a little generous - I have my copy, it didn't exactly feel like the real mccoy from Dave Arneson, who's a big hero to me.
@Bluecho4 3 жыл бұрын
Honestly, my disappointment in the PCs not being able to adventure in the awesome futuristic city of the cover is immeasurable. It's not even that adventuring in a huge crashed space-ship isn't also cool. It's just not what was advertised.
@johnbalk6091 3 жыл бұрын
I've found that with only a few exceptions, the cover art is never pertinent to the module itself.
@captcorajus 3 жыл бұрын
Except for Keep on the Borderlands, expedition to the barrier peaks, palace of the silver princes, decent into the depths of the earth, tomb of horrors, All the slave lords modules, etc.. etc.. I've quite the opposite to be true myself. :)
@johnbalk6091 3 жыл бұрын
@@captcorajus yes, those examples are true. Thanks for clarifying.
@joshjames582 3 жыл бұрын
Robilar walked here once, alone...
@Leftylives 3 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing this series on the shelves way back in the day, but I never played it. It might have been cool to do a Gamma World crossover with these modules.
@richmcgee434 3 жыл бұрын
Or Metamorphosis Alpha, which is pretty much Gamma World on a very, very big multi-generational starship.
@SupremeCleave 3 жыл бұрын
@@richmcgee434 I bought into the Kickstarter for the new release of the Metamorphosis Alpha Starship Warden. Kinda excited to check it out
@420troll4 3 жыл бұрын
it is too bad that both MA and GW were completely seperate systems. why??? why wouldnt TSR design them to be compatible with each other? pure madness.
@MichaelHaneline 3 жыл бұрын
I'm currently running S3 Expedition to the Barrier Peaks right now, though adapted to be in Mystara instead of Greyhawk. I was considering also doing the DA modules, but everything I've heard makes me think that I should go a different route.
@richmcgee434 3 жыл бұрын
Barrier Peaks is nice because it fits just about any setting, far more so than the DA series. You could probably even adapt it to non-fantasy genres although you'd lose some of the surprise impact of the high-tech stuff in doing so. Pretty sure I remember a GM running us through part a heavily-modded Barrier Peaks in an early Traveller campaign when I was a kid...
@danielrowan4716 3 жыл бұрын
Love your content, Captain! This is one of the few old school AD&D modules I haven’t played or own, but do find the premise intriguing. I do however have an original copy of Expedition to the Barrier Peaks that I intend to run my group thru sometime this year (I hope). I was going to link it to an on going campaign with Dwellers of the Forbidden City.
@captcorajus 3 жыл бұрын
The premise is great! lol but yeah, I think a lot of DM's mined it for the 'good bits.'
@Acmegamer 3 жыл бұрын
Great videos per the norm for you. I've become a big fan of your breakdowns :) I would point out though that Captain Bork Riesling name pronunciation would be just like the wine Riesling. You threw me with how you pronounced it.
@johnscotto5045 3 жыл бұрын
Captain Corajus - thanks for another interesting and fun review. I think your review also highlighted why it really is Gary Gygax who is responsible for making D&D become such a ubiquitous gaming success. Dave Arneson had some very good ideas but as so many businesses discover, a good idea by itself is just not enough. Success requires practical ability to take an idea and turn it into something that people can grasp, will desire, and will purchase. Gary provided that not Mr Arneson.
@captcorajus 3 жыл бұрын
As a person that's run a business since the early 90s, I completely agree with your assessment. I've sort of touched on this in my review of D&D basic. Its like Wosniack and Jobs. Ideas are great, but turning that idea into marketable product with wide spread appeal is another animal entirely.
@johnscotto5045 3 жыл бұрын
Also sending a tip your way.
@ookamiwarrior 3 жыл бұрын
Great stuff! Blackmoor stuff is always awesome.
@janwitts2688 3 жыл бұрын
I can imagine the snarf quest characters in this adventure
@Wolfogre 3 жыл бұрын
Now there's a comic I haven't read in a long time!
@richmcgee434 3 жыл бұрын
"Quack!" sayeth the dragon. :)
@darthjoel6357 3 жыл бұрын
I saw this module in the store back in the day and thought it was immersion breaking. Btw Captain I purchased the basic rules color cyclopedia, monster book, and b1-9 adventures off drive thru rpg back in late December. Did it take a while to get to you? 🤔
@Bramandin 3 жыл бұрын
Amazing video, really enjoyed it.
