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Originally Posted by Miskatonic
Huh? No way! This is the *high point* of the Slavers series.
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I agree 100%. This is not just my favorite module of the Slavers series, it is one of my favorite AD&D modules, period. The bosses, as Miskatonic mentioned, are wonderful. The extra monsters added immediately began making repeat appearanced in my campaigns (making this module a much-used reference work until thos emonsters were re-published in the Monster Manual II) and the artwork throughout was a lot of fun. As for this module being overpowered, I ran it on several different occasions with parties of the recommended level, and each time they managed to prevail. On the bit about the hobgoblins, they don't make this module too tough. They make it something of a stealth mission. Considering that this module is for a game chock full of "save vs. poison or die" situations, I don't think it's asking the characters too much to try getting by the hobgoblins quietly or figuring out some way to neutralize their strength of numbers.
Many of the criticisms levied at the nonsensical nature of the module also feel out of place. After all, those same criticisms could equally apply at most AD&D modules, so why single out this one? And, if the reviewer does intend to criticise other AD&D modules for the same failing, I would advise him to take it ewasy a bit and recognize these things for what they really are: simple excuses for dome door-kicking and monster-bashing. The players are not meant to stop and question their surroundings. They are meant to get through them, regardless of their internal logic. That is AD&D to the core. It never made much sense. For osme of us, that's not a drawback. It is endearing.