Module Database, U series

U series:

Series overview: These are three early 1st Edition modules, loosely set in the Greyhawk world.

U1: Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh

Setting: AD&D 1st Edition, Greyhawk

Characters: 5-10 of levels 1-3

Written by: Dave J. Browne with Don Turnbull

Year: 1981

New spells: None

New magical items: None

New creatures: None

What you get: 32 page booklet and cover with fold-out map

Summary: The PCs investigate an abandoned mansion on a cliff, where mysterious lights have been seen recently.

Personal notes

This is a UK module and it shows, we have pace and storyline in preference to bold encounters. If your not careful you can get the impression there is nothing to do. Do not be put off, get all three modules, read them all, edit it down and you have a great story based adventure to run. This one is about sneaking aboard a ship and breaking a smuggling ring. Put aside your need to fight trolls and explore massive complexes, have a crack at an early attempt to feed another urge in the AD&D player.. one of plotline.

Value to modern players

Get all three and run them together (after a bit of editing)

U2: Danger at Dunwater

Setting: AD&D 1st Edition, Greyhawk

Characters: 6-10 of levels 1-4

Written by: Dave J. Browne with Don Turnbull

Year: 1984

New spells: None

New magical items: None

New creatures: None

What you get: 32 page booklet with cover

Summary: The fishing town of Saltmarsh is threatened! Lizard men are gathering forces and buying weapons!

Personal notes

What a scam, you get the player in and see how long it takes them to work out all is not well. I love the fact the payers can get all the way to the end before they realize they have messed up big time, awesome fun.

U3: Final Enemy

Setting: AD&D 1st Edition, Greyhawk

Characters: 8-12 of levels 3-5

Written by: Dave J. Browne with Don Turnbull

Year: 1983

New spells: None

New magical items: Staff of Shock, Wand of the Squid, Rapture Weed

New creatures: None

What you get: 48 page booklet and cover with fold-out map

Summary: The enemies of Saltmarsh have been identified and their evil must be averted.