@MrRourk 3 жыл бұрын
For a lot of fun add the Lapis Observatory from Hot Springs Island to your game. Let's just say if the players are lucky they could unlock planetary travel through the observatory.
@luluehayes 3 жыл бұрын
Love your work!
@ccshade7294 3 жыл бұрын
*expecting a standard fantasy setting "So a federation ship crash lands on the planet..." *wait what?
@captcorajus 3 жыл бұрын
Lol.. right?
@MrRourk 3 жыл бұрын
Perfectly Normal I have a Paladin that rides a Transformer Motorcycle for her mount. Although alignment changes may become a problem. She really getting into outlaw biking thing. Take a look at S&W and White Star + White Lies + Skyscrapers and Sorcery. These systems go well together.
@bizzy5439 3 жыл бұрын
From what I've heard from some Tim Kask interviews and elsewhere, Arneson was mostly just a gamer with some great ideas that he could execute on his own but rarely put into writing or even well-conceived notes. Apparently he was notoriously difficult to work with, which could explain more of the falling out between him and Gygax and possibly Ritchie. Not trying to disrespect the dead but still
@MrRourk 3 жыл бұрын
His GM Style was and is unique. The Players never saw their stats or knew their hp. He kept it all behind the DM Screen.
@elextrano7597 3 жыл бұрын
This is the one... this is the one that make me want to become a Dm and made me fall in love with RPGs
@captcorajus 3 жыл бұрын
Hopefully you won't be too disappointed with my evaluation. I was less than thrilled with it.
@cunningwarrior1827 3 жыл бұрын
This one was one of my favorite even through I never ran it. We ran through S3 through and everyone loved it. 👻
@shaunvankoppen4330 3 жыл бұрын
We played this module, and for a long time after our characters had "The Wand of Sun Flame" (laser gun) in their inventory. But yes, very tiny maps
@stantheman8175 3 жыл бұрын
I had to be really selective with my purchases back then, so I opted for S3. Sounds like I made the right call giving these a pass. My buddy's older brother ran the original little books and did temple of the frog with some other blackmoor stuff. Anyway, thanks. I love your show.
@williamjohnston5315 3 жыл бұрын
I was just watching one of your videos. Thank to you I might be running Against the Slave Lords! Thank you, I'll send a tip and use your affiliate code
@captcorajus 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!! Glad you enjoyed the videos!
@richmcgee434 3 жыл бұрын
FWIW the Star Trek link is even closer than you make out - Trek's SS Beagle was part of the Merchant Service but it was specifically a survey ship like the FSS Beagle and the historical vessel, not some kind of freighter or cargo ship. Both Trek and D&D were almost certainly inspired by A.E. van Vogt's 1950 novel (actually a fix-up of four earlier short stories) Voyage of the Space Beagle - which is a pretty good read for its age, I might add.
@captcorajus 3 жыл бұрын
Oh, cool. I wasn not aware of the Voyage of the Space Beagle, though certainly a lot of Sci/Fi authors were inspire by Darwin's 'Survey' cruise, and the amazing discoveries made during that fateful voyage. Interesting fact, Darwin ATE a lot of his subjects... Turtles, pumas, Armadillos, etc.
@richmcgee434 3 жыл бұрын
@@captcorajus I've heard that one as well. I actually had a Darwin homage in an old 90s Spelljammer campaign who had a similarly disturbing taste for his specimens. Problem being that he was a unknown species of humanoid from some distant sphere and regarded the locals as potential subjects (and meals) when the opportunity arose. The PCs worked for him as guides and hunters for several months in game time before they finally twigged to their boss being behind some mysterious disappearances of NPCs they'd known. Wound up in a big tussle with him and his giff mercenary bodyguards. The party won only because they hastily faked some evidence to convince the mercs he'd nommed on a few of their fellow giff and the boss was silly enough to panic and turn on them when they started wavering. Of course, they did find the remains of an actual dissected giff in the guy's belongings afterward, but the party had no idea it was there, it was all bluff on their end.
@captcorajus 3 жыл бұрын
@@richmcgee434 OMG.. hilarious.
