Post by Finarvyn on May 2, 2010 7:01:38 GMT -6
One time in Dungeon magazine (I believe it was in 2004 but can’t recall the issue number offhand) they gave a list of the top 30 D&Dmodules of all time, regardless of edition. It was not limited to TSR products, but clearly was dominated by them. I suppose the list might have changed in the past 5-6 years, but honestly I can’t recall any new stuff as awesome enough to make a run at the top 30. I don’t recall the exact criteria used, but they had a panel of “experts” or something like that and this is the list they came up with.
30 C2: The Ghost Tower of Inverness Hammack 1980 AD&D
29 L2: The Assassin's Knot Latofka 1983 AD&D
28 B4: The Lost City Moldvay 1982 D&D
27 U1: The Siniser Secret of Saltmarsh Browne 1981 AD&D
26 City of Skulls (Greyhawk) Sargent 1993 2nd Ed
25 DL1: Dragons of Despair Hickman 1984 AD&D
24 City of the Spider Queen (Forgotten Realms) Wyatt 2002 2nd Ed
23 WG4: The Forgotten Temple of Tharizdun Gygax 1982 AD&D
22 S4: The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth Gygax 1982 AD&D
21 Dark Tower (Judges' Guild) Jaquays 1980 AD&D
20 A1-A4 Scourge of the Slave Lords D.Cook 1986 AD&D
19 N1: Against the Cult of the Reptile God Niles 1982 AD&D
18 C1: The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan Johnson 1980 AD&D
17 Ruins of Undermountain (box) Greenwood 1991 2nd Ed
16 X1: The Isle of Dread Moldvay 1980 D&D
15 X2: Castle Amber Moldvay 1981 AD&D
14 Dead Gods (Planescape) M.Cook 1997 2nd Ed
13 I1: Dwellers of the Forbidden City D.Cook 1981 AD&D
12 The Forge of Fury Butler 2000 3E
11 The Gates of Firestorm Peak Cordell 1996 2nd Ed
10 Return to the Tomb of Horrors Cordell 1998 2nd Ed
9 S2: White Plume Mountain Schick 1979 AD&D
8 Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil M.Cook 2001 3E
7 B2: The Keep on the Borderlands Gygax 1979 D&D
6 I3-I5: The Desert of Desolation Hickman 1987 AD&D
5 S3: Expedition to the Barrier Peaks Gygax 1980 AD&D
4 T1-T4: The Temple of Elemental Evil Gygax 1985 AD&D
3 S1: Tomb of Horrors Gygax 1978 AD&D
2 I6: Ravenloft Hickman 1983 AD&D
1 GDQ 1-7: Queen of the Spiders Gygax 1986 AD&D
This analysis is flawed a little because I’m pretty sure that some of these modules were co-authored and I only seem to have copied down one for each. I’ll try to find the issue and correct this oversight later.
If we assume that this list is somewhat accurate, we find that some of the authors pop up more than once:
Brown
Butler
D.Cook (2)
M.Cook (2)
Cordell
Greenwood
Gygax (7)
Hammack
Hickman (3)
Jaquays
Johnson
Latofka
Moldvay (3)
Niles
Sargent
Schick
Wyatt
30 C2: The Ghost Tower of Inverness Hammack 1980 AD&D
29 L2: The Assassin's Knot Latofka 1983 AD&D
28 B4: The Lost City Moldvay 1982 D&D
27 U1: The Siniser Secret of Saltmarsh Browne 1981 AD&D
26 City of Skulls (Greyhawk) Sargent 1993 2nd Ed
25 DL1: Dragons of Despair Hickman 1984 AD&D
24 City of the Spider Queen (Forgotten Realms) Wyatt 2002 2nd Ed
23 WG4: The Forgotten Temple of Tharizdun Gygax 1982 AD&D
22 S4: The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth Gygax 1982 AD&D
21 Dark Tower (Judges' Guild) Jaquays 1980 AD&D
20 A1-A4 Scourge of the Slave Lords D.Cook 1986 AD&D
19 N1: Against the Cult of the Reptile God Niles 1982 AD&D
18 C1: The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan Johnson 1980 AD&D
17 Ruins of Undermountain (box) Greenwood 1991 2nd Ed
16 X1: The Isle of Dread Moldvay 1980 D&D
15 X2: Castle Amber Moldvay 1981 AD&D
14 Dead Gods (Planescape) M.Cook 1997 2nd Ed
13 I1: Dwellers of the Forbidden City D.Cook 1981 AD&D
12 The Forge of Fury Butler 2000 3E
11 The Gates of Firestorm Peak Cordell 1996 2nd Ed
10 Return to the Tomb of Horrors Cordell 1998 2nd Ed
9 S2: White Plume Mountain Schick 1979 AD&D
8 Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil M.Cook 2001 3E
7 B2: The Keep on the Borderlands Gygax 1979 D&D
6 I3-I5: The Desert of Desolation Hickman 1987 AD&D
5 S3: Expedition to the Barrier Peaks Gygax 1980 AD&D
4 T1-T4: The Temple of Elemental Evil Gygax 1985 AD&D
3 S1: Tomb of Horrors Gygax 1978 AD&D
2 I6: Ravenloft Hickman 1983 AD&D
1 GDQ 1-7: Queen of the Spiders Gygax 1986 AD&D
This analysis is flawed a little because I’m pretty sure that some of these modules were co-authored and I only seem to have copied down one for each. I’ll try to find the issue and correct this oversight later.
If we assume that this list is somewhat accurate, we find that some of the authors pop up more than once:
Brown
Butler
D.Cook (2)
M.Cook (2)
Cordell
Greenwood
Gygax (7)
Hammack
Hickman (3)
Jaquays
Johnson
Latofka
Moldvay (3)
Niles
Sargent
Schick
Wyatt