tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post1729055983549268259..comments2024-03-26T15:35:56.004-04:00Comments on Delta's D&D Hotspot: Gygax Module Stats, Part 3Deltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-22514008885034017262016-06-29T02:45:05.803-04:002016-06-29T02:45:05.803-04:00Right, that's a great essay, and I was just re...Right, that's a great essay, and I was just referring to it in an email to a friend. I either agree or am inspired by everything he wrote there.Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-9665241650652521682016-06-28T19:43:28.100-04:002016-06-28T19:43:28.100-04:00This all reminds me of Timrod's contention tha...This all reminds me of Timrod's contention that the DMG sample dungeon is original moathouse dungeon from Gygax's campaign, and that the T1 version is a redesign:<br />http://unfrozencavemandicechucker.blogspot.com/2012/02/dmg-sample-dungeon-part-4-cult-of-fiery.htmlfluxisradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17408232531919435345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-63475282029957368382016-06-27T10:18:02.830-04:002016-06-27T10:18:02.830-04:00Good stuff, thank you!Good stuff, thank you!Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-86689022403305507732016-06-27T10:16:49.675-04:002016-06-27T10:16:49.675-04:00I totally agree that B2 is the major exception (wh...I totally agree that B2 is the major exception (which is what required the "most" qualifier). Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-54989110221457347182016-06-27T09:26:12.312-04:002016-06-27T09:26:12.312-04:00WG4 falls into the same category: it was written,...WG4 falls into the same category: it was written, laid out, art done, etc. within 4-6 weeks, in direct response to the quagmire that the TSR internal design process had become. See https://medium.com/@increment/quagmire-the-making-of-a-1980s-d-d-module-c30e788ea5f2 for more on that mess. <br /><br />Also: many of the early tourney modules were written for and run as campaign adventures before being run as tourneys: S1, S2, S4, G1-3/D1-3, and parts of S3 and A4, at least, also fall into this category (I think either C1 or C2 does as well, but don't recall off the top of my head). <br /><br />Other early GenCon tourneys also fall into this category too: Rob Kuntz ran The Machine Level at GenCon in 1974, and his Sunken City (from Kalibruhn) the following year. J. Eric Holmes ran similar events on Barsoom, and for beginner players, drawn from his home campaign. <br /><br />This doesn't change the fact that some modules were written intentionally as tourney modules, but hopefully helps to clear up some of the misconceptions about the earliest tourneys. <br /><br />Allan. grodoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11800184312511280050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-61768586162031842282016-06-27T08:28:47.070-04:002016-06-27T08:28:47.070-04:00"but on the other hand, most were quite likel..."but on the other hand, most were quite likely conceived and played at some earlier point during his Greyhawk campaign. "<br /><br />I don't think B2 falls into that category. I think if you start drilling with Google, you'll find that Gary cranked out B2 over a period of several weeks specifically for inclusion in the Basic set. Anyway, that's what I recall reading about it years ago, probably in the EN World Gygax Q&A. Grumpy Old Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11087904102183244773noreply@blogger.com