@moviefan752 3 жыл бұрын
Any plans on doing an episode on the Judge's Guild? I feel like there's a lot of untapped history there that you could explore.
@waltwhitmanleaves 3 жыл бұрын
cant wait to watch it
@Vokdor1 3 жыл бұрын
I think what you are doing is excellent and the research you do is excellent. Having both played and run this module on multiple occasions, it seems you neglected to mention the value of this module for dms to add sci fi or futuristic weapons and items and creatures to their game, which I have found to be incredibly useful over the years.
@captcorajus 3 жыл бұрын
This is the 3rd review on this entire series. I think I mentioned that in the Blackmoor and Temple of the Frog reviews. I mentioned the excellent Expedition to the Barrier Peaks module and how to use elements from that in this adventure. While I didn't say that DIRECTLY, I sore of felt that was implied. When I do Duchy of Ten, I'm going to do a sum up of the entire series as well. Pros and cons
@Wolfogre 3 жыл бұрын
The cover sadly has hardly anything to do with the module. Not much of a city. But the opposition is positively lethal to any party.
@sunsin1592 3 жыл бұрын
My least favorite of the DA modules, but still got something out of it and recently cribbed some of the tech stuff for an OSE adventure I designed that was inspired by the Roswell Incident.
@MrArioncete 3 жыл бұрын
Great review one more.
@timsoyer3840 8 ай бұрын
I have lover light technology, mixed with sword and sorcery
@cthulhupthagn5771 3 жыл бұрын
Just my thoughts on this and to help you with the algorithm. First I really deeply enjoy that you provide historical detail on these modules. I've been playing for about 35 years and I'm still learning things. That said, I'm not a huge fan of these black moor settings. So far both modules have been a rehash of a Star Trek episode. Is very little originality, and the idea of a time traveling in being used I agree with you it causes way too many problems and confusions. There has to have been better or easier ways to put these modules into play.
@captcorajus 3 жыл бұрын
I think the skeleton of the campaign that's in there is definitely runnable. The modules to list a BUNCH of NPCs... When I review 'Duchy of Ten' I'm going to do a summation.
@davidjarkeld2333 3 жыл бұрын
12 was pretty generous
@MrRourk 3 жыл бұрын
So I recently had a player ascend to Demi God Status in my Blue Hack / Narcosa Game
@Lowe505 3 жыл бұрын
i agree with your 12 rating i tried running this but the ship was convoluted and a complete mess but the modules premise is good.
@captcorajus 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I tried running this back in the 90s but it was a mess of a thing. For this review I picked up the Zeitgeist games City of the Gods. That might might make it worth giving it another go.
@cthulhupthagn5771 3 жыл бұрын
I wanted to put it this as a separate comment, have you ever thought about trying to obtain and do reviews on the hackmaster versions of East classic modules? Or the game itself? If you are unfamiliar, hackmaster was a fictional game in the Knights of the dinner table comic book. As the comet has become extremely popular, at one point the company purchased a license for a D&D first edition and released packmaster which was essentially first edition with a ton of Goofy and satirical elements added by the comic book. Eventually they lost the license and second edition of hackmaster is an original product. But the first edition has a ton of books and a lot of love and care was put into the books. The cover art was done to be parodies of The Originals, the books were written with the same kind of serious tone that gygax had, and everything was treated in universe. I've never been able to play the game but it's an excellent example of gain products that I Delight in Reading
@richmcgee434 3 жыл бұрын
QB mentions in one of the other comments on this vid that he's familiar with Tom Jolly and "4th ed" Hackmaster (which was the first edition, of course) so he's definitely aware of it and it's history. Pretty much impossible to have missed at least hearing about it if you were roleplaying with D&D in in the 90s and early 2000s when KoDT was at its peak and showing up in Dragon. Heck, if wasn't for that botched Dragon archive WotC did in '99 there probably wouldn't *be* a Hackmaster.
@captcorajus 3 жыл бұрын
I have the 4th edition books and a few of the modules, AND that massive GM Screen. Did you ever see that thing? its hilarious. The game has charts that use a d1000. lol. Yes.. I'm very familiar, and a big fan of Jolly's and we're FB friends. It might be interesting to pop it open. I don't really think the game is all that playable. Its basically one big gag. But, wow, the amount of work that went into is astounding.
@mippim8765 3 жыл бұрын
front cover is beautiful on this one.
