10 things every Old-School adventure needs?

[Haldo Bramwise]

Hey guys.

I'm pretty sure that I ran across a post similar to the title of this thread several month ago around here. I found it to be quite useful.

It said things like every old-school adventure needs:
1.at least one cursed item
2. at least one mystery the characters need to figure out
3 at least one encounter they should run away from...

But I have lost my copy of it. Can anyone help me find it or rebuild it?

[Deleted]

I don't know if this is the one you meant or not, but here is a similar quote from E. Gary Gygax:

I'll take a stab at the five elements that make a game session enjoyable:

1. Good personal relationships between all the participants.
2. Subject matter that interests the whole group.
3. Able GMing, including animated participationby that one.
4. Able play, role-assumption, and roleplaying by the players.
5. A sense of danger from the environment, but knowledge that clever play will likely overcome all hazards,
6. In-game reward for characters played successfully in the scenario,
7. Shared recounting of the adventure at its conclusion.
8. A conclusion that opens the portal to yet more exciting possibilities for play.

There, I went you three better

[Haldo Bramwise]

That's not it, but still helpful.

[Deleted]

Feb 17, 2009 22:17:42 GMT -6 Haldo Bramwise said:

That's not it, but still helpful.

It looks like your question was answered over on "Knights & Knaves Alehouse".

knights-n-knaves.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?p=61972#61972

[Haldo Bramwise]

Thanks Dubeers!

[katana]

Every adventurer needs to know not to mess with old people walking down a street...that's a sucker move...lol.