@captcorajus 3 жыл бұрын
Agreed!!
@viktord2025 3 жыл бұрын
I always wondered where the Beagle came from, since it doesn't really fit that well into Spelljammer continuity. But there is three theories, one of which is canon but found in a terrible book, one of which is by Mr Welch and could be believable, and one of which is mine. Canon: According to Wrath of the Immortals (an absolutely awful box set) the Beagle came from an different dimension, supposedly outside of the Multiverse. Welch-Canon: The Beagle, and the Galactic Federation it's a part of, come from thousands of different crystal spheres, but they don't know of the existence of said spheres, and use Battlestar Galactica instant hop technology from sphere to sphere. My canon: Mystara's space (or Knownspace as I like to call it) is larger than most crystal spheres, and has more in its void than the others. I actually think the WotI explanation is a good one, even if the box set causes my eyes to shrivel up into little husks of themselves.
@captcorajus 3 жыл бұрын
Well, this Beagle pre-dates Spelljammer, and so that is a ret-con dating back to when Mystara was converted to AD&D 2E,. The Wrath of the Immortals is also a ret-con (yes, it sucks... lol). Going with the ORIGINAL background, the Beagle is just from another area of the galaxy, though FAR FAR AWAY, as the ship went though some type of spatial anomaly. So really, you just have to pick what Ret-con you want or stick with the original. :)
@mattnerdy7236 3 жыл бұрын
Hello CaptCorajus, Fred Wheeler & I were just bragging about you and your channel, it was last night during Fred's livestream. Have a question for you CaptCorajus, I was wondering what book should I buy to run a Blackmoor campaign. I just need the background information, doing my own Homebrew. Thanks CaptCorajus & have a wonderful day.
@captcorajus 3 жыл бұрын
I don't have them, but from what I understand and have seen so far the Zeitgeist Games series is the closest to Arneson's vision. The PDFs are all available at Drivethru rpg. The only downside is that they are all for 3E.... unless you are still playing that edition or Pathfinder .
@mattnerdy7236 3 жыл бұрын
@@captcorajus Thank you! I have seen so many products. Didn't know which one to buy. Just going to use Blackmoor campaign map as my foundation. Will fill in the adventures as I go. Thanks again CaptCorajus!
@captcorajus 3 жыл бұрын
@@mattnerdy7236 There are a TON of detailed NPCs in these products as well, with rich backgrounds. Definitely worth checking out.
@dmsaxman 3 жыл бұрын
The original came with a fold out map of the city and topographic area.
@cthulpiss 3 жыл бұрын
To be honest playing (A)D&D for about 30 years I didn't know there was D&D / ST crossover.....
@Areala21 3 жыл бұрын
In fairness to the map size issue you bring up, I'm wondering if you've only got access to the digital version from DriveThruRPG? The original print version offers this up as a full-sized, fold-out poster map which is considerably larger than the single-page map devoted to the ambush segment. It looks like the digital conversion process wasn't the kindest to this module, and that's unfortunate, since asking someone to throw down $60+ just to get the poster map is absurd. :)
@captcorajus 3 жыл бұрын
I had the originals back in the 80s. The Maps were terreible.
@agemmemnon100 3 жыл бұрын
I think 9 is the lowest score I've seen you give for any category. An overall 12 I think is a fair assessment on a scale of 1-20. Though I must admit I had to think about the term, "Above Average", but after doing the math I've come to agree that that descriptor is accurate. Are there any plans on covering Zeitgeists take on this module?
@captcorajus 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I was thinking that as a follow-up I should take a look at it.
@professor4202 3 жыл бұрын
lol @ EGG on lvl 2 of the barrier peaks spaceship map.
@biffstrong1079 Жыл бұрын
I appreciate your review. I'm not sure how your actual review jives with a rating of above average but yes I know not to get this one. Thanks
@richmcgee434 3 жыл бұрын
Think if I were going to run this (which I'm not) I'd ditch the entire "explore the Beagle" section as written and replace it with a campaign arc using one of the various editions of Metamorphosis Alpha with the Warden renamed to Beagle and unceremoniously crash-landed and mostly buried. There are much better maps (several contradictory versions, even) for Warden, and the thing is so huge and its population so varied it'll keep players busy for years before they need to wrap up the DA plotline - and that's assuming they stick to the "main quest line" and don't wind up going native inside the wreck or something.
@captcorajus 3 жыл бұрын
Now THAT sounds epic!!
@richmcgee434 3 жыл бұрын
@@captcorajus Well, if you're going to use a giant partly-derelict starship in your adventure, Metamorphosis Alpha kind of already did the work for you, y'know? I think I liked the Amazing Engine version of the setting best but that's just me - and it would be a little tricky to keep the alien ship they stuck to the side of the AE Warden in the "crashed and part buried" scenario idea, but not impossible. Metamorphosis is an underrated classic IMO - everyone knows Gamma World but its older cousin doesn't get the same kind of love.
@SupremeCleave 3 жыл бұрын
That might be the lowest score I've seen you give. I have that module sitting on my shelf.. I guess it is probably going to stay there.
@captcorajus 3 жыл бұрын
Not quite. See my review for 'Fantasy Wargaming' lol
@misomiso8228 3 жыл бұрын
5:49 what is this image of the spaceship from?
@captcorajus 3 жыл бұрын
Its a 'mockup' of the Beagle and its crew. It doesn't go to anything. Its from the Vaults of Pandius.
@DevineInnovations 2 жыл бұрын
I can't imagine how disappointed I would be to buy this as a kid only to find out it has nothing to do with the cover art.
@420troll4 3 жыл бұрын
so, if this module catastophically fails to live up to its potential, why does it get such a high rating?
@captcorajus 3 жыл бұрын
I gave it a 9 on style. That's pretty low. The overall rating is 14, which is 'above average' and I think I explained each point in detail.
@jdmcdonnell71 3 жыл бұрын
Now I did warn you! If anything the DA modules capture TSR deep in its mid-80's meltdown. Excellent cover art but a jumbled mess between the covers.
@captcorajus 3 жыл бұрын
Yep. The DA series was arranged by Gygax after the Bloom's ran things into the ground, as part of the TSR attempt to bring in ready cash. You get the B1-9 compilation, In Search of the Unknown, and the AD&D Mega Modules, "Queen of the Demonweb Pits", "Scourge of the Slavelords", and "The Temple of Elemental Evil", all of which worked to increase sales. Gygax saved TSR, and then they fired him. Crazy.
@alexrunzel6532 3 жыл бұрын
Do a video on Hackmaster 4th edition
@captcorajus 3 жыл бұрын
Lol.... I have those things. OMG. Jolly sure knows how to take a joke to the extreme.
@richmcgee434 3 жыл бұрын
@@captcorajus Understatement. This *is* the same guy who priced Fairy Meat at $24.88 to make up for the 12 pennies buyers would need to provide to base the cardboard standups it came with.
@CrazyCrethon 3 жыл бұрын
You pronouncement of hectare is wrong. It is not "hec tar" but "hect air". It is a metric measurement of land size. The imperial equivalent is acre. 1 hectare = 2.5 acres. As for the module, you are pretty much correct on the entire series so far. I never found any of these to be very good modules. The module names and the cover art is almost a bait-and-switch; Looks great on the outside but not very great on the inside.
@captcorajus 3 жыл бұрын
The pronunciation is fine. I know what a hectare is. The bait and switch aspect of the series is pretty spot on.
@CrazyCrethon 3 жыл бұрын
@@captcorajus Ah! In Canada we say "air"! Must be a Canadian thing then!
@captcorajus 3 жыл бұрын
@@CrazyCrethon I'm from Maryland USA. People are frequently 'correcting' me on my 'accent'. lol
@darthbrooks4933 3 жыл бұрын
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@EvilHomer1973 3 жыл бұрын
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@captcorajus 3 жыл бұрын
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@captainharris8980 2 жыл бұрын
Like an idiot I bought this thing for the cover and the promise of fantasy characters trying to navigate their way around a high tech city with all kinds of intrigue technology and what not. But this thing did not deliver. I read through it, and wondered why the ship wasn't mapped out, and why the story chose to go with a ship and not a portal that led to a city like the one on the cover. HIGHLY DISAPPOINTING. I still have my old copy hanging around somewhere, and bought the PDF just to have, but like so many OTHER games from the era, the module DID NOT deliver on the cover. Major thumbs down, and again I think you're being way too generous.
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